Where to live in Porto if you commute

Ranking of Porto's 80 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 Porto to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Bairro do Bom Sucesso (92), Bairro Sidónio Pais (89) and Sobreiras (87).

Porto areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Bairro do Bom Sucesso	92 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Bairro Sidónio Pais	89 · excellent	Public green space
3	Sobreiras	87 · excellent	Public green space
4	Cedofeita	81 · excellent	Public transport frequency
5	Lima	79 · good	Services on foot
6	Lugarinho	78 · good	Public transport frequency
7	Bairro da Boavista	78 · good	Services on foot
8	Marquês	76 · good	Services on foot
9	Bairro de Casas Económicas de São Roque da Lameira	75 · good	Services on foot
10	Bairro Marechal Gomes da Costa	75 · good	Services on foot
11	Ranha	75 · good	Public green space
12	Monte da Luz	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Santa Catarina	74 · good	Public green space
14	Foz do Douro	72 · good	Public green space
15	Conjunto Urbano da Ribeira	72 · good	Services on foot
16	Carreiros	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Pinhais da Foz	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Bairro Jerónimo Azevedo (Viso)	71 · good	Public transport frequency
19	Paranhos	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Bairro de São Vítor	70 · good	Services on foot
21	Monte Pedral	69 · good	Services on foot
22	Asprela	69 · good	Public transport frequency
23	Salazares	68 · good	Services on foot
24	Covelo	66 · good	Services on foot
25	Formiga	66 · good	Public transport frequency
26	Bairro do Monte Pedral	66 · good	Services on foot
27	Aval de Baixo	65 · good	Services on foot
28	Avis	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Bairro do Engenheiro Machado Vaz	64 · good	Services on foot
30	Conjunto de Habitações (Bairro)	64 · good	Services on foot
31	Bairro do Lagarteiro	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Bairro do Carriçal	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Leal	63 · good	Services on foot
34	CETA Aldoar 1a Fase	63 · good	Public green space
35	Antas	63 · good	Services on foot
36	Monsanto	63 · good	Services on foot
37	Centro Histórico do Porto	62 · good	Services on foot
38	Bairro dos Poetas	62 · good	Public green space
39	Aldoar	62 · good	Public green space
40	Vila Maria Odete	60 · good	Services on foot
41	Monte dos Burgos	60 · good	Public green space
42	Granja	58 · fair	Tree canopy
43	Nevogilde	56 · fair	Public green space
44	Bairro dos Castelos	56 · fair	Services on foot
45	Ramalde	51 · fair	Public green space
46	Bairro da Maceda	50 · fair	Services on foot
47	Congostas	49 · fair	Public green space
48	Ouro	47 · fair	Public green space
49	Pêgo Negro	46 · fair	Public green space
50	Santa Luzia	44 · fair	Public green space
51	Regado	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
52	Massarelos	43 · fair	Public green space
53	Pereiró	42 · fair	Services on foot
54	Lordelo do Ouro	40 · fair	Public green space
55	Zona Histórica do Porto	39 · poor	Services on foot
56	Campanhã	38 · poor	Public green space
57	Bairro da Fábrica da Areosa	38 · poor	Services on foot
58	Bonfim	38 · poor	Public transport frequency
59	Moreira	38 · poor	Services on foot
60	Pinheiro	37 · poor	Public transport frequency
61	Mirante	37 · poor	Services on foot
62	Bairro do Viso	36 · poor	Public transport frequency
63	Bolhão	35 · poor	Services on foot
64	Lameira	34 · poor	Services on foot
65	Bairro da Vilarinha	33 · poor	Public green space
66	Bessa	33 · poor	Public green space
67	Areosa	33 · poor	Services on foot
68	Bairro das Campinas	31 · poor	Services on foot
69	Bairro de Contumil	31 · poor	Services on foot
70	Revilão	29 · poor	Public green space
71	Carregal	29 · poor	Public green space
72	Currais	28 · poor	Public green space
73	Quinta de Vilar d'Allen	27 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
74	Tronco	27 · poor	Services on foot
75	Outeiro	26 · poor	Services on foot
76	Cooperativa dos Trabalhadores do Porto	26 · poor	Services on foot
77	Furamontes	24 · poor	Tree canopy
78	Bairro Duque de Saldanha	19 · poor	Public green space
79	Bairro de Santo Eugénio	18 · poor	Public green space
80	Bairro Cooperativa 'O Lar Familiar'	14 · 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