Where to live in Palermo with a family

Ranking of Palermo's 41 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 Palermo to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Resuttana (63), Kalsa (60) and San Lorenzo (53).

Palermo areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Resuttana	63 · good	Public green space
2	Kalsa	60 · good	Public green space
3	San Lorenzo	53 · fair	Public green space
4	Uditore	45 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
5	Vergine Maria	44 · fair	Public green space
6	Vucciria	32 · poor	Public green space
7	Albergheria	30 · poor	Public green space
8	Acquasanta	25 · poor	Public green space
9	Valdesi	25 · poor	Public green space
10	Olivuzza	23 · poor	Services on foot
11	Il Capo	22 · poor	Services on foot
12	Sferracavallo	21 · poor	Public green space
13	Altarello	18 · poor	Services on foot
14	Pallavicino	17 · poor	Public green space
15	Partanna	17 · poor	Public green space
16	Patti	16 · poor	Public green space
17	Passo di Rigano	16 · poor	Services on foot
18	Tommaso Natale	16 · poor	Public green space
19	Zen	16 · poor	Public green space
20	Guadagna	15 · poor	Public green space
21	Bandita	15 · poor	Services on foot
22	Arenella	15 · poor	Services on foot
23	Villaggio Santa Rosalia	14 · poor	Public green space
24	Cardillo	14 · poor	Public green space
25	Pagliarelli	14 · poor	Public green space
26	Settecannoli	14 · poor	Public green space
27	Mondello	13 · poor	Public green space
28	Roccella	13 · poor	Services on foot
29	Boccadifalco	13 · poor	Public green space
30	Falsomiele	13 · poor	Public green space
31	Romagnolo	13 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
32	Borgo Nuovo	12 · poor	Public green space
33	Chiavelli	10 · poor	Public green space
34	Molara	10 · poor	Tree canopy
35	Brancaccio	9 · poor	Services on foot
36	Acqua dei Corsari	9 · poor	Public green space
37	Cruillas	8 · poor	Services on foot
38	Villagrazia	5 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Baida	5 · poor	Tree canopy
40	Inserra	5 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Croce Verde	3 · 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 2026-11-02. Method and sources