Where to live in Vila Nova de Gaia if you commute

Ranking of Vila Nova de Gaia's 24 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Vila Nova de Gaia to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Madalena (62), Canidelo (58) and Santa Marinha (58).

Vila Nova de Gaia areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Madalena	62 · good	Public green space
2	Canidelo	58 · fair	Services on foot
3	Santa Marinha	58 · fair	Services on foot
4	Arcozelo	53 · fair	Public green space
5	São Félix da Marinha	46 · fair	Public green space
6	Vilar do Paraíso	31 · poor	Public green space
7	São Pedro da Afurada	30 · poor	Public green space
8	Canelas	30 · poor	Tree canopy
9	Mafamude	29 · poor	Public green space
10	Avintes	29 · poor	Tree canopy
11	Valadares	28 · poor	Services on foot
12	Gulpilhares	28 · poor	Public green space
13	Oliveira do Douro	28 · poor	Public green space
14	Vilar de Andorinho	28 · poor	Public green space
15	Perosinho	28 · poor	Tree canopy
16	Seixezelo	27 · poor	Tree canopy
17	Serzedo	26 · poor	Tree canopy
18	Grijó	24 · poor	Tree canopy
19	Pedroso	24 · poor	Tree canopy
20	Lever	23 · poor	Tree canopy
21	Crestuma	23 · poor	Tree canopy
22	Olival	22 · poor	Tree canopy
23	Sermonde	22 · poor	Tree canopy
24	Sandim	18 · poor	Tree canopy

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