HoodEx has analyzed 2 neighborhoods in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. The average livability score across Barcelona is 7.9/10, measured across nature, community, housing, connectivity and quality of daily life. Ciutat Vella currently ranks highest at 7.9/10. Compare every analyzed area below, or run your own AI report for any Barcelona address.
Barcelona sits on the Mediterranean coast with the Collserola hills rising behind it. The historic center, Ciutat Vella, forms a dense medieval maze of narrow streets and small plazas, while the Eixample district spreads outward in a rigid nineteenth-century grid of chamfered blocks and broad avenues. The contrast in built fabric between these two areas is sharp: the old quarter holds tightly packed historic structures, whereas the grid offers more regular apartment blocks with interior courtyards and wider sidewalks. Most daily errands are handled on foot or by metro and bus, and the mild Mediterranean climate means outdoor life continues through much of the year. Community life and local services are a constant across the city, but substantial greenery is scarce in the densest quarters and requires a deliberate search.
Across the 2 measured areas HoodEx has mapped in Barcelona, the average livability score is 7.9 out of 10 — strong. That places Barcelona 3rd of the 26 cities measured so far, 0.9 above the 7.0 average across those cities.
The highest-scoring area is Ciutat Vella at 7.9/10; the lowest is Eixample at 7.9/10. A gap of only 0.0 points means Barcelona is fairly even: most areas offer a similar standard, and the choice comes down to what kind of place you want rather than how good it is. 2 of the 2 areas score 7 or better.
Averaged across Barcelona: nature 6.0, anthropos 7.7, shells 8.4, society 9.4 and networks 8.3, each out of 10.
Barcelona's strongest dimension is society — community life and local services — at 9.4/10, 1.8 above the 7.6 average for that pillar. The weakest is nature — greenery and environmental quality — at 6.0/10, 0.4 above the 5.6 average. Those two are the shape of the city: what it gives you everywhere, and what you have to hunt for.
Against the other 26 measured cities, Barcelona ranks 4th for anthropos, 4th for shells and 3rd for society.
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Every HoodEx neighborhood is scored from 0 to 10 across five dimensions drawn from the Ekistics framework for human settlements. Scores are generated by AI analysis of satellite imagery, street-level imagery, points of interest and public datasets, then blended into a single overall livability score.
HoodEx has analyzed 2 neighborhoods in Barcelona. New areas are added whenever someone runs an analysis for a local address.
The average overall livability score across analyzed Barcelona neighborhoods is 7.9/10, blended from our five scoring categories — 0.9 above the 7.0 average across the 26 cities HoodEx has measured.
Ciutat Vella currently has the highest overall livability score in Barcelona at 7.9/10, 0.0 points ahead of the lowest-scoring measured area, Eixample (7.9/10).
Every neighborhood is scored 0–10 across five categories — Nature, Anthropos, Shells, Society and Networks — using AI analysis of satellite imagery, street-level imagery, points of interest and public datasets. The five category scores are blended into a single overall livability score.
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Scores update as new analyses are run and community feedback comes in. Each individual neighborhood page shows when it was last updated.