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Best neighborhoods in Barcelona for families

Ranked by ESmap's family score — playgrounds, nurseries, primary schools and the share of children — the best neighborhoods in Barcelona for families are el Congrés i els Indians, Verdun and la Guineueta. The full ranking of all 73 neighborhoods is below.

Top 10

1. el Congrés i els Indians — District 9 · Children under 18: 14.4%
2. Verdun — District 8 · Children under 18: 15.6%
3. la Guineueta — District 8 · Children under 18: 13.7%
4. Ciutat Meridiana — District 8 · Children under 18: 20.5%
5. Sant Martí de Provençals — District 10 · Children under 18: 13.6%
6. el Clot — District 10 · Children under 18: 13.0%
7. la Font de la Guatlla — District 3 · Children under 18: 10.8%
8. la Prosperitat — District 8 · Children under 18: 14.2%
9. el Besòs i el Maresme — District 10 · Children under 18: 17.2%
10. la Marina de Port — District 3 · Children under 18: 14.7%

Full ranking — all 73 neighborhoods

#	Neighborhood	District	Children under 18	Population
1	el Congrés i els Indians	9	14.4%	14,657
2	Verdun	8	15.6%	13,023
3	la Guineueta	8	13.7%	15,012
4	Ciutat Meridiana	8	20.5%	10,830
5	Sant Martí de Provençals	10	13.6%	26,164
6	el Clot	10	13.0%	26,532
7	la Font de la Guatlla	3	10.8%	10,043
8	la Prosperitat	8	14.2%	26,833
9	el Besòs i el Maresme	10	17.2%	23,181
10	la Marina de Port	3	14.7%	30,535
11	la Bordeta	3	14.1%	19,959
12	el Baix Guinardó	7	12.5%	25,649
13	les Corts	4	14.0%	44,900
14	la Font d'en Fargues	7	16.0%	9,607
15	Baró de Viver	9	18.8%	2,587
16	el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot	10	12.1%	38,345
17	la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample	2	11.9%	57,126
18	la Verneda i la Pau	10	13.8%	29,881
19	el Turó de la Peira	8	16.6%	16,529
20	Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta	8	13.5%	25,865
21	la Sagrada Família	2	11.3%	51,472
22	la Vila de Gràcia	6	12.6%	49,436
23	la Sagrera	9	13.8%	29,897
24	el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova	6	12.5%	34,183
25	Sants	3	12.8%	39,967
26	Navas	9	13.3%	22,121
27	Sant Andreu	9	15.2%	57,870
28	el Raval	1	14.6%	43,507
29	Porta	8	14.2%	24,938
30	el Carmel	7	14.7%	32,585
31	el Poblenou	10	16.2%	33,919
32	Sant Antoni	2	11.5%	37,867
33	l'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample	2	11.3%	41,717
34	el Putxet i el Farró	5	15.9%	29,845
35	Provençals del Poblenou	10	15.7%	21,073
36	la Vall d'Hebron	7	13.5%	5,657
37	Hostafrancs	3	12.6%	15,709
38	el Fort Pienc	2	12.2%	30,958
39	la Dreta de l'Eixample	2	12.8%	43,793
40	Can Peguera	8	16.1%	2,104
41	Vallcarca i els Penitents	6	15.3%	16,376
42	la Salut	6	14.5%	13,069
43	el Coll	6	14.8%	7,797
44	el Guinardó	7	13.8%	37,548
45	el Barri Gòtic	1	9.2%	14,159
46	Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera	1	10.1%	21,432
47	Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou	10	18.5%	13,198
48	les Roquetes	8	17.6%	16,632
49	Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova	5	18.6%	24,990
50	Sant Gervasi - Galvany	5	16.7%	47,344
51	la Trinitat Vella	9	19.3%	10,269
52	Sants - Badal	3	12.7%	24,548
53	Sarrià	5	20.5%	23,615
54	la Trinitat Nova	8	16.2%	7,527
55	Can Baró	7	14.3%	9,406
56	el Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou	10	15.0%	16,180
57	la Teixonera	7	14.2%	12,234
58	la Vila Olímpica del Poblenou	10	14.8%	9,261
59	les Tres Torres	5	20.3%	15,818
60	la Barceloneta	1	8.8%	13,999
61	Horta	7	14.4%	26,166
62	el Bon Pastor	9	19.0%	12,252
63	Pedralbes	4	20.1%	11,666
64	Canyelles	8	12.8%	6,772
65	la Maternitat i Sant Ramon	4	14.0%	23,872
66	Vallbona	8	20.6%	1,303
67	Sant Genís dels Agudells	7	13.9%	7,258
68	el Poble-sec	3	12.5%	37,669
69	Montbau	7	13.6%	4,950
70	la Clota	7	20.5%	819
71	Torre Baró	8	20.7%	2,971
72	Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes	5	20.3%	4,684
73	la Marina del Prat Vermell	3	19.3%	1,919

Questions & answers

Which is the best neighborhood in Barcelona for families?

el Congrés i els Indians ranks #1 of 73 neighborhoods on ESmap's family score, followed by Verdun and la Guineueta.

How is this ranking calculated?

Each neighborhood gets a score built from playgrounds, nurseries, primary schools and the share of children in the population. Indicators are standardised within Barcelona (z-scores) and combined as a weighted sum. The ranking is relative — it compares the neighborhoods of Barcelona with each other, not with other cities. Details: esmap.space/methodology/.

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