Where to live in Bochum if you commute

Ranking of Bochum's 66 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 Bochum to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Bermuda3eck (96), Griesenbruch (94) and Langendreer (87).

Bochum areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Bermuda3eck	96 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Griesenbruch	94 · excellent	Public transport frequency
3	Langendreer	87 · excellent	Public green space
4	Weitmar	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Ehrenfeld	86 · excellent	Public green space
6	Altenbochum	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
7	Wattenscheid	83 · excellent	Public green space
8	Wiemelhausen	82 · excellent	Public green space
9	Kirchviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Westend	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Bärendorf	80 · excellent	Public green space
12	Hamme	80 · excellent	Public green space
13	Ümmingen	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Brenschede	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Goldhamme	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Innenstadt	77 · good	Public transport frequency
17	Westenfeld	76 · good	Tree canopy
18	Laerheide	76 · good	Public green space
19	Laer	75 · good	Tree canopy
20	Ostpark	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Marmelshagen	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Grumme	73 · good	Public green space
23	Werne	71 · good	Public green space
24	Mark	71 · good	Tree canopy
25	Hiltrop	71 · good	Public green space
26	Rosenberg	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Günnigfeld	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Dahlhausen	69 · good	Public green space
29	Eppendorf	67 · good	Tree canopy
30	Riemke	66 · good	Public green space
31	Kaltehardt	66 · good	Public green space
32	Goy	65 · good	Tree canopy
33	Leithe	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Kirchharpen	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Langendreerholz	62 · good	Tree canopy
36	Steinkuhl	62 · good	Tree canopy
37	Gerthe	62 · good	Public green space
38	Munscheid	61 · good	Tree canopy
39	Linden	61 · good	Public green space
40	Neuling	60 · good	Tree canopy
41	Dahlhauser Heide	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
42	Haar	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
43	Hofstede	58 · fair	Public green space
44	Heide	58 · fair	Public green space
45	Hordel	56 · fair	Public green space
46	Havkenscheid	55 · fair	Public green space
47	Somborn	54 · fair	Public green space
48	Stadtparkviertel	54 · fair	Public green space
49	Bergen	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
50	Hustadt	52 · fair	Tree canopy
51	Harpen	52 · fair	Tree canopy
52	Kornharpen	50 · fair	Tree canopy
53	Stiepel	48 · fair	Tree canopy
54	Höntrop	48 · fair	Public green space
55	Südfeldmark	47 · fair	Public green space
56	Engelsburg	44 · fair	Public green space
57	Grabeloh	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
58	Mosaikviertel	42 · fair	Public transport frequency
59	Speckschweiz	37 · poor	Public green space
60	Oberdahlhausen	33 · poor	Public green space
61	Querenburg	30 · poor	Public green space
62	Schrick	28 · poor	Tree canopy
63	Oesterheide	28 · poor	Tree canopy
64	Sundern	24 · poor	Tree canopy
65	Kreta	18 · poor	Public green space
66	Sevinghausen	12 · poor	Public green space

What it does not consider

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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 2026-11-05. Method and sources