Living in Clara, Basel

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Fair52

Clara is an area of Basel with about 3,884 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 52 out of 100 (fair): better than 20% of Basel residents, ranked 14 of 20 areas.

Strengths

Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 4 min walk, doctor 4 min walk
Public transport frequency: 100 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 4 min walk

Weaknesses

Tree canopy: 6.9% tree canopy within 500 m

Who Clara suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	80 · excellent	4 of 20
Family	65 · good	10 of 20
Over 65	59 · fair	18 of 20
Working from home	29 · poor	18 of 20
Commuter	72 · good	4 of 20

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	213 m	3 min walk
Pharmacy	338 m	4 min walk
Doctor	357 m	4 min walk
Nursery school	712 m	9 min walk
Primary school	1,090 m	14 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	89 m	1 min walk
Metro or train station	1,146 m	14 min walk
Public green space	201 m	3 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	2,063 m	26 min walk
Playground	311 m	4 min walk
Protected cycle lane	307 m	4 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

6.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 15.6%)
7.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
100 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 32)
High density

Streets and squares in Clara

Brantgasse · Claragraben · Clarahofweg · Claramattweg · Clarastrasse · Dolderweg · Drahtzugstrasse · Hammerstrasse · Klingentalstrasse · Rappoltshof · Sperrstrasse

Nearby areas

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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