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Liniers
The western gateway: the Sarmiento line, the bus terminal, a commercial strip, and an identity split between the locals and the commuters passing through.
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Liniers at a glance
Liniers is a transport-and-market hub of shopfronts and apartment blocks, with Bolivian food streets and houses on the quieter blocks. It covers 4.39 km² in the city's west, Comuna 9, with 47,093 residents at the 2022 census — about 10,700 people per km², less dense than the median barrio (14,700).
People tied to west AMBA routes or looking for affordability over central polish.
Far from where the expat social life happens, and the station blocks are crowded from first train to last.
Anchors
The places that define Liniers · our read- LandmarkEstación Liniers
The Sarmiento line and the bus terminal to the west; the whole barrio is organized around getting through it.
- LandmarkSantuario de San Cayetano
The shrine of the patron of work; on 7 August the queue is kilometers long and the barrio closes.
- StadiumEstadio José Amalfitani
Vélez's stadium, on the barrio line; concerts as well as football, so the crowds are regular.
- StreetAvenida Rivadavia (the Liniers stretch)
The commercial strip by the station; the Bolivian food and shops are on the streets just off it.
- PlazaPlaza Sarmiento
The plaza by the station; a breather in a barrio that is mostly transit.
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Fit scores
12 marks · 1 low · 10 highcost value and healthcare
transit and English & expats
Weak
median barrio
The overall read is an even weighting of the 12 marks we have for this barrio — a starting point, not a verdict. Of our six lenses it ranks highest under “Creative & nightlife”. The tick is the median of the 48 barrios. Eight marks are computed from public data and four are our read; what goes into each is on how we score.
What it costs
average asking prices · Q2 2026To buy: about US$1,689 per m² for a used two-bedroom (−22% vs the city). Budget separately for expensas (building fees) and utilities. These used-apartment benchmarks are not furnished short-stay quotes or offers. Figures are averages of what landlords ask — IDECBA (city statistics office), from Argenprop listings; 2nd quarter 2026, provisional — converted at the Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA, Argentina’s central bank) retail seller rate, Q2 2026 average.
Reported robbery & theft
reported crimes · 202540.6 reported robberies and thefts per 1,000 residents — above the city rate of 32.2.
950 robberies (with violence or threat) and 964 thefts were reported in Liniers in 2025, against 47,093 residents in private dwellings at the 2022 census. Reporting rates, visitors, population changes since the census and differences between blocks limit the comparison. These counts do not measure all crime or predict personal safety. Source: the city's open crime map — method and sources.
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