Where to live in Nice with a family

Ranking of Nice's 44 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 Nice to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Vieux Nice (79), Les Moulins (78) and Cimiez (76).

Nice areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Vieux Nice	79 · good	Public green space
2	Les Moulins	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
3	Cimiez	76 · good	Playgrounds on foot
4	Carabacel	73 · good	Services on foot
5	Valrose	73 · good	Public green space
6	Le Port	73 · good	Public green space
7	Carras	72 · good	Public green space
8	Riquier	70 · good	Public green space
9	Saint-Barthélémy	70 · good	Playgrounds on foot
10	Fabron	69 · good	Services on foot
11	Grosso	68 · good	Public green space
12	Parc Impérial	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
13	L'Ariane	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Les Baumettes	66 · good	Services on foot
15	Magnan	66 · good	Services on foot
16	Mantega	66 · good	Services on foot
17	Le Piol	65 · good	Playgrounds on foot
18	Le Ray	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
19	Pasteur - Saint Pons	63 · good	Playgrounds on foot
20	Libération	62 · good	Public green space
21	La Buffa	61 · good	Playgrounds on foot
22	Evêché	58 · fair	Services on foot
23	Thiers	57 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
24	Saint-Roch	56 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
25	Cyrnos	52 · fair	Tree canopy
26	Saint-Maurice	51 · fair	Public green space
27	Henri Sappia	49 · fair	Services on foot
28	Caucade	48 · fair	Public green space
29	Saint-Sylvestre	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
30	Las Planas	41 · fair	Tree canopy
31	La Madeleine	39 · poor	Tree canopy
32	Pessicart	36 · poor	Tree canopy
33	L'Archet	32 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Fabron Supérieur	23 · poor	Tree canopy
35	La Lanterne	21 · poor	Tree canopy
36	Vallon des Fleurs	20 · poor	Tree canopy
37	Rimiez	19 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Terron	16 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Saint-Antoine de Ginestière	14 · poor	Tree canopy
40	La Costière	13 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Saint-Pierre-de-Féric	10 · poor	Tree canopy
42	Saint-Isidore	6 · poor	Tree canopy
43	Saint-Pancrace	6 · poor	Tree canopy
44	Bellet	6 · 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 2026-11-04. Method and sources