Best areas to live in Chennai
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 100 areas · free public data
Air stays within India's daily limit all year in most of Chennai: 33 µg/m³ on average, peaking at 42 µg/m³ in Nov–Jan. Where you live matters: Tiruvallikeni (28 µg/m³) and Ambattur (34 µg/m³) are 6 µg/m³ apart.
Heat is a real factor, with around 164 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 40°C. The monsoon brings about 806 mm of rain. 71% of the 100 areas we compared sit inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is about a quarter of the land in a typical area (21%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 33 µg/m³
- Worst air (Nov–Jan)
- 42 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 164 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 806 mm
Typical (median) area in Chennai.
Cleanest air
- 1Tiruvallikeni 60000527.9 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 39 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Chennai
- 2Tondiarpet 60008128.2 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 42 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Chennai
- 3Rayapuram 60001328.6 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 42 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Chennai
- 4Fort St George 60000929.0 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 39 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Chennai
- 5High Court Building 60010429.4 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 39 µg/m³, within India's daily limit.
- 6Tiruvanmiyur 60004129.8 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Chennai
- 7Indian Institute Of Technology 60003629.9 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Chennai
- 8Vadaperumbakkam 60006030.0 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 42 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Chennai
- 9TTTI Taramani NDC 60020230.2 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Chennai
- 10Chennai 60000130.3 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 39 µg/m³, within India's daily limit.
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Chennai in this climate data (around 164 hot or muggy days a year), so we don't rank areas on it.
Lowest river/coastal flood risk
Model of river and coastal flooding; it does not cover street waterlogging from drains.
- 1Chennai 600001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 2Park Town 600003100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Chennai
- 3Mylapore 600004100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Chennai
- 4Tiruvallikeni 600005100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Chennai
- 5Vepery 600007100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Chennai
- 6Fort St George 600009100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Chennai
- 7Perambur 600011100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Chennai
- 8Perambur Barracks 600012100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Chennai
- 9Rayapuram 600013100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Chennai
- 10Teynampet 600018100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Chennai
Greenest
- 1
90% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
- 2Vadaperumbakkam 60006085% green
85% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
- 3Thandalam 60012876% green
76% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
- 4Somangalam 60013373% green
73% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
- 5Muttukadu 60311264% green
64% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
- 6Saidapet 60001563% green
63% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
- 7Numbal 60007760% green
60% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
- 8Fort St George 60000960% green
60% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
- 9NDC Stthomasmount 60020156% green
56% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
- 10Aynavaram 60002356% green
56% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chennai
Least crowded
- 1Morai 6000551,669/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
- 2Somangalam 6001331,784/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
- 3Vadaperumbakkam 6000601,912/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
- 4Muttukadu 6031122,029/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
- 5Budur 6000672,074/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
- 6Thandalam 6001282,663/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
- 7
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
- 8Numbal 6000773,264/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
- 9Sirukalathur 6000693,589/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
- 10Paruthipattu 6000714,140/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,007/km²). · Compare with Chennai
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Fort St George 60000969/100
Cleaner air than most of Chennai and lower flood exposure than most of Chennai · Compare with Chennai
- 2Morai 60005567/100
Lower flood exposure than most of Chennai and more greenery than most of Chennai · Compare with Chennai
- 3Icf Colony 60003867/100
Lower flood exposure than most of Chennai and more greenery than most of Chennai · Compare with Chennai
- 4Aynavaram 60002367/100
Lower flood exposure than most of Chennai and more greenery than most of Chennai · Compare with Chennai
- 5Tiruvottiyur 60001966/100
Cleaner air than most of Chennai and lower flood exposure than most of Chennai · Compare with Chennai
- 6Tiruvallikeni 60000565/100
Cleaner air than most of Chennai and lower flood exposure than most of Chennai · Compare with Chennai
- 7Budur 60006765/100
Lower flood exposure than most of Chennai and more greenery than most of Chennai · Compare with Chennai
- 8Vellanur 60006265/100
Lower flood exposure than most of Chennai and more greenery than most of Chennai · Compare with Chennai
- 9Rajajinagar 60004964/100
Lower flood exposure than most of Chennai and more greenery than most of Chennai · Compare with Chennai
- 10
Cleaner air than most of Chennai and lower flood exposure than most of Chennai
Worth checking
Areas with a low-lying spot, a modelled flood zone or a mapped industrial area within 1 km. Visit and ask before deciding.
- Anna Road 600002
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.2 m) · Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Egmore MDO 600008
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.2 m) · Industrial area 0.4 km away
- Kilpauk 600010
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.2 m) · Industrial area 0.8 km away
- St Thomas Mount 600016
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.1 m) · Industrial area 0.3 km away
- Adyar 600020
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.1 m) · Industrial area 0.8 km away
- Rajbhavan 600022
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.1 m) · Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Engineering College 600025
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.1 m) · Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Chetput 600031
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.2 m) · Industrial area 0.3 km away
- Guindy Industrial Estate 600032
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.2 m) · Industrial area 0.4 km away
- Nandanam 600035
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.1 m) · Industrial area next door
- Indian Institute Of Technology 600036
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.1 m) · Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Tiruvanmiyur 600041
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.1 m) · Industrial area 0.7 km away
All Chennai localities
- Adyar
- Alapakkam
- Alwarthirunagar
- Ambattur
- Anakaputhur
- Anna Nagar
- Anna Nagar East
- Anna Nagar Western Extn
- Anna Road
- Annai Anjugam Nagar
- Anupuram
- Arumbakkam
- Ashoknagar
- Athipattu
- Avadi
- Aynavaram
- Beerpalli
- Besantnagar
- Budur
- Chetput
- Egmore MDO
- Flowers Road
- Fort St George
- Gopalapuram
- Greams Road NDC
- Guindy Industrial Estate
- Icf Colony
- Indian Institute Of Technology
- Injambakkam
- Kadaperi
- Kalaignar Karunanidhi Nagar
- Kattupakkam
- Kilpauk
- Kodambakkam
- Kotturpuram
- Kovilambakkam
- Koyambedu
- LIC Colony
- Manapakkam
- Mappedu
- Medavakkam
- Mogappair
- Morai
- Muttukadu
- Mylapore
- Nandambakkam Kudiyiruppu
- Nandanam
- NDC Stthomasmount
- Nehrunagar
- Numbal
- Oggiamthoraipakkam
- Old Pallavaram
- Padi
- Pammal
- Paraniputhur
- Park Town
- Paruthipattu
- Perambur
- Perambur Barracks
- Periyar Nagar
- Periyar Project
- Perungudi
- Polichalur
- Pozhal
- Rajajinagar
- Rajakilpakkam
- Ramapuram
- Rayapuram
- Rv Nagar
- Saidapet
- Saligramam
- Shenoy Nagar
- Sholinganallur
- Sirukalathur
- Somangalam
- St Thomas Mount
- Tambaram
- Teynampet
- Thandalam
- Thygarayanagar
- Tiruvallikeni
- Tiruvanmiyur
- Tiruvottiyur
- Tondiarpet
- TTTI Taramani
- TTTI Taramani NDC
- Ukkal
- Vadaperumbakkam
- Vanagaram
- Velacheri
- Vellanur
- Vepery
- Virugambakkam
- Vyasarpadi
- Washermanpet
- West Mambalam