Where to live in Catania over 65

Ranking of Catania's 40 areas with CityPulse's “Over 65” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Catania to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Cibali (64), Canalicchio (64) and Barriera (62).

Catania areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Cibali	64 · good	Public green space
2	Canalicchio	64 · good	Services on foot
3	Barriera	62 · good	Services on foot
4	Santa Sofia	59 · fair	Services on foot
5	Borgo	58 · fair	Services on foot
6	Carruba	54 · fair	Services on foot
7	Fortino	53 · fair	Public green space
8	Faro Biscari	53 · fair	Services on foot
9	Trappeto	52 · fair	Services on foot
10	Ognina	52 · fair	Services on foot
11	San Nullo	52 · fair	Public green space
12	Acquicella	51 · fair	Public green space
13	Antico Corso	50 · fair	Services on foot
14	Chiuse della Carvana	50 · fair	Services on foot
15	Misericordia	49 · fair	Services on foot
16	Zia Lisa	47 · fair	Public green space
17	Giudecca	46 · fair	Services on foot
18	Monte Po	46 · fair	Public green space
19	Angeli Custodi	45 · fair	Public green space
20	Rotolo	45 · fair	Services on foot
21	San Leone	43 · fair	Public green space
22	Nesima	42 · fair	Services on foot
23	Curia	42 · fair	Public green space
24	Monserrato	40 · fair	Services on foot
25	Guardia	40 · fair	Services on foot
26	Picanello	39 · poor	Services on foot
27	Santa Maria de la Salette	39 · poor	Public green space
28	Fontanarossa	39 · poor	Services on foot
29	Librino	38 · poor	Services on foot
30	San Teodoro	38 · poor	Services on foot
31	Civita	38 · poor	Services on foot
32	Fossa della Creta	37 · poor	Services on foot
33	San Giuseppe la Rena	36 · poor	Services on foot
34	Pigno	34 · poor	Services on foot
35	San Berillo	34 · poor	Services on foot
36	Nesima Superiore	28 · poor	Services on foot
37	Balatelle	20 · poor	Services on foot
38	San Giorgio	18 · poor	Services on foot
39	San Giovanni Galermo	18 · poor	Services on foot
40	San Francesco la Rena	7 · poor	Services on foot

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 2026-11-03. Method and sources