Where to live in Bologna with a family

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

What is the best area of Bologna to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Filanda (95), Meloncello (95) and Belcantone (91).

Bologna areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Filanda	95 · excellent	Public green space
2	Meloncello	95 · excellent	Public green space
3	Belcantone	91 · excellent	Public green space
4	Funivia	91 · excellent	Public green space
5	Barca	91 · excellent	Public green space
6	Murri	90 · excellent	Public green space
7	La Scala	88 · excellent	Public green space
8	Foscherara	87 · excellent	Public green space
9	Santa Viola	87 · excellent	Public green space
10	Fossolo	85 · excellent	Public green space
11	Beverara	83 · excellent	Public green space
12	San Donnino	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
13	Borgo Panigale	82 · excellent	Public green space
14	Massarenti	82 · excellent	Public green space
15	Bertalia	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
16	Corticella	81 · excellent	Public green space
17	Saragozza	80 · excellent	Public green space
18	Chiesanuova	80 · excellent	Public green space
19	Ragno	79 · good	Public green space
20	Due Madonne	79 · good	Public green space
21	Lame	78 · good	Public green space
22	San Ruffillo	78 · good	Public green space
23	Cirenaica	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
24	Pescarola	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
25	Fiera District	77 · good	Playgrounds on foot
26	Casa Buia	77 · good	Public green space
27	Arcoveggio	76 · good	Public green space
28	Cavedone	74 · good	Public green space
29	Galvani	74 · good	Services on foot
30	San Donato	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
31	Saffi	74 · good	Public green space
32	Pontevecchio	74 · good	Public green space
33	Pilastro	73 · good	Public green space
34	Croce Coperta	73 · good	Public green space
35	La Birra	71 · good	Public green space
36	Malpighi	70 · good	Services on foot
37	Marconi	69 · good	Playgrounds on foot
38	Casaralta	68 · good	Playgrounds on foot
39	Croce del Biacco	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
40	Irnerio	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
41	Bolognina	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
42	Caserme Rosse	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Noce	54 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
44	Osservanza	18 · poor	Public green space
45	Lavino di Mezzo	16 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
46	Róveri	15 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
47	Mulino del Gomito	12 · 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