Where to live in Venice with a family

Ranking of Venice'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 Venice to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Rione Pertini (77), Catene (75) and Santa Barbara (72).

Venice areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Rione Pertini	77 · good	Public green space
2	Catene	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
3	Santa Barbara	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Bissuola	68 · good	Public green space
5	Cita	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Gazzera	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Prà' Secco	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Cipressina	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
9	Villabona	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
10	Carpenedo	53 · fair	Public green space
11	Santa Croce	48 · fair	Services on foot
12	Villaggio Laguna	45 · fair	Public green space
13	Sant'Elena	44 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
14	Dorsoduro	34 · poor	Services on foot
15	San Mauro	34 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
16	Marocco	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
17	Cannaregio	30 · poor	Services on foot
18	Terraglio	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
19	San Martino Sinistra	27 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
20	Torre Antica	21 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
21	Giudecca	19 · poor	Public green space
22	San Polo	15 · poor	Services on foot
23	Isola San Giorgio	12 · poor	Services on foot
24	San Marco	8 · 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 2026-11-02. Method and sources