Where to live in Madrid if you commute

Ranking of Madrid's 162 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 Madrid to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Jerónimos (93), El Pozo del Tío Raimundo (90) and Palacio (88).

Madrid areas ranked

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