Where to live in Modena with a family

Ranking of Modena's 32 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 Modena to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Torrenova (89), Villaggio Giardino (86) and Sant'Agnese (86).

Modena areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Torrenova	89 · excellent	Public green space
2	Villaggio Giardino	86 · excellent	Public green space
3	Sant'Agnese	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
4	Amendola	86 · excellent	Public green space
5	Buon Pastore	85 · excellent	Public green space
6	Crocetta	83 · excellent	Public green space
7	Cittadella	83 · excellent	Public green space
8	San Faustino	81 · excellent	Public green space
9	San Cataldo	81 · excellent	Public green space
10	Punta	80 · excellent	Public green space
11	Villaggio Artigiano	78 · good	Public green space
12	Saliceto Panaro	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
13	Centro storico	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Rosselli	77 · good	Public green space
15	Musicisti	76 · good	Playgrounds on foot
16	Scaglia	75 · good	Public green space
17	Colombara	74 · good	Public green space
18	Rotonda	62 · good	Public green space
19	San Lazzaro	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
20	Villaggio Zeta	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
21	Saliceta San Giuliano	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
22	San Giacomo	53 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
23	Sacca	29 · poor	Public green space
24	Fossalta	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
25	Madonnina	26 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
26	Collegara	21 · poor	Public green space
27	Sant'Anna	20 · poor	Public green space
28	Torrazzi	19 · poor	Public green space
29	Mulini Nuovi	19 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
30	Quattro Ville	14 · poor	Services on foot
31	Bruciata	10 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
32	San Pancrazio	8 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

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