Where to live in Madrid with a family

Ranking of Madrid's 162 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 Madrid to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: El Pardo (95), Tranquilidad (92) and El Pozo del Tío Raimundo (92).

Madrid areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	El Pardo	95 · excellent	Public green space
2	Tranquilidad	92 · excellent	Public green space
3	El Pozo del Tío Raimundo	92 · excellent	Public green space
4	Argüelles	92 · excellent	Public green space
5	Fuentelarreina	90 · excellent	Public green space
6	Jerónimos	88 · excellent	Public green space
7	Palacio	86 · excellent	Public green space
8	Marroquina	86 · excellent	Public green space
9	Hellín	85 · excellent	Public green space
10	Santa Eugenia	84 · excellent	Public green space
11	Zofío	83 · excellent	Public green space
12	Barrio del Aeropuerto	83 · excellent	Public green space
13	Puerta Bonita	83 · excellent	Public green space
14	Ciudad Pegaso	83 · excellent	Public green space
15	Pradolongo	83 · excellent	Public green space
16	Amposta	83 · excellent	Public green space
17	Lucero	82 · excellent	Public green space
18	Colonia de la Prensa	81 · excellent	Public green space
19	El Pilar	81 · excellent	Public green space
20	Retiro	81 · excellent	Public green space
21	Carabanchel	80 · excellent	Public green space
22	Orcasur	80 · excellent	Public green space
23	Abrantes	80 · excellent	Public green space
24	Salvador	80 · excellent	Public green space
25	Puerta del Ángel	79 · good	Public green space
26	Las Acacias	78 · good	Public green space
27	Ciudad de los Periodistas	78 · good	Public green space
28	San Fermín	78 · good	Public green space
29	Los Rosales	78 · good	Public green space
30	Villaverde Bajo	78 · good	Public green space
31	Valdezarza	77 · good	Public green space
32	Legazpi	77 · good	Public green space
33	Comillas	77 · good	Public green space
34	Portazgo	77 · good	Public green space
35	Orcasitas	76 · good	Public green space
36	Pueblo Nuevo	76 · good	Public green space
37	La Elipa	76 · good	Public green space
38	La Paz	76 · good	Public green space
39	Vinateros	75 · good	Public green space
40	Hortaleza	75 · good	Public green space
41	Imperial	75 · good	Public green space
42	Palomeras Sureste	75 · good	Public green space
43	Puerta de Hierro	75 · good	Public green space
44	Valdeacederas	75 · good	Public green space
45	Moratalaz	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
46	San Cristóbal	74 · good	Public green space
47	Villaverde	74 · good	Public green space
48	Buenavista	74 · good	Public green space
49	Fontarrón	74 · good	Public green space
50	Media Legua	74 · good	Public green space
51	Aluche	74 · good	Public green space
52	Mirasierra	74 · good	Public green space
53	Palomeras Bajas	74 · good	Public green space
54	Los Ángeles	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
55	Pavones	73 · good	Public green space
56	Niño Jesús	73 · good	Public green space
57	Entrevías	72 · good	Public green space
58	Costa Fleming	72 · good	Playgrounds on foot
59	Estrella	72 · good	Public green space
60	U.V.A. Hortaleza	72 · good	Public green space
61	Chopera	72 · good	Public green space
62	Colonia de la Policía	72 · good	Public green space
63	San Isidro	72 · good	Public green space
64	Cármenes	72 · good	Public green space
65	Palomas	72 · good	Public green space
66	Almendrales	72 · good	Public green space
67	Ibiza	71 · good	Public green space
68	Concepción	71 · good	Playgrounds on foot
69	Castillejos	71 · good	Playgrounds on foot
70	Delicias	71 · good	Public green space
71	Arganzuela	71 · good	Public green space
72	Ventas	71 · good	Public green space
73	Villaverde Alto	70 · good	Public green space
74	San Blas - Canillejas	70 · good	Public green space
75	Recoletos	70 · good	Public green space
76	Arcos	69 · good	Public green space
77	Fuente del Berro	69 · good	Public green space
78	Opañel	69 · good	Public green space
79	Puente de Vallecas	69 · good	Public green space
80	Latina	69 · good	Public green space
81	Piovera	67 · good	Public green space
82	Ciudad de los Poetas	67 · good	Public green space
83	Cuatro Caminos	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
84	Casco Histórico de Vallecas	67 · good	Public green space
85	Las Águilas	66 · good	Public green space
86	San Pascual	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
87	Aravaca	66 · good	Public green space
88	Atocha	66 · good	Public green space
89	Simancas	65 · good	Public green space
90	Moscardó	65 · good	Public green space
91	Valdebernardo	65 · good	Public green space
92	Rosas	65 · good	Public green space
93	Gaztambide	64 · good	Public green space
94	Universidad	64 · good	Public green space
95	Guindalera	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
96	El Viso	64 · good	Services on foot
97	Vista Alegre	64 · good	Public green space
98	Chamberí	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
99	Almenara	64 · good	Public green space
100	Quintana	63 · good	Playgrounds on foot
101	Peñagrande	63 · good	Public green space
102	Canillejas	63 · good	Public green space
103	Casco Histórico de Vicálvaro	62 · good	Public green space
104	Usera	62 · good	Public green space
105	Numancia	62 · good	Public green space
106	Montecarmelo	62 · good	Public green space
107	Castellana	61 · good	Services on foot
108	Pacífico	61 · good	Public green space
109	Palos de la Frontera	61 · good	Public green space
110	Horcajo	60 · good	Public green space
111	Trafalgar	59 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
112	Cortes	59 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
113	Justicia	59 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
114	Virgen del Cortijo	59 · fair	Public green space
115	Las Cárcavas - San Antonio	58 · fair	Public green space
116	Salamanca	57 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
117	Tetuán	57 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
118	Ríos Rosas	56 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
119	Valdefuentes	56 · fair	Public green space
120	Vallehermoso	55 · fair	Public green space
121	Bellas Vistas	55 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
122	Villa de Vallecas	55 · fair	Public green space
123	Goya	55 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
124	Adelfas	54 · fair	Public green space
125	Arapiles	53 · fair	Public green space
126	Butarque	53 · fair	Public green space
127	Embajadores	52 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
128	Ciudad Lineal	52 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
129	Almagro	51 · fair	Services on foot
130	San Diego	51 · fair	Public green space
131	Atalaya	49 · fair	Public green space
132	Campamento	49 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
133	Valverde	49 · fair	Public green space
134	Nueva España	48 · fair	Services on foot
135	Encinar de los Reyes	48 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
136	El Cañaveral	48 · fair	Public green space
137	Costillares	47 · fair	Public green space
138	Fuencarral	47 · fair	Public green space
139	Sol	47 · fair	Services on foot
140	Lista	47 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
141	Valdebebas	46 · fair	Public green space
142	Las Tablas	46 · fair	Public green space
143	Prosperidad	46 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
144	San Juan Bautista	46 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
145	Chamartín	46 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
146	Ensanche de Vallecas	46 · fair	Public green space
147	Berruguete	46 · fair	Public green space
148	Barrio de La Estación	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
149	Rejas	45 · fair	Public green space
150	Sanchinarro	45 · fair	Public green space
151	Hispanoamérica	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
152	Begoña	45 · fair	Public green space
153	Canillas	44 · fair	Public green space
154	Pinar del Rey	44 · fair	Public green space
155	Apóstol Santiago	44 · fair	Public green space
156	Manoteras	44 · fair	Public green space
157	Colina	43 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
158	Castilla	42 · fair	Public green space
159	Ciudad Jardín	42 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
160	Barajas	41 · fair	Public green space
161	Vicálvaro	39 · poor	Public green space
162	Valderribas	36 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources