Where to live in Aachen if you commute

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

What is the best area of Aachen to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Forst (82), Hörn (81) and Am Guten Hirten (81).

Aachen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Forst	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Hörn	81 · excellent	Public green space
3	Am Guten Hirten	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Hanbruch	80 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Steppenberg	80 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Rehmviertel	79 · good	Services on foot
7	Viktoriaviertel	77 · good	Public green space
8	Gut Kullen	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Pontviertel	75 · good	Services on foot
10	Europadorf	74 · good	Public green space
11	Redarius Quartier	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Burtscheid	67 · good	Services on foot
13	Laurensberg	65 · good	Tree canopy
14	Siegel	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Driescher Hof	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Brand	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Beverau	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Frankenberger Viertel	59 · fair	Public green space
19	Kronenberg	59 · fair	Public green space
20	Niederforstbach	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
21	Königshügel	58 · fair	Public green space
22	Rothe Erde	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
23	Soers	57 · fair	Public green space
24	Schönforst	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
25	Steinebrück	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
26	Haaren	55 · fair	Services on foot
27	Preuswald	55 · fair	Tree canopy
28	Kornelimünster	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Rütsch	52 · fair	Public green space
30	Steffensviertel	50 · fair	Services on foot
31	Verlautenheide	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
32	Walheim	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
33	Eilendorf	46 · fair	Services on foot
34	Freund	45 · fair	Public green space
35	Oberforstbach	43 · fair	Services on foot
36	Richterich	38 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
37	Nirm	34 · poor	Public green space
38	Schleckheim	26 · poor	Services on foot
39	Vaalserquartier	18 · poor	Public green space
40	Bildchen	3 · poor	Tree canopy

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