Where to live in Porto with a family

Ranking of Porto's 80 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 Porto to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Pinhais da Foz (89), Santa Catarina (87) and Foz do Douro (84).

Porto areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Pinhais da Foz	89 · excellent	Public green space
2	Santa Catarina	87 · excellent	Public green space
3	Foz do Douro	84 · excellent	Public green space
4	Sobreiras	82 · excellent	Public green space
5	Carreiros	80 · excellent	Public green space
6	CETA Aldoar 1a Fase	79 · good	Public green space
7	Bairro Marechal Gomes da Costa	78 · good	Public green space
8	Bairro do Carriçal	77 · good	Playgrounds on foot
9	Salazares	77 · good	Services on foot
10	Paranhos	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Lordelo do Ouro	74 · good	Public green space
12	Monte dos Burgos	73 · good	Public green space
13	Bairro dos Castelos	73 · good	Public green space
14	Bairro Sidónio Pais	73 · good	Public green space
15	Regado	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Bairro do Bom Sucesso	71 · good	Public green space
17	Monte da Luz	71 · good	Public green space
18	Quinta de Vilar d'Allen	70 · good	Tree canopy
19	Bairro Jerónimo Azevedo (Viso)	70 · good	Services on foot
20	Congostas	69 · good	Public green space
21	Bairro de Casas Económicas de São Roque da Lameira	68 · good	Playgrounds on foot
22	Antas	68 · good	Services on foot
23	Monsanto	68 · good	Services on foot
24	Conjunto de Habitações (Bairro)	68 · good	Services on foot
25	Bairro dos Poetas	67 · good	Public green space
26	Formiga	67 · good	Public green space
27	Bairro de São Vítor	67 · good	Public green space
28	Cedofeita	66 · good	Services on foot
29	Aval de Baixo	65 · good	Services on foot
30	Santa Luzia	63 · good	Public green space
31	Bairro do Engenheiro Machado Vaz	63 · good	Services on foot
32	Nevogilde	63 · good	Public green space
33	Pereiró	62 · good	Services on foot
34	Conjunto Urbano da Ribeira	62 · good	Services on foot
35	Ranha	62 · good	Public green space
36	Bairro da Maceda	61 · good	Services on foot
37	Bairro da Boavista	61 · good	Public green space
38	Aldoar	60 · good	Public green space
39	Bairro do Monte Pedral	60 · good	Services on foot
40	Massarelos	60 · good	Public green space
41	Avis	59 · fair	Public green space
42	Asprela	59 · fair	Services on foot
43	Lima	59 · fair	Services on foot
44	Vila Maria Odete	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
45	Covelo	58 · fair	Services on foot
46	Bairro de Santo Eugénio	57 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
47	Monte Pedral	55 · fair	Services on foot
48	Bairro da Vilarinha	54 · fair	Public green space
49	Bairro das Campinas	52 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
50	Zona Histórica do Porto	51 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
51	Bessa	51 · fair	Public green space
52	Bairro da Fábrica da Areosa	51 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
53	Cooperativa dos Trabalhadores do Porto	49 · fair	Services on foot
54	Lugarinho	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
55	Ouro	49 · fair	Public green space
56	Bairro de Contumil	48 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
57	Bonfim	48 · fair	Public green space
58	Revilão	48 · fair	Public green space
59	Moreira	48 · fair	Services on foot
60	Ramalde	47 · fair	Public green space
61	Bairro Cooperativa 'O Lar Familiar'	47 · fair	Public green space
62	Carregal	45 · fair	Public green space
63	Outeiro	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
64	Pinheiro	45 · fair	Public green space
65	Bairro do Viso	44 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
66	Bairro Duque de Saldanha	44 · fair	Public green space
67	Areosa	44 · fair	Services on foot
68	Mirante	42 · fair	Services on foot
69	Centro Histórico do Porto	41 · fair	Services on foot
70	Leal	41 · fair	Services on foot
71	Lameira	38 · poor	Services on foot
72	Granja	34 · poor	Tree canopy
73	Bairro do Lagarteiro	34 · poor	Public green space
74	Marquês	34 · poor	Services on foot
75	Pêgo Negro	33 · poor	Public green space
76	Tronco	33 · poor	Services on foot
77	Campanhã	29 · poor	Public green space
78	Bolhão	26 · poor	Services on foot
79	Furamontes	26 · poor	Tree canopy
80	Currais	25 · poor	Public green space

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 2026-11-06. Method and sources