Who each one is for, and the catch.
Pick it ifUnder-forties who want Palermo's food and music at a discount and don't mind an edge.
The catchThe part everyone means is a dozen blocks around Dorrego, and they have stopped pricing like the rest of the barrio.
Pick it ifPeople who want north-central access without Palermo's price or Palermo's pace.
The catchSupply is limited and prices are no longer sleepy.
Pick it ifPeople who liked Palermo on the visit and want to sleep at night.
The catchSmall and low-rise means thin supply, and what's cheap backs onto the railway.
Pick it ifPeople priced out of Palermo who want to stay within walking distance of it.
The catchThe Palermo-facing corner — Malabia, Scalabrini Ortiz — now prices like Palermo; the real discount is west toward Warnes, where there is less to walk to.
Two or more points apart on the 1–10 scale, widest gap first. The tick is the median barrio.
Alike oncost value (4–5) · culture (8–9) · english & expats (5–6) · healthcare (9–10) · clubs (all 8).
Each lens weighs the marks differently; what each one weighs is in the note below.
First landing — Walkable, transit-rich, English-friendly, food and culture on tap — with reported crime included in the comparison. With kids — Schools and healthcare first, then the clubs, safety, parks, quiet and walkable streets. On a budget — Lower asking prices first, with transit, walkability and reported crime in the mix. Creative & nightlife — Culture, food and walkability — and the louder, the better. Quiet & green — Calm streets and green space, with reported crime and asking prices in the mix. Car-free — Transit and walkability only — live here without ever owning a car.
Averages of asking prices; crime as reported robberies and thefts per 1,000 residents.
Scores run 1 low to 10 high; “data” means derived from a source, “our read” is our considered opinion. Rents are averages of asking prices — the city statistics office for barrios (43 m² one-bedroom), the Zonaprop index for Zona Norte (50 m²) — converted at each table's bank rate. A missing dimension is left out of fit, never counted as neutral. Methods and every source with its date: how we score.