Living in Molino Nuovo, Lugano
Molino Nuovo is an area of Lugano with about 17,222 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 68 out of 100 (good): better than 37% of Lugano residents, ranked 9 of 22 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 4 min walk, doctor 5 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 6 min walk
Who Molino Nuovo suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 67 · good | 3 of 22 |
| Family | 75 · good | 2 of 22 |
| Over 65 | 78 · good | 6 of 22 |
| Working from home | 60 · good | 4 of 22 |
| Commuter | 68 · good | 1 of 22 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 315 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 327 m | 4 min walk |
| Doctor | 363 m | 5 min walk |
| Nursery school | 1,029 m | 13 min walk |
| Primary school | 525 m | 7 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 201 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,525 m | 19 min walk |
| Public green space | 371 m | 5 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,847 m | 23 min walk |
| Playground | 460 m | 6 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 616 m | 8 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 13.5% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.9%)
- 10.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 38 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 18)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Molino Nuovo
Contrada di Sassello · Corso Elvezia · Corso Enrico Pestalozzi · Piazza Alessandro Manzoni · Piazza Cioccaro · Piazza Dante Alighieri · Piazza Molino Nuovo · Piazza della Riforma · Salita Mario e Antonio Chiattone · Salita dei Frati · Strada San Maurizio · Via Adolfo e Oscar Torricelli · Via Agostino Soldati · Via Antonio Ciseri · Via Antonio Fusoni · Via Antonio Galli · Via Antonio Olgiati · Via Antonio Vanoni · Via Baldassare Longhena · Via Beltramina · Via Berna · Via Bertaccio · Via Bertaro Lambertenghi · Via Canova · Via Carlo Frasca · Via Carlo Maderno · Via Carolina Maraini-Sommaruga · Via Castausio · Via Cattedrale · Via Cesare Cantù · Via Dufour · Via Emilio Bossi · Via Ferruccio Pelli · Via Francesco Soave · Via Francesco Somaini · Via Gerso · Via Giacomo Brentani · Via Giacomo Luvini · Via Giacomo Mercoli · Via Giacomo e Filippo Ciani · Via Giovan Battista Pioda · Via Giovanni Ferri · Via Giuseppe Bagutti · Via Giuseppe Buffi · Via Giuseppe Curti · Via Giuseppe Motta · Via Giuseppe Zoppi · Via Landriani · Via Losanna · Via Luigi Lavizzari · Via Maggio · Via Marco da Carona · Via Massagno · Via Merlina · Via Monte Boglia · Via Monte Brè · Via Monte Carmen · Via Pasquale Lucchini · Via Pessina · Via Pier Francesco Mola · Via Pietro Peri · Via Pretorio · Via Rinaldo Simen · Via Ronchetto · Via Serafino Balestra · Via Tesserete · Via Trevano · Via Vignola · Via Zurigo · Via al Chioso · Via al Forte · Via alla Campagna · Via dei Ronchi · Via del Canvetto · Via del Tiglio · Via della Madonnetta · Via delle Aie · Viale Carlo Cattaneo · Viale Cassarate · Viale Stefano Franscini
Nearby areas
- Cassarate 81
- Pregassona 78
- Besso 75
- Viganello 75
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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 2026-11-07. Method and sources