Porto neighbourhoods: where to live

Porto in numbers

About 231,800 people live in Porto. CityPulse splits the city into 413 hexagons of about 0.1 km² and groups them into 80 areas named after its neighbourhoods. Half of the residents live in a hexagon with a standard score of at least 68 out of 100 (good).

78% of residents live in a “15-minute city”: food shop, pharmacy, doctor, nursery school, primary school and a public transport stop, all within a 15-minute walk
72% of residents have a public green space within a 5-minute walk
60% of residents have a food shop within a 5-minute walk
52% of residents have a pharmacy within a 5-minute walk
80% of residents have a primary school within a 10-minute walk
94% of residents have a bus or tram stop within a 5-minute walk
50% of residents have at least 30 public transport departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
23% of residents have a playground within a 5-minute walk
17% of residents live within 300 metres of a protected cycle lane
Tree canopy within 500 m: 12.6% for the typical resident (the 3-30-300 rule suggests at least 30%).
PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ annual mean for the typical resident; the WHO guideline is 5.

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Porto areas

Areas sorted by standard score: public green space, tree canopy and services on foot, the same for everyone. Names come from OpenStreetMap and boundaries are approximate.

#	Area	Residents	Standard score
1	Bairro Sidónio Pais	658	90 · excellent
2	Bairro Marechal Gomes da Costa	2,887	90 · excellent
3	Granja	1,614	89 · excellent
4	Bairro do Lagarteiro	1,152	88 · excellent
5	Pêgo Negro	1,500	87 · excellent
6	Bairro dos Poetas	2,571	87 · excellent
7	Sobreiras	1,590	86 · excellent
8	Pinhais da Foz	2,882	84 · excellent
9	CETA Aldoar 1a Fase	4,016	84 · excellent
10	Bairro Cooperativa 'O Lar Familiar'	3,936	83 · excellent
11	Monte dos Burgos	4,247	82 · excellent
12	Avis	1,834	82 · excellent
13	Nevogilde	5,156	82 · excellent
14	Massarelos	2,309	82 · excellent
15	Lordelo do Ouro	7,863	82 · excellent
16	Santa Catarina	1,551	81 · excellent
17	Bairro da Vilarinha	4,358	81 · excellent
18	Aldoar	5,559	81 · excellent
19	Carregal	1,609	79 · good
20	Bairro do Bom Sucesso	1,254	79 · good
21	Foz do Douro	5,974	78 · good
22	Bairro das Campinas	3,119	77 · good
23	Cooperativa dos Trabalhadores do Porto	768	77 · good
24	Bairro dos Castelos	3,411	77 · good
25	Campanhã	6,302	73 · good
26	Revilão	3,110	73 · good
27	Furamontes	889	73 · good
28	Ramalde	11,748	72 · good
29	Bessa	2,584	72 · good
30	Bairro do Engenheiro Machado Vaz	1,502	70 · good
31	Bairro Duque de Saldanha	1,213	70 · good
32	Paranhos	6,221	70 · good
33	Bairro de Contumil	5,233	70 · good
34	Bairro da Boavista	5,559	70 · good
35	Cedofeita	9,754	70 · good
36	Ouro	831	69 · good
37	Monte da Luz	2,691	69 · good
38	Salazares	1,942	69 · good
39	Covelo	4,264	69 · good
40	Santa Luzia	5,361	68 · good
41	Pereiró	1,078	68 · good
42	Mirante	2,379	67 · good
43	Ranha	1,789	67 · good
44	Quinta de Vilar d'Allen	1,193	67 · good
45	Lima	3,355	66 · good
46	Bairro do Carriçal	2,736	66 · good
47	Bairro da Maceda	3,528	66 · good
48	Antas	7,142	66 · good
49	Carreiros	905	65 · good
50	Bonfim	7,828	64 · good
51	Currais	2,493	64 · good
52	Areosa	5,122	64 · good
53	Regado	2,159	64 · good
54	Congostas	2,845	64 · good
55	Zona Histórica do Porto	1,643	64 · good
56	Bairro Jerónimo Azevedo (Viso)	2,417	64 · good
57	Formiga	1,853	63 · good
58	Aval de Baixo	2,946	63 · good
59	Moreira	2,842	62 · good
60	Conjunto de Habitações (Bairro)	3,088	62 · good
61	Leal	3,897	61 · good
62	Lameira	1,397	61 · good
63	Outeiro	3,280	60 · good
64	Bairro de Casas Económicas de São Roque da Lameira	2,806	59 · fair
65	Bairro de São Vítor	3,189	59 · fair
66	Marquês	4,449	59 · fair
67	Lugarinho	3,024	59 · fair
68	Pinheiro	1,133	57 · fair
69	Asprela	1,675	57 · fair
70	Monsanto	4,048	57 · fair
71	Bairro do Viso	1,952	55 · fair
72	Bairro de Santo Eugénio	732	55 · fair
73	Tronco	2,148	54 · fair
74	Bairro do Monte Pedral	4,768	53 · fair
75	Bolhão	2,252	52 · fair
76	Bairro da Fábrica da Areosa	882	51 · fair
77	Conjunto Urbano da Ribeira	1,491	50 · fair
78	Monte Pedral	3,540	49 · fair
79	Vila Maria Odete	3,663	47 · fair
80	Centro Histórico do Porto	2,820	44 · fair

Frequently asked questions

Which Porto neighbourhood has the best quality of life?

By CityPulse's standard score: Bairro Sidónio Pais (90), Bairro Marechal Gomes da Costa (90) and Granja (89). The score measures public green space, tree canopy and everyday services within walking distance; it does not consider prices, noise or safety.

Where should a student live in Porto?

With CityPulse's student profile, which weighs services on foot and cycle lanes most and prefers dense areas, the best areas are Bairro Marechal Gomes da Costa (86), Pinhais da Foz (85) and Avis (84).

Which areas of Porto are best for families?

With the family profile, which weighs green space, trees, services and playgrounds, the best areas are Pinhais da Foz (89), Santa Catarina (87) and Foz do Douro (84).

What are the greenest areas of Porto?

By tree canopy within 500 metres: Furamontes (42.9%), Pêgo Negro (38.0%) and Granja (34.4%).

Which areas of Porto have the best public transport?

By departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from stops within walking distance: Centro Histórico do Porto (156), Bolhão (132) and Leal (112).

Is Porto a 15-minute city?

78% of Porto residents have a food shop, pharmacy, doctor, nursery school, primary school and a public transport stop within a 15-minute walk.

How is the CityPulse score calculated?

Each hexagon of about 0.1 km² gets a score from 0 to 100: the geometric mean of public green space on foot, tree canopy within 500 metres and everyday services on foot (food shops, pharmacy, doctor, schools, stops). Distances are measured on the walking network at 4.8 km/h. All data are open: OpenStreetMap, Copernicus, Eurostat, EEA and public transport timetables.

Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources