Where to live in Geneva with a family

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

What is the best area of Geneva to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Frontenex (98), Malagnou (98) and Le Petit-Saconnex (97).

Geneva areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Frontenex	98 · excellent	Public green space
2	Malagnou	98 · excellent	Public green space
3	Le Petit-Saconnex	97 · excellent	Public green space
4	La Queue-d'Arve	93 · excellent	Public green space
5	Crêts-de-Champel	93 · excellent	Public green space
6	Florissant	91 · excellent	Public green space
7	Sécheron	89 · excellent	Public green space
8	La Servette	87 · excellent	Public green space
9	Quartier des Nations	87 · excellent	Public green space
10	La Concorde	86 · excellent	Public green space
11	Villereuse	85 · excellent	Public green space
12	Champel	82 · excellent	Public green space
13	La Jonction	82 · excellent	Public green space
14	Les Délices	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
15	Les Tranchées	77 · good	Public green space
16	Eaux-Vives	77 · good	Public green space
17	La Roseraie	76 · good	Playgrounds on foot
18	La Cluse	75 · good	Public green space
19	Rive	71 · good	Public green space
20	Coulouvrenière	70 · good	Public green space
21	Les Acacias	69 · good	Playgrounds on foot
22	Plainpalais	68 · good	Playgrounds on foot
23	Les Pâquis	59 · fair	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