Best areas to live in Mumbai
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 101 areas · free public data
Air is the main story: a typical Mumbai area averages 44 µg/m³ of PM2.5 a year, and Nov–Jan pushes that to 71 µg/m³ — above India's daily limit of 60. Where you live matters: Kharodi (41 µg/m³) and Anushakti Nagar (48 µg/m³) are 8 µg/m³ apart.
A typical area has about 99 hot or muggy days a year; the hottest typical day reaches 43°C. The monsoon brings about 2,712 mm of rain. Only 20 of 101 areas fall inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is about a quarter of the land in a typical area (25%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 44 µg/m³
- Worst air (Nov–Jan)
- 71 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 99 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 2,712 mm
Typical (median) area in Mumbai.
Cleanest air
- 1Kharodi 40009540.5 µg/m³
3.8 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Mumbai
- 2Mandapeshwar 40010340.6 µg/m³
3.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Mumbai
- 3Borivali 40009140.9 µg/m³
3.4 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Mumbai
- 4Borivali East 40006641.0 µg/m³
3.3 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Mumbai
- 5Malad East 40009741.0 µg/m³
3.3 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Mumbai
- 6Rajbhavan 40003541.1 µg/m³
Even Nov–Jan averages 60 µg/m³, within India's daily limit.
- 7Borivali West 40009241.1 µg/m³
3.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Mumbai
- 8Kandivali East 40010141.2 µg/m³
3.1 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Mumbai
- 9NDC Kandivali EAST 40020141.2 µg/m³
3.1 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Mumbai
- 10Kandivali West 40006741.3 µg/m³
3.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Mumbai
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Mumbai in this climate data (around 99 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.
- 1Mumbai 400001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 2Kalbadevi 400002100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mumbai
- 3Mandvi 400003100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mumbai
- 4Girgaon 400004100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mumbai
- 5Malabar Hill 400006100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mumbai
- 6Grant Road 400007100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mumbai
- 7Mumbai Central 400008100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mumbai
- 8Chinchbunder 400009100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mumbai
- 9Mazgaon 400010100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mumbai
- 10Parel 400012100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mumbai
Greenest
- 1Aareymilk Colony 40006595% green
95% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mumbai
- 2Bhandup East 40004265% green
65% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mumbai
- 3IIM Mumbai 40008765% green
65% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mumbai
- 4Powai Iit 40007663% green
63% of land within 500 m is green.
- 5Anushakti Nagar 40009459% green
59% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mumbai
- 6Kharodi 40009559% green
59% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mumbai
- 7Mandapeshwar 40010357% green
57% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mumbai
- 8NDC Tagore Nagar 40018356% green
56% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mumbai
- 9Tulsiwadi 40003454% green
54% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mumbai
- 10T F Deonar 40008852% green
52% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mumbai
Least crowded
- 1Rajbhavan 4000352,189/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (14,859/km²).
- 2Aareymilk Colony 4000653,453/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (14,859/km²). · Compare with Mumbai
- 3IIM Mumbai 4000873,701/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (14,859/km²). · Compare with Mumbai
- 4Worli Colony 4000305,364/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (14,859/km²). · Compare with Mumbai
- 5Colaba 4000055,948/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (14,859/km²). · Compare with Mumbai
- 6Sewri 4000156,663/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (14,859/km²). · Compare with Mumbai
- 7Malabar Hill 4000066,955/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (14,859/km²). · Compare with Mumbai
- 8NDC Tagore Nagar 4001837,563/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 14,859/km². · Compare with Mumbai
- 9Kharodi 4000957,647/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 14,859/km². · Compare with Mumbai
- 10Elephanta Caves 4000218,134/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 14,859/km². · Compare with Mumbai
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Aareymilk Colony 40006569/100
Cleaner air than most of Mumbai and more greenery than most of Mumbai · Compare with Mumbai
- 2Kandivali East 40010168/100
Cleaner air than most of Mumbai and more greenery than most of Mumbai · Compare with Mumbai
- 3IIM Mumbai 40008768/100
Cleaner air than most of Mumbai and more greenery than most of Mumbai · Compare with Mumbai
- 4Powai Iit 40007668/100
More greenery than most of Mumbai and less crowding than most of Mumbai
- 5Tulsiwadi 40003468/100
More greenery than most of Mumbai and less crowding than most of Mumbai · Compare with Mumbai
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Cleaner air than most of Mumbai and more greenery than most of Mumbai · Compare with Mumbai
- 7Bhandup Complex 40008267/100
More greenery than most of Mumbai and less crowding than most of Mumbai
- 8Bhandup East 40004267/100
More greenery than most of Mumbai and less crowding than most of Mumbai · Compare with Mumbai
- 9Vidyanagari 40009867/100
More greenery than most of Mumbai · Compare with Mumbai
- 10Pant Nagar 40007567/100
More greenery than most of Mumbai and less crowding than most of Mumbai · Compare with Mumbai
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.
- Santacruz(West) 400054
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.1 km away
- Vileparle(West) 400056
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.1 km away
- Vileeparle (East) 400057
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.8 km away
- Andheri Railway Station 400058
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.6 km away
- Borivali East 400066
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.4 m) · Industrial area 0.8 km away
- Kandivali West 400067
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.3 km away
- Dahisar 400068
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 1.0 km away
- Andheri East 400069
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Borivali 400091
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.4 km away
- Borivali West 400092
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Kharodi 400095
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.2 km away
- Airport 400099
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.8 km away
All Mumbai localities
- Aareymilk Colony
- Andheri
- Andheri East
- Antop Hill
- Anushakti Nagar
- Bandra(East)
- Bandra W eCOM Nodal Delivery Centre
- Bandra West
- Barc
- Barve Nagar
- Bhandup East
- Bhandup West
- Bhawani Shankar
- Borivali
- Borivali East
- Borivali West
- Chakala Midc
- Chembur
- Chinchbunder
- Colaba
- Cumballa Hill
- Dadar
- Dahisar
- Delisle Road
- Dharavi
- Elephanta Caves
- FCI
- Ghatkopar West
- Girgaon
- Goregaon
- Goregaon East
- Grant Road
- IIM Mumbai
- J.B. Nagar
- Jacob Circle
- Jogeshwari East
- Jogeshwari West
- Juhu
- Kalbadevi
- Kandivali East
- Kandivali West
- Khar Delivery
- Kharodi
- Kurla West
- Mahim
- Malabar Hill
- Malad
- Malad East
- Mandapeshwar
- Mandvi
- Mantralaya
- Marine Lines
- Matunga
- Mazgaon
- Mira Road NDC
- Mulund East
- Mulund West
- Mumbai Central
- NDC Azad Nagar
- NDC Chembur
- NDC Dadar
- NDC Ghatkopar West
- NDC Jogeshwari East
- NDC Kandivali EAST
- NDC Kandivali West
- NDC Mumbai
- NDC Mumbai Central
- NDC Tagore Nagar
- Nehru Nagar
- Pant Nagar
- Parel
- Prabhadevi
- Rajawadi
- Sakinaka
- Santacruz(East)
- Santacruz P and T Colony
- Santacruz(West)
- Seepz
- Sewri
- Shivaji Nagar
- Sion
- T F Deonar
- Tagore Nagar
- Tank Road
- Tilak Nagar
- Tulsiwadi
- V J B Udyan
- Vesava
- Vidyanagari
- Vikhroli
- Vileeparle (East)
- Vileparle(West)
- Wadala
- Worli
- Worli Colony