Where to live in Catania if you commute

Ranking of Catania's 40 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public transport frequency, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Catania to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Civita (52), San Berillo (44) and Guardia (40).

Catania areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Civita	52 · fair	Services on foot
2	San Berillo	44 · fair	Services on foot
3	Guardia	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
4	Giudecca	38 · poor	Services on foot
5	Ognina	38 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
6	Rotolo	38 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
7	Librino	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
8	Faro Biscari	34 · poor	Services on foot
9	Cibali	33 · poor	Public green space
10	Angeli Custodi	31 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
11	Monserrato	30 · poor	Services on foot
12	Borgo	24 · poor	Services on foot
13	Barriera	22 · poor	Services on foot
14	Picanello	22 · poor	Services on foot
15	Fortino	22 · poor	Public green space
16	Acquicella	21 · poor	Public green space
17	Carruba	20 · poor	Services on foot
18	Canalicchio	19 · poor	Services on foot
19	Misericordia	19 · poor	Services on foot
20	Antico Corso	18 · poor	Services on foot
21	Santa Sofia	18 · poor	Services on foot
22	San Nullo	17 · poor	Public green space
23	Fontanarossa	17 · poor	Services on foot
24	Pigno	17 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
25	Monte Po	17 · poor	Public green space
26	Trappeto	17 · poor	Services on foot
27	San Teodoro	16 · poor	Services on foot
28	Zia Lisa	16 · poor	Public green space
29	Nesima	16 · poor	Services on foot
30	San Leone	15 · poor	Public green space
31	Santa Maria de la Salette	14 · poor	Public green space
32	Fossa della Creta	14 · poor	Services on foot
33	Curia	14 · poor	Public green space
34	San Giuseppe la Rena	13 · poor	Services on foot
35	San Giorgio	12 · poor	Services on foot
36	Chiuse della Carvana	12 · poor	Services on foot
37	San Giovanni Galermo	11 · poor	Services on foot
38	Nesima Superiore	10 · poor	Services on foot
39	Balatelle	8 · poor	Services on foot
40	San Francesco la Rena	4 · 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