Where to live in Bologna if you work from home

Ranking of Bologna's 47 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.

What is the best area of Bologna to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Filanda (85), Meloncello (83) and Barca (80).

Bologna areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Filanda	85 · excellent	Public green space
2	Meloncello	83 · excellent	Public green space
3	Barca	80 · excellent	Public green space
4	Murri	80 · excellent	Public green space
5	Belcantone	78 · good	Public green space
6	Funivia	77 · good	Public green space
7	La Scala	74 · good	Public green space
8	Foscherara	73 · good	Public green space
9	Santa Viola	72 · good	Public green space
10	Massarenti	71 · good	Public green space
11	Fossolo	71 · good	Public green space
12	San Donnino	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Beverara	68 · good	Public green space
14	Borgo Panigale	68 · good	Public green space
15	San Ruffillo	68 · good	Public green space
16	Corticella	66 · good	Public green space
17	Bertalia	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Lame	66 · good	Public green space
19	Pescarola	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Pilastro	64 · good	Public green space
21	Fiera District	63 · good	Services on foot
22	Casa Buia	61 · good	Public green space
23	Caserme Rosse	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Croce Coperta	57 · fair	Public green space
25	La Birra	54 · fair	Public green space
26	Croce del Biacco	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Noce	43 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Malpighi	40 · fair	Services on foot
29	Saragozza	40 · fair	Public green space
30	Lavino di Mezzo	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
31	Ragno	39 · poor	Public green space
32	Cirenaica	38 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
33	Chiesanuova	38 · poor	Public green space
34	Arcoveggio	38 · poor	Public green space
35	Cavedone	38 · poor	Public green space
36	Due Madonne	37 · poor	Public green space
37	Saffi	37 · poor	Public green space
38	Osservanza	36 · poor	Public green space
39	Róveri	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
40	Pontevecchio	34 · poor	Public green space
41	San Donato	34 · poor	Services on foot
42	Galvani	34 · poor	Services on foot
43	Irnerio	31 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
44	Marconi	30 · poor	Services on foot
45	Casaralta	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
46	Bolognina	28 · poor	Services on foot
47	Mulino del Gomito	22 · poor	Public green space

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-02. Method and sources