Where to live in Padua with a family

Ranking of Padua's 34 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 Padua to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Sacra Famiglia (89), San Carlo (88) and Forcellini (79).

Padua areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sacra Famiglia	89 · excellent	Public green space
2	San Carlo	88 · excellent	Public green space
3	Forcellini	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
4	Sant'Osvaldo	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	San Bellino	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Guizza	78 · good	Public green space
7	Santa Rita	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Madonna Pellegrina	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Stanga	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	San Giuseppe	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Arcella	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	San Gregorio di Camin	71 · good	Playgrounds on foot
13	Cave	69 · good	Public green space
14	Brusegana	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Sacro Cuore	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
16	San Lazzaro	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
17	Mortise	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Altichiero	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Paltana	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Ponte di Brenta	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Torre	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
22	Terranegra	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
23	Voltabarozzo	55 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
24	Isola di Torre	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
25	Montà	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
26	Pontevigodarzere	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Mandria	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Sant'Ignazio	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Crocifisso	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
30	Brentelle di Sopra	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
31	Voltabrusegana	42 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
32	Ponterotto	25 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
33	Chiesanuova	20 · poor	Public green space
34	Granze di Camin	20 · 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