Living in Sonvico, Lugano

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Poor16

Sonvico is an area of Lugano with about 977 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 16 out of 100 (poor): better than 6% of Lugano residents, ranked 19 of 22 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 54.9% tree canopy within 500 m

Weaknesses

Public green space: public green space 22 min walk, large park 82 min walk
Services on foot: food shop 16 min walk, pharmacy 25 min walk, doctor 70 min walk
Public transport frequency: 8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Playgrounds on foot: playground 33 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 32 min walk

Who Sonvico suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	5 · poor	19 of 22
Family	6 · poor	19 of 22
Over 65	18 · poor	19 of 22
Working from home	12 · poor	18 of 22
Commuter	12 · poor	17 of 22

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	1,314 m	16 min walk
Pharmacy	2,022 m	25 min walk
Doctor	5,569 m	70 min walk
Nursery school	487 m	6 min walk
Primary school	2,463 m	31 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	188 m	2 min walk
Metro or train station	7,160 m	90 min walk
Public green space	1,782 m	22 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	6,579 m	82 min walk
Playground	2,670 m	33 min walk
Protected cycle lane	2,572 m	32 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

54.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.9%)
9.9 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 18)
Low density

Streets and squares in Sonvico

Piazza d'Avra · Piazza del Torchio · Salita don G. Rovelli · Strada de Pró · Strada della Castellanza

Nearby areas

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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