Where to live in Paris with a family

Ranking of Paris's 68 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 Paris to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Bel-Air (82), Montsouris (80) and Faubourg Saint-Jacques (79).

Paris areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Bel-Air	82 · excellent	Public green space
2	Montsouris	80 · excellent	Public green space
3	Faubourg Saint-Jacques	79 · good	Public green space
4	Belleville	77 · good	Public green space
5	Petit-Montrouge	76 · good	Public green space
6	Croulebarbe	75 · good	Playgrounds on foot
7	Ménilmontant	74 · good	Public green space
8	Campagne à Paris	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
9	Invalides	74 · good	Public green space
10	Gros-Caillou	74 · good	Public green space
11	Maison-Blanche	74 · good	Public green space
12	Faubourg Saint-Germain	73 · good	Public green space
13	Charonne	72 · good	Public green space
14	Picpus	72 · good	Public green space
15	Quartier de la Salpêtrière	72 · good	Services on foot
16	Bercy	71 · good	Public green space
17	Auteuil	71 · good	Public green space
18	Faubourg Saint-Marcel	71 · good	Playgrounds on foot
19	Quartier de la Gare	70 · good	Playgrounds on foot
20	Alésia	70 · good	Public green space
21	Reuilly	70 · good	Playgrounds on foot
22	Quartier Vendôme	70 · good	Public green space
23	Montparnasse	70 · good	Public green space
24	La Villette	69 · good	Public green space
25	Javel	69 · good	Public green space
26	Saint-Blaise	68 · good	Playgrounds on foot
27	Montmartre	68 · good	Public green space
28	Passy	68 · good	Public green space
29	Quartier de l'Odéon	68 · good	Services on foot
30	Plaisance	68 · good	Public green space
31	Chaillot	67 · good	Public green space
32	Les Ternes	67 · good	Services on foot
33	Vaugirard	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
34	Faubourg Saint-Honoré	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
35	Les Épinettes	65 · good	Public green space
36	Batignolles	65 · good	Public green space
37	Popincourt	65 · good	Playgrounds on foot
38	Quinze-Vingts	65 · good	Public green space
39	Le Quartier Dupleix	64 · good	Public green space
40	Pigalle	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
41	Plaine de Monceau	64 · good	Public green space
42	Quartier latin	64 · good	Public green space
43	Bastille	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
44	Faubourg Saint-Antoine	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
45	Grenelle	63 · good	Public green space
46	Quartier Bruneseau	63 · good	Public green space
47	Le Village Saint-Paul	62 · good	Public green space
48	Champs-Elysées	60 · good	Public green space
49	Grange aux Belles	60 · good	Services on foot
50	Faubourg du Temple	59 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
51	Faubourg Saint-Martin	59 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
52	Saint-Germain-des-Prés	59 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
53	Clignancourt	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
54	Quartier du Palais Royal	57 · fair	Public green space
55	République	56 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
56	La Chapelle	54 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
57	Les Halles	52 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
58	Le Marais	52 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
59	Faubourg Poissonnière	52 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
60	Quartier de l'Europe	48 · fair	Services on foot
61	Faubourg Montmartre	48 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
62	Faubourg Saint-Denis	48 · fair	Services on foot
63	La Goutte d'Or	46 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
64	Bonne-Nouvelle	43 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
65	Opéra	42 · fair	Services on foot
66	Gaillon	41 · fair	Services on foot
67	Sentier	40 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
68	Vivienne	35 · 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 2026-11-04. Method and sources