Where to live in Gijón if you commute

Ranking of Gijón's 36 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Gijón to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Les Mestes (87), El Bibio (81) and Viesques (77).

Gijón areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Les Mestes	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	El Bibio	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Viesques	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Santa Bárbara	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Polígono de Pumarín	71 · good	Services on foot
6	Perchera-La Braña	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Roces	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Nuevo Gijón-La Peral	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Montevil	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Ceares / Ciares	64 · good	Services on foot
11	Contrueces	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Laviada	63 · good	Services on foot
13	El Llano	63 · good	Services on foot
14	Pumarín	60 · good	Services on foot
15	El Coto	60 · good	Services on foot
16	Nuevo Roces	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	El Natahoyo	60 · good	Services on foot
18	El Cerilleru	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
19	Moreda	55 · fair	Services on foot
20	La Calzada	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
21	Centro	53 · fair	Services on foot
22	Jove / Xove	50 · fair	Services on foot
23	Santa Olaya	50 · fair	Services on foot
24	Tremañes	50 · fair	Public green space
25	L'Arena	49 · fair	Services on foot
26	Los Campos	46 · fair	Services on foot
27	Poniente	44 · fair	Services on foot
28	Cimavilla	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Somió	38 · poor	Public green space
30	Cabueñes	26 · poor	Public green space
31	Castiello Bernueces	19 · poor	Public green space
32	Vega	18 · poor	Public green space
33	Roces Periurbano	6 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Deva	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