Where to live in Lugano if you work from home

Ranking of Lugano's 22 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.

What is the best area of Lugano to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Pazzallo (69), Soragno (65) and Viganello (63).

Lugano areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Pazzallo	69 · good	Public green space
2	Soragno	65 · good	Tree canopy
3	Viganello	63 · good	Public green space
4	Molino Nuovo	60 · good	Services on foot
5	Pregassona	53 · fair	Services on foot
6	Cassarate	39 · poor	Public green space
7	Albonago	37 · poor	Public green space
8	Carona	35 · poor	Tree canopy
9	Cadro	34 · poor	Tree canopy
10	Breganzona	34 · poor	Services on foot
11	Besso	34 · poor	Services on foot
12	Barbengo	33 · poor	Tree canopy
13	Castagnola	33 · poor	Public green space
14	Ruvigliana	32 · poor	Tree canopy
15	Villa Luganese	28 · poor	Tree canopy
16	Dino	23 · poor	Tree canopy
17	Brè sopra Lugano	13 · poor	Tree canopy
18	Sonvico	12 · poor	Tree canopy
19	Davesco	11 · poor	Tree canopy
20	Maglio di Colla	11 · poor	Tree canopy
21	Carabbia	11 · poor	Tree canopy
22	Insone	11 · 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 2026-11-07. Method and sources