Where to live in Antwerp with a family

Ranking of Antwerp's 91 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 Antwerp to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Boekenberg-Unitas (94), Ertbrugge (Deurne) (94) and Nieuw Kwartier (93).

Antwerp areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Boekenberg-Unitas	94 · excellent	Public green space
2	Ertbrugge (Deurne)	94 · excellent	Public green space
3	Nieuw Kwartier	93 · excellent	Public green space
4	Vliegveld	93 · excellent	Public green space
5	Europark	93 · excellent	Public green space
6	Vogeltjeswijk	92 · excellent	Public green space
7	Oosterveld (Antwerpen)	92 · excellent	Public green space
8	Rozemaai	90 · excellent	Public green space
9	Tentoonstellingswijk	90 · excellent	Public green space
10	Elsdonk	90 · excellent	Tree canopy
11	Wilrijk	89 · excellent	Public green space
12	Berchem	89 · excellent	Public green space
13	Hoogte	88 · excellent	Public green space
14	Neerland	88 · excellent	Public green space
15	Oosterveld	88 · excellent	Public green space
16	Ekeren-Centrum	86 · excellent	Public green space
17	Linkeroever	85 · excellent	Public green space
18	Stuivenberg	85 · excellent	Public green space
19	Petroleum-Zuid	85 · excellent	Public green space
20	Zurenborg (Berchem)	84 · excellent	Public green space
21	Schoonbroek	84 · excellent	Public green space
22	Lambrechtshoeken	84 · excellent	Public green space
23	Yperman - Steytelinck	84 · excellent	Public green space
24	De Zepten-Zilverbeek	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	’T Laar	83 · excellent	Public green space
26	Harmonie	83 · excellent	Public green space
27	Borgerhout Extra Muros	83 · excellent	Public green space
28	Donk	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
29	Oude Groenenhoek	82 · excellent	Public green space
30	Deurne-Dorp - Expo	82 · excellent	Public green space
31	Koornbloem	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
32	Hoboken-West	82 · excellent	Public green space
33	Deurne-Zuid	81 · excellent	Public green space
34	Deurne	80 · excellent	Public green space
35	Ekeren	80 · excellent	Public green space
36	Terbekehof	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
37	Borsbeek	80 · excellent	Public green space
38	Duivelshoek - Oversnes	80 · excellent	Public green space
39	Sint-Mariaburg (Antwerpen)	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Gallifort-Ter Rivieren	80 · excellent	Public green space
41	Markgrave	80 · excellent	Public green space
42	Eksterlaar	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
43	Hoboken	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
44	Drakenhof-Langbaanvelden	79 · good	Public green space
45	Oude Groenenhoek (Berchem)	79 · good	Public green space
46	Luchtbal	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
47	Wim Saerens	78 · good	Public green space
48	Oud-Berchem	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
49	Merksemheide	78 · good	Public green space
50	Groenenhoek	78 · good	Public green space
51	Borgerhout	77 · good	Public green space
52	Morckhoven	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
53	Sint-Mariaburg	77 · good	Tree canopy
54	Venneborg	76 · good	Public green space
55	Valaar-De Brem	76 · good	Playgrounds on foot
56	Kiel	76 · good	Public green space
57	Zwaantjes	76 · good	Playgrounds on foot
58	Centraal Station	75 · good	Public green space
59	Moretusburg	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
60	Tuinwijk	75 · good	Playgrounds on foot
61	Nieuwdreef	75 · good	Playgrounds on foot
62	Haringrode	75 · good	Public green space
63	Merksem	74 · good	Public green space
64	Viswater	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
65	Deurne-Noord	71 · good	Public green space
66	Klein-Antwerpen	70 · good	Public green space
67	Theaterbuurt	68 · good	Public green space
68	Zurenborg (Antwerpen)	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
69	Antwerpen-Noord	67 · good	Public green space
70	Nieuw Zuid	67 · good	Public green space
71	Conforta	66 · good	Public green space
72	Brederode	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
73	Zuid	64 · good	Public green space
74	Seefhoek-Stuivenberg	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
75	Borgerhout Intra Muros	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
76	Sportpaleis	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
77	Berendrecht	61 · good	Playgrounds on foot
78	Amandus-Atheneum	59 · fair	Public green space
79	Ten Eekhove-Lakbors	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
80	Sint-Andries	57 · fair	Public green space
81	Meir	56 · fair	Services on foot
82	Oud-Merksem	53 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
83	De Hei	52 · fair	Services on foot
84	Universiteitsbuurt	52 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
85	Historisch Centrum	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
86	Eilandje	44 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
87	Schipperskwartier	44 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
88	Kronenburg	43 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
89	Leugenberg	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
90	Zwarte Arend	34 · poor	Public green space
91	Zandvliet	28 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources