Apart from being known as a major IT hub of Bengaluru, Electronic city is also considered as a self-sufficient residential location with all the amenities. Electronic city has eminent colleges and universities including IIIT Bangalore, Welingkar Institute Of Management Bangalore, PES University, IZEE College, St.Francis De Sales PU College, Suvidya College, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurs, etc. It also houses many top schools of Bangalore such as Sorsfort International School, Treamis World School, Feathertouch International, KLAY Preschool and DayCare, St. Joseph Chaminade Academy and many others.

Electronic City has a tremendous civic infrastructure. From esteemed educational institutions to well-established hospitals to shopping avenues, everything is available here within a commutable distance. It has various shopping complexes and a few Above The Line retail stores namely Metro Cash and Carry, Decathlon, and DMart. E-city also offers sports arenas & fun places such as Footymonks Arena & Play Factory. Apart from that, Electronic City has got a good number of restaurants and themed cafes to hang out with your friends. A few popular restaurants in E-city are The Big Barbeque, Fire Station, Sky Lounge Bar, etc.

With 200 plus IT companies and still growing, Electronic City has been facing rapid growth in the population in recent years. Electronic City has various well-established hospitals within the proximity to address the demand of the increasing population. The list of hospitals in E-city starts with multi-specialty hospitals including Apollo Clinic, Pristyn Care, Springleaf Healthcare, Blossom multispecialty hospital, Srujana Hospital, and Ayurveda hospitals like Holistic Life Care and homeopathy Clinics like Dr. Batra’s Positive Health Clinic Pvt Ltd and physical therapy centers such as Reliva Physiotherapy & Rehab, Sri Lakshmi Hospital, and dental clinics like Partha Dental Hospital & Clove Dental make Electronic city a self-sufficient locality in terms of health care as well.

Apart from mouth-watering food places and fun arenas, Electronic City also has many bars & microbreweries with dance floors for the party lovers. The list of popular party places in Electronic City includes renowned bars such as The Terminus, Mesa Lounge Bar & Coffee Shop, Tap House 2.0 Bar & Kitchen, Strada Kitchen & Bar, Gilly’s Resto Bar, Habbit lounge bar & pub and many others within the vicinity of E-city. For the beer lovers, it has got microbreweries namely 46 Ounces Brewgarden, What the Ale?!, BLR Brewing Co., and La Casa Brewery & Kitchen within the local proximity. 

Either it’s Electronic City or any other area of Bangalore, the majority of the working crowd prefer to stay in and around their company offices always. At present, there are approximately 200 plus IT companies located in Electronic City. Hence, to serve such a huge growing number of working crowds, E-City has been undergoing a lot of changes in terms of residential infrastructure since a long time. A few of the popular residential apartment complexes are Godrej Ecity, GM Infinite, Shriram Summitt, Gopalan Gardenia, Prestige sunrise park, Bren Trillium, Salarpuria Sattva Greenage, Ajmera Infinity, etc. As per market studies, the present average residential property rate in Electronic City Phase 1  is around the range of ₹ 1,178 to ₹8,395 per sq. ft.