Living in Altenberg, Bern

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

Excellent85

Altenberg is an area of Bern with about 1,534 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 85 out of 100 (excellent): better than 51% of Bern residents, ranked 21 of 48 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 25.5% tree canopy within 500 m
Services on foot: food shop 6 min walk, pharmacy 11 min walk, doctor 5 min walk
Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk

Weaknesses

Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 14 min walk

Who Altenberg suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	26 · poor	42 of 48
Family	54 · fair	44 of 48
Over 65	88 · excellent	20 of 48
Working from home	37 · poor	41 of 48
Commuter	41 · fair	36 of 48

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	464 m	6 min walk
Pharmacy	859 m	11 min walk
Doctor	380 m	5 min walk
Nursery school	556 m	7 min walk
Primary school	585 m	7 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	328 m	4 min walk
Metro or train station	1,405 m	18 min walk
Public green space	161 m	2 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	1,767 m	22 min walk
Playground	289 m	4 min walk
Protected cycle lane	1,150 m	14 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

25.5% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 25.5%)
7.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
36 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 30)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Altenberg

Altenbergstrasse · Humboldtstrasse · Keplerstrasse · Kornhausbrücke · Kornhausstrasse · Kursaalstrasse · Lerberstrasse · Optingenstrasse · Oranienburgstrasse · Rabbentalstrasse · Schänzlistrasse · Sonnenbergstrasse · Viktoriaplatz · Viktoriastrasse

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