Best areas to live in Maia

Our picks in Maia for different needs, based on official rents and our area guides. Within each list, cheaper areas come first.

All 7 areas compared on official rents (2025): from €8.30 to €10.49 per m², with a city figure of €9.59. Each pick shows what a 75 m² flat costs and what stands out about who lives there.

Most affordable

  1. Vila Nova da Telha €
    €8.30/m² · 75 m² ≈ €623/month · −13% vs city
    People in buildings before 1946: 5.2% (city 4.2%)
    Lowest rents in Maia
  2. Nogueira e Silva Escura €
    €8.38/m² · 75 m² ≈ €629/month · −13% vs city
    Low rents and space
  3. Águas Santas €€
    €8.86/m² · 75 m² ≈ €665/month · −8% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 18.9% (city 24.2%)
    Affordable flats near Porto
  4. Castêlo da Maia €€€
    €9.17/m² · 75 m² ≈ €688/month · −4% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 30.5% (city 24.2%)
    Families who want space and a metro
  5. Moreira €€€
    €9.48/m² · 75 m² ≈ €711/month · −1% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 28.1% (city 24.2%)
    Airport and business park workers

For commuters

  1. Águas Santas €€
    €8.86/m² · 75 m² ≈ €665/month · −8% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 18.9% (city 24.2%)
    Affordable flats near Porto
  2. Castêlo da Maia €€€
    €9.17/m² · 75 m² ≈ €688/month · −4% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 30.5% (city 24.2%)
    Families who want space and a metro
  3. Moreira €€€
    €9.48/m² · 75 m² ≈ €711/month · −1% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 28.1% (city 24.2%)
    Airport and business park workers
  4. Cidade da Maia €€€€
    €9.98/m² · 75 m² ≈ €749/month · +4% vs city
    People in buildings before 1946: 2.3% (city 4.2%)
    A tidy town centre with a metro to Porto

For families

  1. Nogueira e Silva Escura
    €8.38/m² · 75 m² ≈ €629/month · −13% vs city
    Under 15: 15.3% (city 13.7%)
  2. Moreira
    €9.48/m² · 75 m² ≈ €711/month · −1% vs city
    Under 15: 15.0% (city 13.7%)
  3. Castêlo da Maia
    €9.17/m² · 75 m² ≈ €688/month · −4% vs city
    Under 15: 14.2% (city 13.7%)
  4. Cidade da Maia
    €9.98/m² · 75 m² ≈ €749/month · +4% vs city
    Under 15: 13.4% (city 13.7%)
  5. Águas Santas
    €8.86/m² · 75 m² ≈ €665/month · −8% vs city
    Under 15: 13.2% (city 13.7%)

Most young adults

  1. Águas Santas
    €8.86/m² · 75 m² ≈ €665/month · −8% vs city
    Aged 15–24: 11.5% (city 11.0%)
  2. Vila Nova da Telha
    €8.30/m² · 75 m² ≈ €623/month · −13% vs city
    Aged 15–24: 11.5% (city 11.0%)
  3. Nogueira e Silva Escura
    €8.38/m² · 75 m² ≈ €629/month · −13% vs city
    Aged 15–24: 11.3% (city 11.0%)
  4. Cidade da Maia
    €9.98/m² · 75 m² ≈ €749/month · +4% vs city
    Aged 15–24: 11.1% (city 11.0%)
  5. Castêlo da Maia
    €9.17/m² · 75 m² ≈ €688/month · −4% vs city
    Aged 15–24: 10.9% (city 11.0%)

Newest buildings

  1. Castêlo da Maia
    €9.17/m² · 75 m² ≈ €688/month · −4% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 30.5% (city 24.2%)
  2. Moreira
    €9.48/m² · 75 m² ≈ €711/month · −1% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 28.1% (city 24.2%)
  3. Nogueira e Silva Escura
    €8.38/m² · 75 m² ≈ €629/month · −13% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 23.8% (city 24.2%)
  4. Pedrouços
    €10.49/m² · 75 m² ≈ €787/month · +9% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 23.0% (city 24.2%)
  5. Cidade da Maia
    €9.98/m² · 75 m² ≈ €749/month · +4% vs city
    People in buildings from 2001+: 22.8% (city 24.2%)

Price level compares this area's rent with the others in the same city (€ = cheapest fifth, €€€€€ = most expensive fifth). Trend compares the rise since the first year of data with the city as a whole. Tags come from the area guide. Source: INE – Censos 2021 (2021).

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