Where to live in Darmstadt if you commute

Ranking of Darmstadt's 39 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 Darmstadt to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Johannesviertel (91), Darmstadt-Ost (84) and Kapellplatzviertel (84).

Darmstadt areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Johannesviertel	91 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Darmstadt-Ost	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Kapellplatzviertel	84 · excellent	Public transport frequency
4	Darmstadt-Nord	84 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Mollerstadt	83 · excellent	Public transport frequency
6	Woogsviertel	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Darmstadt-Mitte	83 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Mathildenhöhe	78 · good	Services on foot
9	Martinsviertel-Ost	78 · good	Services on foot
10	Pallaswiesenviertel	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Alt-Eberstadt	74 · good	Services on foot
12	Alt-Bessungen	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Am Südbahnhof	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Universitätsviertel	72 · good	Public green space
15	An der Ludwigshöhe	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Kranichstein	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Lincoln-Siedlung	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Darmstadt-West	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Am Ziegelbusch	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	An den Lichtwiesen	65 · good	Public green space
21	Mornewegviertel	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Bessungen	62 · good	Public green space
23	Arheilgen	60 · good	Public green space
24	Martinsviertel-West	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
25	Verlegerviertel	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
26	St. Ludwig mit Eichbergviertel	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Blütenviertel	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Waldkolonie	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Paulusviertel	54 · fair	Public green space
30	Komponistenviertel	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
31	Eberstadt	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
32	Heimstätten-Siedlung	52 · fair	Public green space
33	Am Lämmchesberg	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Auf der Hardt	47 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
35	Glockengarten	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
36	Kirchtannensiedlung	45 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
37	Am Kavalleriesand	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
38	Am Frankenstein	36 · poor	Public green space
39	Villenkolonie Eberstadt	25 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources