Where to live in Messina with a family

Ranking of Messina's 70 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 Messina to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Borgo Case Basse (68), Sant'Agata (50) and Contrada Giudeo (46).

Messina areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Borgo Case Basse	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
2	Sant'Agata	50 · fair	Public green space
3	Contrada Giudeo	46 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
4	Montepiselli	46 · fair	Services on foot
5	Torre Vittoria	39 · poor	Services on foot
6	Muricello	36 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
7	Giostra	34 · poor	Services on foot
8	Ganzirri	34 · poor	Public green space
9	Le Quattro Fontane	34 · poor	Services on foot
10	Il Tirone	33 · poor	Services on foot
11	Maregrosso	30 · poor	Services on foot
12	Rione Vota	29 · poor	Services on foot
13	Fondo Ogliastri	28 · poor	Services on foot
14	Santo	25 · poor	Services on foot
15	Villaggio Aldisio	25 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
16	Fondo Fucile	23 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
17	Carrubbara	16 · poor	Public green space
18	Pistunina	14 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
19	Quartiere Americano	14 · poor	Public green space
20	Le Serre	14 · poor	Public green space
21	Contrada Battaglia	14 · poor	Services on foot
22	Gazzi	13 · poor	Services on foot
23	Contrada Casalotto	13 · poor	Services on foot
24	Tremestieri	13 · poor	Services on foot
25	Gravitelli	13 · poor	Tree canopy
26	Valle degli Angeli	13 · poor	Public green space
27	San Licandro	13 · poor	Services on foot
28	Villaggio CEP	13 · poor	Services on foot
29	Santissima Annunziata	12 · poor	Services on foot
30	Granatari	12 · poor	Public green space
31	Torre Faro	12 · poor	Public green space
32	Z.I.R.	11 · poor	Public green space
33	Cappuccini	11 · poor	Services on foot
34	Contrada Castellana	10 · poor	Services on foot
35	Camaro San Paolo	10 · poor	Services on foot
36	Minissale	10 · poor	Services on foot
37	Contrada Citola	10 · poor	Services on foot
38	Serri	9 · poor	Public green space
39	Paradiso	9 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
40	Contemplazione	9 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
41	Ponte Schiavo	9 · poor	Services on foot
42	Pace	8 · poor	Services on foot
43	Mili Moleti	8 · poor	Services on foot
44	San Giovannello	8 · poor	Services on foot
45	Contrada Feudo degli Ammalati	8 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
46	Ritiro	7 · poor	Services on foot
47	Bisconte	7 · poor	Services on foot
48	Policara	7 · poor	Services on foot
49	Pisciotto	6 · poor	Tree canopy
50	Principe	6 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
51	Scala	6 · poor	Tree canopy
52	San Leonardo	6 · poor	Services on foot
53	San Paolo	6 · poor	Tree canopy
54	Larderia Inferiore	5 · poor	Tree canopy
55	Contesse	5 · poor	Services on foot
56	Contrada Badessa	5 · poor	Services on foot
57	Bordonaro	5 · poor	Services on foot
58	Marotta Inferiore	5 · poor	Tree canopy
59	Zuccaro	5 · poor	Services on foot
60	Camaro	5 · poor	Services on foot
61	Immacolata	5 · poor	Tree canopy
62	Villaggio UNRRA	5 · poor	Services on foot
63	Contrada Sorba	5 · poor	Tree canopy
64	Camaro Superiore	5 · poor	Tree canopy
65	Santa Lucia sopra Contesse	4 · poor	Services on foot
66	Catarratti	4 · poor	Tree canopy
67	Piano di Mastro Pagano	4 · poor	Tree canopy
68	Contrada Nuovo Piano di Zona	4 · poor	Services on foot
69	Larderia Superiore	4 · poor	Tree canopy
70	Germania	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 2026-11-03. Method and sources