Where to live in Ponta Delgada with a family
Ranking of Ponta Delgada's 24 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 Ponta Delgada to live in with a family?
According to CityPulse: Ponta Delgada (São José) (46), Ponta Delgada (São Pedro) (38) and Santa Clara (38).
Ponta Delgada areas ranked
| # | Area | Score | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponta Delgada (São José) | 46 · fair | Playgrounds on foot |
| 2 | Ponta Delgada (São Pedro) | 38 · poor | Public green space |
| 3 | Santa Clara | 38 · poor | Services on foot |
| 4 | Ponta Delgada (São Sebastião) | 31 · poor | Public green space |
| 5 | Sete Cidades | 17 · poor | Playgrounds on foot |
| 6 | Rosto do Cão (São Roque) | 17 · poor | Services on foot |
| 7 | Fajã de Baixo | 16 · poor | Public green space |
| 8 | Fajã de Cima | 12 · poor | Public green space |
| 9 | Rosto do Cão (Livramento) | 12 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 10 | Feteiras | 12 · poor | Services on foot |
| 11 | Ajuda da Bretanha | 11 · poor | Services on foot |
| 12 | São Vicente Ferreira | 11 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 13 | Relva | 11 · poor | Playgrounds on foot |
| 14 | Capelas | 6 · poor | Services on foot |
| 15 | Candelária | 6 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 16 | Remédios | 5 · poor | Services on foot |
| 17 | Ginetes | 5 · poor | Services on foot |
| 18 | Mosteiros | 5 · poor | Services on foot |
| 19 | Pilar da Bretanha | 5 · poor | Services on foot |
| 20 | Santa Bárbara | 5 · poor | Services on foot |
| 21 | Santo António | 5 · poor | Services on foot |
| 22 | Fenais da Luz | 4 · poor | Services on foot |
| 23 | Arrifes | 4 · poor | Services on foot |
| 24 | Covoada | 3 · 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 the freguesias, the municipality's civil parishes, with OpenStreetMap boundaries: each hexagon goes to the parish containing its centre, and those with few residents are merged into their neighbours. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources