Where to live in Funchal if you commute

Ranking of Funchal's 52 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 Funchal to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Piornais (55), Casa Branca (55) and Ajuda (49).

Funchal areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Piornais	55 · fair	Services on foot
2	Casa Branca	55 · fair	Services on foot
3	Ajuda	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
4	Sé	35 · poor	Public transport frequency
5	Ilhéus	33 · poor	Services on foot
6	Nazaré	31 · poor	Services on foot
7	Encarnação	31 · poor	Services on foot
8	Santo António	30 · poor	Services on foot
9	Maravilhas	30 · poor	Services on foot
10	São Pedro	30 · poor	Services on foot
11	Imaculado Coração de Maria	28 · poor	Services on foot
12	Encruzilhadas	28 · poor	Tree canopy
13	São Martinho	28 · poor	Services on foot
14	Tanque	27 · poor	Tree canopy
15	Madalena	27 · poor	Services on foot
16	Bom Sucesso	27 · poor	Services on foot
17	Rochinha	26 · poor	Services on foot
18	Moinho	25 · poor	Services on foot
19	Laranjal	25 · poor	Tree canopy
20	Lazareto	24 · poor	Services on foot
21	Santa Luzia	23 · poor	Services on foot
22	Santo Amaro	23 · poor	Services on foot
23	Corujeira	23 · poor	Tree canopy
24	Miranda	22 · poor	Tree canopy
25	Santa Maria Maior	22 · poor	Public green space
26	Lombinho	22 · poor	Tree canopy
27	Livramento	21 · poor	Services on foot
28	Boa Nova	21 · poor	Services on foot
29	São Roque	20 · poor	Services on foot
30	Visitação	20 · poor	Tree canopy
31	São Gonçalo	20 · poor	Services on foot
32	Trapiche	20 · poor	Tree canopy
33	Galeão	18 · poor	Services on foot
34	Quinta do Pomar	18 · poor	Tree canopy
35	Ribeiro das Virtudes	18 · poor	Services on foot
36	Monte	17 · poor	Tree canopy
37	Papagaio Verde	17 · poor	Services on foot
38	Lombo da Quinta	17 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Santa Rita	16 · poor	Services on foot
40	Pinheiro das Voltas	16 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Pedras	15 · poor	Tree canopy
42	Pico do Cardo de Dentro	14 · poor	Tree canopy
43	Pico do Funcho	14 · poor	Services on foot
44	Igreja Velha	14 · poor	Tree canopy
45	Lombo Jamboeiro	13 · poor	Tree canopy
46	Neves	12 · poor	Tree canopy
47	Lombo Centeio	11 · poor	Tree canopy
48	Viana	9 · poor	Tree canopy
49	Quebradas de Baixo	8 · poor	Services on foot
50	Cancela	8 · poor	Tree canopy
51	Lombada	7 · poor	Services on foot
52	Areeiro de Baixo	6 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources