Where to live in Geneva if you work from home

Ranking of Geneva's 23 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.

What is the best area of Geneva to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Frontenex (88), Malagnou (87) and Le Petit-Saconnex (86).

Geneva areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Frontenex	88 · excellent	Public green space
2	Malagnou	87 · excellent	Public green space
3	Le Petit-Saconnex	86 · excellent	Public green space
4	La Queue-d'Arve	82 · excellent	Public green space
5	Sécheron	75 · good	Public green space
6	Quartier des Nations	70 · good	Public green space
7	Crêts-de-Champel	46 · fair	Public green space
8	Florissant	45 · fair	Public green space
9	La Servette	42 · fair	Public green space
10	La Concorde	42 · fair	Public green space
11	Villereuse	41 · fair	Public green space
12	Champel	39 · poor	Public green space
13	La Jonction	38 · poor	Public green space
14	Les Tranchées	36 · poor	Public green space
15	Les Délices	36 · poor	Services on foot
16	Eaux-Vives	35 · poor	Public green space
17	La Roseraie	35 · poor	Services on foot
18	La Cluse	34 · poor	Public green space
19	Rive	33 · poor	Public green space
20	Coulouvrenière	31 · poor	Public green space
21	Les Acacias	31 · poor	Services on foot
22	Plainpalais	30 · poor	Services on foot
23	Les Pâquis	25 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources