Where to live in Lisbon if you commute

Ranking of Lisbon's 88 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public transport frequency, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

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

According to CityPulse: São Sebastião da Pedreira (92), Lumiar (90) and Bairro Azul (90).

Lisbon areas ranked

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