Where to live in Nice if you commute

Ranking of Nice's 44 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 Nice to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Valrose (75), Vieux Nice (75) and Magnan (73).

Nice areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Valrose	75 · good	Services on foot
2	Vieux Nice	75 · good	Public transport frequency
3	Magnan	73 · good	Services on foot
4	Les Baumettes	73 · good	Services on foot
5	Riquier	72 · good	Services on foot
6	Evêché	70 · good	Services on foot
7	Carras	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Parc Impérial	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	L'Ariane	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Libération	68 · good	Services on foot
11	Thiers	67 · good	Public transport frequency
12	Le Piol	66 · good	Services on foot
13	Grosso	65 · good	Services on foot
14	Carabacel	64 · good	Services on foot
15	La Buffa	61 · good	Services on foot
16	Le Port	61 · good	Services on foot
17	Saint-Barthélémy	59 · fair	Services on foot
18	Mantega	58 · fair	Services on foot
19	Saint-Roch	56 · fair	Services on foot
20	Les Moulins	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
21	Pasteur - Saint Pons	49 · fair	Tree canopy
22	Le Ray	48 · fair	Services on foot
23	Fabron	44 · fair	Services on foot
24	Cimiez	43 · fair	Services on foot
25	Saint-Maurice	32 · poor	Public green space
26	Saint-Sylvestre	32 · poor	Services on foot
27	Rimiez	31 · poor	Tree canopy
28	Fabron Supérieur	28 · poor	Tree canopy
29	Cyrnos	26 · poor	Tree canopy
30	L'Archet	25 · poor	Tree canopy
31	La Lanterne	25 · poor	Tree canopy
32	Caucade	24 · poor	Public green space
33	Las Planas	23 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Vallon des Fleurs	21 · poor	Tree canopy
35	Henri Sappia	21 · poor	Services on foot
36	Pessicart	21 · poor	Tree canopy
37	La Madeleine	20 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Saint-Pierre-de-Féric	17 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Saint-Antoine de Ginestière	17 · poor	Tree canopy
40	La Costière	13 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Terron	12 · poor	Tree canopy
42	Saint-Pancrace	10 · poor	Tree canopy
43	Saint-Isidore	8 · poor	Tree canopy
44	Bellet	7 · 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