Where to live in Darmstadt with a family

Ranking of Darmstadt's 39 areas with CityPulse's “Family” profile. What matters most: public green space, playgrounds on foot, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Darmstadt to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Kranichstein (98), Darmstadt-Ost (97) and Eberstadt (96).

Darmstadt areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Kranichstein	98 · excellent	Public green space
2	Darmstadt-Ost	97 · excellent	Public green space
3	Eberstadt	96 · excellent	Public green space
4	Am Ziegelbusch	95 · excellent	Public green space
5	Martinsviertel-Ost	93 · excellent	Public green space
6	Lincoln-Siedlung	92 · excellent	Public green space
7	Blütenviertel	92 · excellent	Public green space
8	Bessungen	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
9	Woogsviertel	92 · excellent	Public green space
10	Mathildenhöhe	91 · excellent	Public green space
11	Arheilgen	91 · excellent	Public green space
12	Johannesviertel	90 · excellent	Public green space
13	Komponistenviertel	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
14	Auf der Hardt	89 · excellent	Public green space
15	Alt-Bessungen	88 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
16	Paulusviertel	88 · excellent	Public green space
17	Am Lämmchesberg	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
18	Universitätsviertel	85 · excellent	Public green space
19	Martinsviertel-West	85 · excellent	Public green space
20	Am Kavalleriesand	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	An der Ludwigshöhe	85 · excellent	Public green space
22	Alt-Eberstadt	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
23	Kirchtannensiedlung	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
24	Waldkolonie	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
25	Pallaswiesenviertel	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
26	An den Lichtwiesen	83 · excellent	Public green space
27	Darmstadt-Nord	82 · excellent	Public green space
28	Am Frankenstein	82 · excellent	Public green space
29	Am Südbahnhof	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
30	Mornewegviertel	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
31	Verlegerviertel	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
32	Heimstätten-Siedlung	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
33	Darmstadt-West	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
34	St. Ludwig mit Eichbergviertel	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
35	Kapellplatzviertel	76 · good	Public green space
36	Darmstadt-Mitte	75 · good	Public green space
37	Mollerstadt	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Glockengarten	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
39	Villenkolonie Eberstadt	43 · fair	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 2026-11-05. Method and sources