Where to live in Bern if you commute

Ranking of Bern's 48 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 Bern to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Marzili (95), Weisses Quartier (92) and Mattenhof (91).

Bern areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Marzili	95 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Weisses Quartier	92 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Mattenhof	91 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Stöckacker	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Monbijou	87 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Holligen	87 · excellent	Public transport frequency
7	Gryphenhübeli	85 · excellent	Tree canopy
8	Kirchenfeld	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Weissenbühl	83 · excellent	Public green space
10	Breitfeld	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Neufeld	79 · good	Tree canopy
12	Unders Galgefeld	77 · good	Public green space
13	Schosshalde	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Weissenstein	75 · good	Public green space
15	Stadtbach	73 · good	Public transport frequency
16	Altes Bethlehem	71 · good	Tree canopy
17	Muesmatt	70 · good	Tree canopy
18	Beundenfeld	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Breitenrain	68 · good	Services on foot
20	Engeried	66 · good	Public green space
21	Untermatt	66 · good	Tree canopy
22	Tiefenau	65 · good	Tree canopy
23	Matte	64 · good	Public green space
24	Dalmazi	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Bethlehemacker	64 · good	Tree canopy
26	Spitalacker	64 · good	Services on foot
27	Länggasse	61 · good	Public green space
28	Wyler	60 · good	Services on foot
29	Brunnadern	59 · fair	Public green space
30	Ackerli	55 · fair	Tree canopy
31	Rossfeld	54 · fair	Tree canopy
32	Vordere Rehhag	49 · fair	Tree canopy
33	Burgfeld	48 · fair	Public green space
34	Bümpliz Dorf	48 · fair	Services on foot
35	Gelbes Quartier	43 · fair	Public transport frequency
36	Altenberg	41 · fair	Services on foot
37	Rotes Quartier	41 · fair	Public transport frequency
38	Wittigkofen	38 · poor	Public green space
39	Hohliebe	37 · poor	Tree canopy
40	Felsenau	37 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Lorraine	36 · poor	Services on foot
42	Holenacker	34 · poor	Tree canopy
43	Kleefeld	32 · poor	Tree canopy
44	Brünnen	32 · poor	Services on foot
45	Bümpliz	31 · poor	Services on foot
46	Eymatt	26 · poor	Public green space
47	Murifeld	14 · poor	Public green space
48	Oberbottigen	7 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources