Where to live in Pisa if you commute

Ranking of Pisa's 23 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 Pisa to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: San Martino (78), Santa Maria (72) and San Francesco (66).

Pisa areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	San Martino	78 · good	Services on foot
2	Santa Maria	72 · good	Services on foot
3	San Francesco	66 · good	Services on foot
4	Magistratura di Sant'Antonio	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	San Giusto	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Porta a Piagge	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Pratale	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Don Bosco	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
9	CEP	56 · fair	Services on foot
10	La Cella	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
11	Cisanello	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
12	Porta a Lucca	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
13	Porta a Mare	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
14	Gagno	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
15	Riglione	47 · fair	Services on foot
16	Eliopoli	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
17	Barbaricina	40 · fair	Services on foot
18	San Marco	37 · poor	Services on foot
19	I Passi	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
20	Oratoio	31 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
21	La Vettola	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
22	Sant'Ermete	25 · poor	Services on foot
23	Putignano	20 · 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