Living in Messe, Basel

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

Fair47

Messe is an area of Basel with about 3,800 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 47 out of 100 (fair): better than 9% of Basel residents, ranked 19 of 20 areas.

Strengths

Services on foot: food shop 1 min walk, pharmacy 6 min walk, doctor 7 min walk
Public transport frequency: 70 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 5 min walk

Weaknesses

Tree canopy: 5.2% tree canopy within 500 m

Who Messe suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	74 · good	8 of 20
Family	65 · good	11 of 20
Over 65	60 · good	16 of 20
Working from home	30 · poor	15 of 20
Commuter	73 · good	3 of 20

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	110 m	1 min walk
Pharmacy	467 m	6 min walk
Doctor	540 m	7 min walk
Nursery school	506 m	6 min walk
Primary school	1,259 m	16 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	71 m	1 min walk
Metro or train station	667 m	8 min walk
Public green space	157 m	2 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	2,319 m	29 min walk
Playground	273 m	3 min walk
Protected cycle lane	381 m	5 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

5.2% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 15.6%)
7.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
70 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 32)
High density

Streets and squares in Messe

Bleichestrasse · Erlenstrasse · Isteinerstrasse · Jägerstrasse · Mattenstrasse · Maulbeerstrasse · Messeplatz · Riehenring · Riehenstrasse · Riehenteichstrasse · Rosentalstrasse · Sandgrubenstrasse · Schönaustrasse · Turnerstrasse

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