Where to live in Padua if you commute

Ranking of Padua's 34 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Padua to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Sacra Famiglia (88), San Carlo (87) and Santa Rita (87).

Padua areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sacra Famiglia	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	San Carlo	87 · excellent	Public green space
3	Santa Rita	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Sant'Osvaldo	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	San Giuseppe	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Guizza	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Madonna Pellegrina	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Forcellini	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	San Bellino	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Stanga	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Ponte di Brenta	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Arcella	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Mortise	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	San Gregorio di Camin	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Brusegana	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Cave	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Pontevigodarzere	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Brentelle di Sopra	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Paltana	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Sacro Cuore	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Mandria	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	San Lazzaro	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Altichiero	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Voltabarozzo	59 · fair	Services on foot
25	Sant'Ignazio	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
26	Isola di Torre	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Terranegra	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Crocifisso	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Torre	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
30	Montà	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
31	Chiesanuova	50 · fair	Public green space
32	Granze di Camin	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
33	Ponterotto	31 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
34	Voltabrusegana	29 · poor	Services on foot

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