Where to live in Florence if you commute

Ranking of Florence's 37 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 Florence to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Ricorboli (77), Borgo delle Lame (76) and Statuto (74).

Florence areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Ricorboli	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
2	Borgo delle Lame	76 · good	Public transport frequency
3	Statuto	74 · good	Public transport frequency
4	Rifredi	74 · good	Public transport frequency
5	San Niccolò	74 · good	Public green space
6	San Salvi	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Novoli	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Campo di Marte	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Pignone	71 · good	Public green space
10	Firenze Nova	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	San Iacopino	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Romito	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	San Frediano	70 · good	Public green space
14	Badia a Ripoli	70 · good	Public green space
15	Bellariva	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Monticelli	68 · good	Public green space
17	Peretola	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Isolotto	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Coverciano	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Gavinana	65 · good	Public green space
21	Le Cure	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Nave a Rovezzano	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Sorgane	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Legnaia	60 · good	Public green space
25	Poggetto	59 · fair	Services on foot
26	Le Piagge	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Il Barco	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Varlungo	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Oltrarno	52 · fair	Public green space
30	Il Sodo	51 · fair	Public green space
31	San Marcellino	49 · fair	Public green space
32	Petriolo	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
33	Quaracchi	40 · fair	Services on foot
34	Brozzi	32 · poor	Public green space
35	Arcetri	26 · poor	Public green space
36	Bandino	26 · poor	Public green space
37	Quarto	13 · 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