Where to live in Aachen with a family

Ranking of Aachen's 40 areas with CityPulse's “Family” profile. What matters most: public green space, playgrounds on foot, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Aachen to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Gut Kullen (94), Driescher Hof (94) and Steppenberg (94).

Aachen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Gut Kullen	94 · excellent	Public green space
2	Driescher Hof	94 · excellent	Public green space
3	Steppenberg	94 · excellent	Public green space
4	Redarius Quartier	92 · excellent	Public green space
5	Hörn	91 · excellent	Public green space
6	Königshügel	89 · excellent	Public green space
7	Viktoriaviertel	88 · excellent	Public green space
8	Laurensberg	88 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
9	Schönforst	88 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
10	Brand	88 · excellent	Public green space
11	Kronenberg	87 · excellent	Public green space
12	Niederforstbach	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
13	Rütsch	86 · excellent	Public green space
14	Am Guten Hirten	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
15	Europadorf	85 · excellent	Public green space
16	Rehmviertel	84 · excellent	Public green space
17	Hanbruch	84 · excellent	Public green space
18	Beverau	84 · excellent	Public green space
19	Walheim	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Forst	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
21	Preuswald	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
22	Siegel	82 · excellent	Public green space
23	Soers	82 · excellent	Public green space
24	Burtscheid	81 · excellent	Public green space
25	Haaren	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
26	Kornelimünster	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
27	Steinebrück	78 · good	Tree canopy
28	Pontviertel	78 · good	Public green space
29	Freund	74 · good	Public green space
30	Rothe Erde	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
31	Frankenberger Viertel	72 · good	Public green space
32	Verlautenheide	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Eilendorf	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
34	Richterich	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Oberforstbach	60 · good	Playgrounds on foot
36	Nirm	58 · fair	Public green space
37	Steffensviertel	56 · fair	Public green space
38	Schleckheim	39 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
39	Vaalserquartier	22 · poor	Public green space
40	Bildchen	7 · poor	Playgrounds on foot

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-05. Method and sources