Where to live in Málaga if you commute

Ranking of Málaga's 111 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 Málaga to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: La Torrecilla (83), Cañada de los Ingleses (82) and La Malagueta (79).

Málaga areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	La Torrecilla	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Cañada de los Ingleses	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	La Malagueta	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Monte Sancha	77 · good	Public green space
5	Soho	71 · good	Services on foot
6	El Bulto	69 · good	Services on foot
7	Pedregalejo Playa	69 · good	Services on foot
8	El Perchel	65 · good	Services on foot
9	Mármoles	65 · good	Services on foot
10	Los Tilos	64 · good	Services on foot
11	La Princesa	64 · good	Services on foot
12	Ardira	63 · good	Services on foot
13	Los Naranjos	60 · good	Services on foot
14	Hacienda Bizcochero	59 · fair	Services on foot
15	La Trinidad	59 · fair	Services on foot
16	Hacienda Cabello	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
17	Segalerva	58 · fair	Services on foot
18	Nueva Málaga	58 · fair	Services on foot
19	Puerta Blanca	57 · fair	Services on foot
20	Cortijo Alto	56 · fair	Services on foot
21	Jardín de Málaga	56 · fair	Services on foot
22	El Romeral	56 · fair	Services on foot
23	Huelin	55 · fair	Services on foot
24	Santa Isabel	54 · fair	Services on foot
25	Los Corazones	54 · fair	Services on foot
26	Finca La Palma	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Dos Hermanas	54 · fair	Services on foot
28	Parque Victoria Eugenia	53 · fair	Services on foot
29	Sagrada Familia	53 · fair	Public green space
30	El Torcal	53 · fair	Services on foot
31	Huerta La Palma	53 · fair	Public green space
32	Virgen del Carmen	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
33	Cristo de la Epidemia	52 · fair	Services on foot
34	Ave María	52 · fair	Services on foot
35	Camino de Antequera	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
36	Carranque	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
37	Guadaljaire	51 · fair	Services on foot
38	El Tejar	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
39	Portada Alta	49 · fair	Services on foot
40	La Unión	49 · fair	Services on foot
41	Tiro de Pichón	49 · fair	Services on foot
42	El Tomillar	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
43	El Cónsul 2	48 · fair	Services on foot
44	Capuchinos	47 · fair	Services on foot
45	Las Palmeras	46 · fair	Public green space
46	Hacienda Capitán	46 · fair	Services on foot
47	Hacienda Roldán	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
48	Los Viveros	46 · fair	Public green space
49	Almudena	45 · fair	Services on foot
50	Granja Suárez	45 · fair	Services on foot
51	Los Cipreses	44 · fair	Services on foot
52	El Cónsul	44 · fair	Services on foot
53	Finca El Pato	44 · fair	Services on foot
54	Barceló	43 · fair	Services on foot
55	Torre Atalaya	43 · fair	Services on foot
56	Las Virreinas	43 · fair	Public green space
57	Lourdes	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
58	Churriana	41 · fair	Services on foot
59	La Viña	40 · fair	Public green space
60	Cañada de los Cardos	40 · fair	Services on foot
61	Cortijo de Torres	39 · poor	Public green space
62	La Merced	38 · poor	Services on foot
63	San Martín	35 · poor	Services on foot
64	Hacienda Clavero	35 · poor	Public green space
65	Intelhorce	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
66	Soliva Este	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
67	Mainake	34 · poor	Services on foot
68	La Palma	31 · poor	Public green space
69	La Barriguilla	31 · poor	Services on foot
70	Los Prados	28 · poor	Public green space
71	Las Acacias	28 · poor	Services on foot
72	El Brillante	28 · poor	Services on foot
73	Florisol	28 · poor	Services on foot
74	El Atabal	27 · poor	Services on foot
75	Miramar del Palo	25 · poor	Services on foot
76	El Mayorazgo	25 · poor	Public green space
77	El Limonero	23 · poor	Services on foot
78	Pinares de Olletas	21 · poor	Public green space
79	Campanillas	21 · poor	Services on foot
80	Santa Isabel-Puerto de la Torre	21 · poor	Services on foot
81	Santa Rosalía-Maqueda	21 · poor	Services on foot
82	Valle de los Galanes	20 · poor	Services on foot
83	Huerta Nueva-Puerto de la Torre	20 · poor	Services on foot
84	Las Cuevas	20 · poor	Services on foot
85	Los Morales 1	20 · poor	Services on foot
86	Roquero	20 · poor	Services on foot
87	Salinas	19 · poor	Services on foot
88	Cerrado de Calderón	18 · poor	Public green space
89	Sierra Blanquilla	18 · poor	Public green space
90	San José	17 · poor	Public green space
91	La Manía	17 · poor	Public green space
92	El Polvorín	17 · poor	Public green space
93	La Corta	16 · poor	Services on foot
94	Guadalmar	16 · poor	Public green space
95	La Noria	15 · poor	Services on foot
96	El Candado	15 · poor	Public green space
97	Las Pedrizas	14 · poor	Services on foot
98	Cortijo Bazán	13 · poor	Services on foot
99	Huertecilla Mañas	12 · poor	Services on foot
100	La Mosca	12 · poor	Services on foot
101	La Pelusilla	12 · poor	Services on foot
102	El Drago	10 · poor	Services on foot
103	Lomas de San Antón	10 · poor	Tree canopy
104	Miraflores del Palo	10 · poor	Services on foot
105	El Chaparral	9 · poor	Services on foot
106	Wittenberg	9 · poor	Public green space
107	Puertosol	7 · poor	Services on foot
108	Castañetas	7 · poor	Services on foot
109	Colmenarejo	6 · poor	Services on foot
110	Jarazmín	6 · poor	Services on foot
111	El Cortijuelo-Junta de los Caminos	4 · poor	Services on foot

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