Living in Fontanarossa, Catania

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Poor23

Fontanarossa is an area of Catania with about 1,300 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 23 out of 100 (poor): better than 28% of Catania residents, ranked 29 of 40 areas.

Weaknesses

Tree canopy: 1.3% tree canopy within 500 m
Public transport frequency: 12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Playgrounds on foot: playground 13 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 13 min walk

Who Fontanarossa suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	16 · poor	33 of 40
Family	10 · poor	35 of 40
Over 65	39 · poor	28 of 40
Working from home	15 · poor	25 of 40
Commuter	17 · poor	23 of 40

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	488 m	6 min walk
Pharmacy	888 m	11 min walk
Doctor	2,263 m	28 min walk
Nursery school	2,788 m	35 min walk
Primary school	550 m	7 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	151 m	2 min walk
Metro or train station	2,105 m	26 min walk
Public green space	998 m	12 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	998 m	12 min walk
Playground	1,072 m	13 min walk
Protected cycle lane	1,052 m	13 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

1.3% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 2.3%)
12.9 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 7)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Fontanarossa

Circonvallazione Librino Est · Strada Gelso Bianco · Via Amelia Earhart · Via Andrea Cesalpino · Via Antonio Borzì · Via Carlo Linneo · Via Federico Delpino · Via Fontanarossa · Via Francesco Cupani · Via Monsignor Bonaventura Secusio · Via Silvio Boccone · Viale Bonaventura

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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 2026-11-03. Method and sources