Where to live in Palermo if you commute

Ranking of Palermo's 41 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 Palermo to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Resuttana (65), Kalsa (62) and Il Capo (55).

Palermo areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Resuttana	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
2	Kalsa	62 · good	Public transport frequency
3	Il Capo	55 · fair	Services on foot
4	Vucciria	53 · fair	Public green space
5	Olivuzza	52 · fair	Services on foot
6	Acquasanta	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
7	Uditore	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
8	San Lorenzo	49 · fair	Public green space
9	Guadagna	32 · poor	Public green space
10	Romagnolo	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
11	Settecannoli	31 · poor	Public green space
12	Albergheria	31 · poor	Public green space
13	Valdesi	30 · poor	Public green space
14	Sferracavallo	29 · poor	Public green space
15	Altarello	26 · poor	Services on foot
16	Arenella	26 · poor	Services on foot
17	Pallavicino	25 · poor	Public green space
18	Vergine Maria	24 · poor	Public green space
19	Roccella	24 · poor	Services on foot
20	Passo di Rigano	22 · poor	Services on foot
21	Villaggio Santa Rosalia	22 · poor	Public green space
22	Tommaso Natale	22 · poor	Public green space
23	Partanna	22 · poor	Public green space
24	Patti	22 · poor	Public green space
25	Falsomiele	20 · poor	Public green space
26	Brancaccio	19 · poor	Services on foot
27	Mondello	18 · poor	Public green space
28	Zen	17 · poor	Public green space
29	Cardillo	16 · poor	Public green space
30	Bandita	16 · poor	Services on foot
31	Pagliarelli	16 · poor	Public green space
32	Borgo Nuovo	14 · poor	Public green space
33	Chiavelli	13 · poor	Public green space
34	Boccadifalco	12 · poor	Public green space
35	Cruillas	10 · poor	Services on foot
36	Molara	10 · poor	Tree canopy
37	Baida	9 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Villagrazia	9 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Acqua dei Corsari	8 · poor	Public green space
40	Inserra	7 · 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