Where to live in Lisbon with a family

Ranking of Lisbon's 88 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 Lisbon to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Quinta da Bela Flor (93), Bairro da Liberdade (92) and Alto da Boavista (91).

Lisbon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Quinta da Bela Flor	93 · excellent	Public green space
2	Bairro da Liberdade	92 · excellent	Public green space
3	Alto da Boavista	91 · excellent	Public green space
4	São Sebastião da Pedreira	90 · excellent	Public green space
5	Lumiar	89 · excellent	Public green space
6	Bairro da Esperança	88 · excellent	Public green space
7	Sete Rios	86 · excellent	Public green space
8	Bairro Azul	86 · excellent	Public green space
9	Carriche	85 · excellent	Public green space
10	Bairro da Encarnação	82 · excellent	Public green space
11	Campo Grande	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Célula B	79 · good	Public green space
13	Bairro do Calhau	78 · good	Public green space
14	Quinta do Jacinto	78 · good	Public green space
15	Célula C	78 · good	Public green space
16	Quinta do Pisany	77 · good	Public green space
17	Bairro do Rego	76 · good	Playgrounds on foot
18	Bairro do Armador	76 · good	Public green space
19	Olivais Norte	75 · good	Public green space
20	São João de Brito	74 · good	Public green space
21	Quinta do Lambert	74 · good	Public green space
22	Célula D	74 · good	Public green space
23	Pedrouços	74 · good	Public green space
24	Bairro dos Lóios	74 · good	Public green space
25	Santo António	74 · good	Public green space
26	Carnide	74 · good	Public green space
27	Célula F	73 · good	Public green space
28	Campolide	72 · good	Public green space
29	Coração de Jesus	72 · good	Public green space
30	Bairro da Flamenga	72 · good	Public green space
31	Santo Amaro	71 · good	Public green space
32	Campo Pequeno	71 · good	Services on foot
33	Bairro Jardim	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Casal dos Machados	68 · good	Public green space
35	Saldanha	68 · good	Public green space
36	Areeiro	67 · good	Public green space
37	Alta de Lisboa	67 · good	Public green space
38	Bairro da Madre de Deus	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
39	São João	67 · good	Public green space
40	Telheiras Norte I	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
41	Pena	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
42	Madragoa	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
43	Alfama	65 · good	Playgrounds on foot
44	Bairro das Estacas	65 · good	Public green space
45	Benfica	64 · good	Public green space
46	Bairro Padre Cruz	64 · good	Public green space
47	Bairro de São Miguel	63 · good	Playgrounds on foot
48	Quinta do Morgado	62 · good	Public green space
49	Prazeres	62 · good	Public green space
50	Quinta das Laranjeiras	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
51	Bairro Alto	61 · good	Services on foot
52	Célula E	60 · good	Playgrounds on foot
53	Bairro da Cruz Vermelha	59 · fair	Public green space
54	Bairro de Santa Cruz de Benfica	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
55	Bairro das Amendoeiras	58 · fair	Public green space
56	Bairro dos Alfinetes	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
57	Bairro das Pedralvas	57 · fair	Public green space
58	São Francisco Xavier	56 · fair	Public green space
59	Ceuta Sul	56 · fair	Public green space
60	Alto do Chapeleiro	56 · fair	Public green space
61	Baixa	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
62	Parque das Nações	55 · fair	Services on foot
63	Bairro de Inglaterra	55 · fair	Public green space
64	Santa Engrácia	53 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
65	Quinta do Loureiro	53 · fair	Public green space
66	Bairro do Alto da Ajuda	53 · fair	Public green space
67	Bairro do Vale Fundão	53 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
68	Bairro do Condado	52 · fair	Public green space
69	Picheleira	52 · fair	Public green space
70	Bairro do Horizonte	51 · fair	Public green space
71	Santos-o-Velho	51 · fair	Services on foot
72	Junqueira	51 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
73	Quinta dos Alcoutins	51 · fair	Tree canopy
74	Anjos	50 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
75	Restelo	50 · fair	Public green space
76	Lapa	50 · fair	Public green space
77	Bairro da GNR (Ajuda)	48 · fair	Public green space
78	Poço do Bispo	47 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
79	Bairro 2 de Maio	45 · fair	Public green space
80	Bairro das Calvanas	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
81	Santa Isabel	45 · fair	Public green space
82	Casalinho da Ajuda	44 · fair	Public green space
83	Charneca	42 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
84	Santo Condestável	42 · fair	Public green space
85	Bairro Lopes	39 · poor	Public green space
86	Graça	37 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
87	Bairro dos Sete Céus	31 · poor	Public green space
88	Galinheiras	29 · poor	Playgrounds on foot

What it does not consider

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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