Where to live in Paris if you commute

Ranking of Paris's 68 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 Paris to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Montsouris (84), Bercy (83) and Petit-Montrouge (82).

Paris areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Montsouris	84 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Bercy	83 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Petit-Montrouge	82 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Faubourg Saint-Jacques	82 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Quartier Vendôme	82 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Croulebarbe	80 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Faubourg Saint-Germain	80 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Belleville	80 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Bel-Air	80 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Campagne à Paris	79 · good	Services on foot
11	Quartier de la Salpêtrière	78 · good	Services on foot
12	Picpus	78 · good	Services on foot
13	Maison-Blanche	78 · good	Services on foot
14	Charonne	78 · good	Services on foot
15	Ménilmontant	77 · good	Services on foot
16	Auteuil	77 · good	Services on foot
17	Invalides	77 · good	Services on foot
18	Champs-Elysées	77 · good	Services on foot
19	Alésia	76 · good	Services on foot
20	Gros-Caillou	76 · good	Services on foot
21	Javel	76 · good	Services on foot
22	Reuilly	76 · good	Services on foot
23	Quartier de la Gare	76 · good	Services on foot
24	Montparnasse	75 · good	Services on foot
25	Faubourg Saint-Honoré	75 · good	Services on foot
26	La Villette	75 · good	Services on foot
27	Faubourg Saint-Marcel	75 · good	Services on foot
28	Saint-Blaise	75 · good	Services on foot
29	Passy	74 · good	Services on foot
30	Montmartre	74 · good	Services on foot
31	Plaisance	74 · good	Services on foot
32	Quartier de l'Odéon	74 · good	Services on foot
33	Quinze-Vingts	74 · good	Services on foot
34	Les Ternes	74 · good	Services on foot
35	Le Quartier Dupleix	73 · good	Services on foot
36	Vaugirard	73 · good	Services on foot
37	Chaillot	73 · good	Services on foot
38	Quartier Bruneseau	73 · good	Public transport frequency
39	Pigalle	72 · good	Services on foot
40	Popincourt	72 · good	Services on foot
41	Les Épinettes	72 · good	Services on foot
42	Batignolles	72 · good	Services on foot
43	Grange aux Belles	71 · good	Services on foot
44	Bastille	71 · good	Services on foot
45	Quartier latin	71 · good	Services on foot
46	Faubourg Saint-Antoine	71 · good	Services on foot
47	Le Village Saint-Paul	70 · good	Services on foot
48	Grenelle	70 · good	Services on foot
49	Faubourg du Temple	68 · good	Services on foot
50	Faubourg Saint-Martin	68 · good	Services on foot
51	Plaine de Monceau	67 · good	Services on foot
52	Clignancourt	66 · good	Services on foot
53	République	66 · good	Services on foot
54	Saint-Germain-des-Prés	66 · good	Services on foot
55	Quartier du Palais Royal	65 · good	Services on foot
56	La Chapelle	63 · good	Services on foot
57	Le Marais	62 · good	Services on foot
58	Faubourg Poissonnière	62 · good	Services on foot
59	Les Halles	62 · good	Services on foot
60	Quartier de l'Europe	60 · good	Services on foot
61	Faubourg Saint-Denis	59 · fair	Services on foot
62	Opéra	58 · fair	Services on foot
63	La Goutte d'Or	57 · fair	Services on foot
64	Faubourg Montmartre	57 · fair	Services on foot
65	Bonne-Nouvelle	54 · fair	Services on foot
66	Gaillon	53 · fair	Services on foot
67	Sentier	52 · fair	Services on foot
68	Vivienne	51 · fair	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