The 12 best neighborhoods (and areas) in Mexico City to live

In Mexico City, the country's capital, you will find multiple areas with different characteristics to choose which one most closely matches your tastes or the ones you are looking for. Mexico City is made up of 16 territorial demarcations, each one made up of different colonies that offer different housing possibilities and a wide variety of services such as schools, health centers, restaurants, shopping centers or museums.

Likewise, you can find quiet neighborhoods, others more central and better communicated, closer to areas green, with a greater job offer, with a richer cultural environment or with more exclusive homes and shops and luxurious.

In this article we will introduce you to some of the best valued neighborhoods to live in Mexico City, also citing some of the characteristics that make them a good choice.

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Knowing Mexico City

Mexico, officially named as the United Mexican States, consists of a constitution dating from 1917 which describes the country as a representative, democratic, secular and federal republic, made up of 31 states and the federal capital which is the City of Mexico. Mexico City, capital of the United States of Mexico, has autonomy in terms of internal politics.

Local powers are exercised by a Head of Government, who is chosen by vote and has executive power, the Congress that has the legislative power and the Superior Court of Justice that is the one that has the power judicial. The territory of Mexico City is divided into territorial demarcations, specifically 16, which are similar to the municipalities, although in the case of the former they are not constituted by a city council, that is, they do not have legislative power own.

These demarcations are made up of different neighborhoods that will offer a great variety of different possibilities to satisfy all the tastes and needs of its inhabitants. In 2021 Mexico City is considered the second most populated city in Latin America with 21 million inhabitants and the fifth in the world according to the United Nations (UN).

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What are the best areas to live in Mexico City?

All the aforementioned characteristics make Mexico City one of the regions of the country with the highest labor, salary, tourist, gastronomic, cultural, educational and commercial offer, thus being a good place to to live.

Even if not all areas of the city have the same value as a residential area and depending on what you are looking for, what are your preferences or priorities or what is your financial availability or time of life, that is, if you want to move with your family, alone or you want to be close to the areas with the greatest job offer, the neighborhoods where you should look for housing will vary. Here is a selection of the best neighborhoods in Mexico City to live in.

1. Saint Angel

San Ángel is a neighborhood located south of Mexico City, it is characteristic for being a quiet area surrounded by green, thus being a good choice to live with the family, since apart it also has quality educational centers, of health centers, as well as bars, restaurants and shops and has good transport communication public.

As for the architecture, it presents an old and colonial style and maintains part of the popular architecture. It is thus considered one of the most exclusive areas of the city and one of the places where foreigners choose to establish their home.

2. Rome

The neighborhood of Roma is one of the main choices among young people to look for housing, since it presents a bohemian atmosphere, with a lot of cultural and recreational or entertainment offer. Rome is known for its nightlife where you can find a wide variety of bars and clubs (nightclubs).

This area of ​​the city consists of old houses to luxury mansions, and despite being a well-known neighborhood Due to its varied nightlife, it is also characterized as an area with a quiet lifestyle. It also has good public transport communications that provide easy mobility.

3. Polanco

The Polanco neighborhood is another exclusive area of ​​the city, where its inhabitants enjoy high purchasing power. Depending on your taste, you can find homes with a more modern style as well as others that maintain an American colonial style.

Regarding the offer of services you will find restaurants with quality gastronomy, museums, supermarkets and luxury fashion shops. In this neighborhood you will find one of the most luxurious avenues in the city, the Masaryk, where you will find all the fashion stores of the most famous designers.

4. Santa Fe

Santa Fé is a neighborhood in expansion, being one of the financial centers of Mexico City and one of the areas to live with the highest value for its modern and contemporary architecture. It offers a wide variety of services such as prestigious educational centers, hospitals, restaurants, recreational centers, shopping centers and hotels.

5. Coyoacan

Coyoacán is a perfect neighborhood for both young people and families as it offers a variety of educational centers for all age ranges, as well as quiet streets for walking and a wide variety of restaurants and gastronomy.

Its colonial style and rich cultural environment also make it one of the favorite choices of foreigners to search for housing.. It is known for being the neighborhood where the famous painter Frida Khalo lived and it is here where you will find her museum and her house, La Casa Azul.

6. Colonia del Valle

Colonia del Valle is one of the most central neighborhoods in Mexico City located near the main avenues and with large green areas, such as the Hundido park or the San Lorenzo park, which will allow you to disconnect from the city and practice sport.

It is also an area where you can find different services, both educational, health, centers shops or supermarkets and will allow you to move easily thanks to its transport connections public. It is a place of choice for young people and small families since it consists of a wide range of apartments and it is a quiet area to live.

7. Lomas de Chapultepec

Lomas de Chapultepec is a residential and commercial neighborhood that welcomes families with a higher economic level and where you will find some of the most prestigious educational centers, exclusive restaurants and boutiques.

It is part of the new financial district, although you can also find green areas such as the famous Bosque de Chapultepec, one of the most touristic places in the city, which consists of a wide area where the National Museum of Anthropology is located, as well as three lakes different.

8. The Countess

The colonia de la Condesa is part of the metropolitan area and It is one of the most developed regions of Mexico City, which consists of a great variety of bookstores, restaurants, cafes and boutiques, and together with the already named Colonia Roma, it is one of the areas of the city with the greatest cultural and nightlife offerings.

If you decide to live in this neighborhood you can find green areas such as Parque España or Parque México, as well as allowing you to have a good connection with different public transport such as the subway, the metrobus, buses and minibuses, trolleybus, even ecobicis so that mobility is more easy.

9. San Rafael

San Rafael is also in a central neighborhood located next to the already named Polanco or La Condesa, which are considered areas with an important job offer. Given the growth it has had in recent years and the good communication of public transport that it presents makes it a good neighborhood to live in.

This is an area that stands out for its cultural and artistic activity and for the offer of more housing accessible, which will give you the possibility of leading a quiet life but close to the workplace of the town.

10. Narvarte

The Narvarte colony It is one of the safest in Mexico City, stands out for its gastronomy, where you can find a wide variety of tacos and for its good public transport connection. It is located near the aforementioned colonies of the Countess or the Valley although the type of life that offers is much quieter than that found in the centers with the highest work activity in the city. town.

11. grenade

The neighborhood of Granada is part of the Miguel Hidalgo mayor's office and despite being small you will find a newly created real estate offer as well as shopping centers, also allowing you to be close to luxurious neighborhoods such as Polanco or Lomas de Chapultepec, but with the possibility of finding more prices. affordable. Thus, the Granada neighborhood allows a good quality of life, being close to work centers and exclusive areas.

12. Anzures

Anzures is a neighborhood located near the Bosque de Chapultepec and the Polanco neighborhood, thus giving us the possibility of be close to one of the areas with the best gastronomy and exclusive fashion stores, but with a more relaxed and calm atmosphere near one of the lungs of the city.

In this way, the central neighborhood of Anzures is considered one of the residential areas with the highest attractive to live in, as it offers a variety of services but without being stressful or very busy.