Where to live in Messina if you commute

Ranking of Messina's 70 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 Messina to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Borgo Case Basse (65), Sant'Agata (54) and Le Quattro Fontane (31).

Messina areas ranked

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