Where to live in Gijón with a family

Ranking of Gijón's 36 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 Gijón to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Les Mestes (87), El Bibio (81) and Viesques (74).

Gijón areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Les Mestes	87 · excellent	Public green space
2	El Bibio	81 · excellent	Public green space
3	Viesques	74 · good	Public green space
4	Polígono de Pumarín	72 · good	Public green space
5	Santa Bárbara	71 · good	Playgrounds on foot
6	Perchera-La Braña	70 · good	Playgrounds on foot
7	Nuevo Gijón-La Peral	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
8	Montevil	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
9	Roces	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
10	Ceares / Ciares	65 · good	Public green space
11	Contrueces	64 · good	Public green space
12	Laviada	63 · good	Public green space
13	El Llano	63 · good	Public green space
14	El Natahoyo	62 · good	Public green space
15	El Coto	60 · good	Public green space
16	Pumarín	60 · good	Public green space
17	Nuevo Roces	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
18	El Cerilleru	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
19	Moreda	54 · fair	Public green space
20	La Calzada	53 · fair	Public green space
21	Centro	53 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
22	Santa Olaya	52 · fair	Public green space
23	Tremañes	50 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
24	Los Campos	49 · fair	Public green space
25	L'Arena	48 · fair	Public green space
26	Poniente	43 · fair	Public green space
27	Cimavilla	42 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
28	Jove / Xove	42 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
29	Somió	40 · fair	Public green space
30	Cabueñes	35 · poor	Public green space
31	Vega	28 · poor	Public green space
32	Castiello Bernueces	20 · poor	Public green space
33	Deva	5 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Roces Periurbano	5 · poor	Tree canopy
35	Montiana	4 · poor	Tree canopy
36	Santurio	3 · poor	Tree canopy

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 2026-11-05. Method and sources