Where to live in Messina over 65

Ranking of Messina's 70 areas with CityPulse's “Over 65” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Messina to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Montepiselli (78), Contrada Giudeo (70) and Borgo Case Basse (65).

Messina areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Montepiselli	78 · good	Services on foot
2	Contrada Giudeo	70 · good	Services on foot
3	Borgo Case Basse	65 · good	Services on foot
4	Torre Vittoria	64 · good	Services on foot
5	Carrubbara	64 · good	Public green space
6	Quartiere Americano	61 · good	Public green space
7	Rione Vota	61 · good	Services on foot
8	Sant'Agata	60 · good	Public green space
9	Il Tirone	59 · fair	Services on foot
10	Ganzirri	59 · fair	Public green space
11	Le Quattro Fontane	58 · fair	Services on foot
12	Giostra	57 · fair	Services on foot
13	Contrada Battaglia	57 · fair	Services on foot
14	Muricello	56 · fair	Services on foot
15	Santissima Annunziata	52 · fair	Services on foot
16	Valle degli Angeli	51 · fair	Public green space
17	Le Serre	51 · fair	Public green space
18	Gravitelli	50 · fair	Tree canopy
19	Fondo Ogliastri	48 · fair	Services on foot
20	San Licandro	47 · fair	Services on foot
21	Maregrosso	46 · fair	Services on foot
22	Z.I.R.	45 · fair	Public green space
23	Cappuccini	44 · fair	Services on foot
24	Torre Faro	42 · fair	Public green space
25	Santo	40 · fair	Services on foot
26	Granatari	40 · fair	Public green space
27	Gazzi	39 · poor	Services on foot
28	Camaro San Paolo	37 · poor	Services on foot
29	Contrada Castellana	37 · poor	Services on foot
30	Villaggio Aldisio	35 · poor	Services on foot
31	Fondo Fucile	32 · poor	Services on foot
32	Contrada Citola	32 · poor	Services on foot
33	Serri	29 · poor	Public green space
34	Paradiso	27 · poor	Services on foot
35	Ritiro	26 · poor	Services on foot
36	Bisconte	25 · poor	Services on foot
37	San Giovannello	23 · poor	Services on foot
38	Ponte Schiavo	23 · poor	Services on foot
39	Contemplazione	22 · poor	Services on foot
40	Pisciotto	21 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Policara	19 · poor	Services on foot
42	Minissale	18 · poor	Services on foot
43	Tremestieri	18 · poor	Services on foot
44	San Leonardo	18 · poor	Services on foot
45	Scala	18 · poor	Tree canopy
46	Pistunina	18 · poor	Services on foot
47	Contesse	17 · poor	Services on foot
48	Contrada Casalotto	17 · poor	Services on foot
49	San Paolo	16 · poor	Tree canopy
50	Villaggio CEP	16 · poor	Services on foot
51	Villaggio UNRRA	16 · poor	Services on foot
52	Zuccaro	14 · poor	Services on foot
53	Contrada Badessa	14 · poor	Services on foot
54	Bordonaro	14 · poor	Services on foot
55	Camaro	14 · poor	Services on foot
56	Larderia Inferiore	13 · poor	Tree canopy
57	Mili Moleti	13 · poor	Services on foot
58	Santa Lucia sopra Contesse	12 · poor	Services on foot
59	Camaro Superiore	12 · poor	Tree canopy
60	Contrada Sorba	12 · poor	Tree canopy
61	Immacolata	11 · poor	Tree canopy
62	Marotta Inferiore	11 · poor	Tree canopy
63	Catarratti	11 · poor	Tree canopy
64	Principe	11 · poor	Services on foot
65	Contrada Nuovo Piano di Zona	10 · poor	Services on foot
66	Pace	10 · poor	Services on foot
67	Piano di Mastro Pagano	10 · poor	Tree canopy
68	Larderia Superiore	10 · poor	Tree canopy
69	Germania	10 · poor	Services on foot
70	Contrada Feudo degli Ammalati	10 · poor	Tree canopy

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