Where to live in Dortmund if you work from home

Ranking of Dortmund's 103 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.

What is the best area of Dortmund to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Brünninghausen (88), Renninghausen (88) and Hörde (87).

Dortmund areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Brünninghausen	88 · excellent	Public green space
2	Renninghausen	88 · excellent	Public green space
3	Hörde	87 · excellent	Public green space
4	Eichlinghofen	87 · excellent	Public green space
5	Scharnhorst-Ost	87 · excellent	Public green space
6	Kirchlinde	86 · excellent	Public green space
7	Innenstadt Ost	86 · excellent	Public green space
8	Dorstfeld	86 · excellent	Tree canopy
9	Barop	85 · excellent	Public green space
10	Wellinghofen	85 · excellent	Tree canopy
11	Phönix-West	85 · excellent	Public green space
12	Hacheney	85 · excellent	Public green space
13	Gartenstadt	85 · excellent	Tree canopy
14	Ellinghausen	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Wischlingen	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
16	Neuasseln	84 · excellent	Public green space
17	Marten	83 · excellent	Public green space
18	Kemminghausen	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Alt-Schüren	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
20	Schönau	83 · excellent	Public green space
21	Berghofen	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Remberg	82 · excellent	Public green space
23	Oespel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Kley	82 · excellent	Public green space
25	Eving	82 · excellent	Public green space
26	Mengede	82 · excellent	Public green space
27	Bodelschwingh	82 · excellent	Public green space
28	Lücklemberg	82 · excellent	Public green space
29	Lütgendortmund	82 · excellent	Public green space
30	Hombruch	82 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Mailoh	81 · excellent	Public green space
32	Brücherhof	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
33	Clarenberg	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
34	Germania	81 · excellent	Public green space
35	Kleinholthausen	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
36	Körne	80 · excellent	Public green space
37	Husen	80 · excellent	Public green space
38	Alt-Scharnhorst	80 · excellent	Public green space
39	Lindenhorst	80 · excellent	Public green space
40	Huckarde	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
41	Hostedde	80 · excellent	Public green space
42	Klein-Barop	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
43	Bövinghausen	80 · excellent	Public green space
44	Loh	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
45	Somborn	79 · good	Public green space
46	Benninghofen	79 · good	Tree canopy
47	Kirchhörde	79 · good	Tree canopy
48	Wilhelmshöhe	79 · good	Public green space
49	Aplerbeck	78 · good	Tree canopy
50	Lanstrop	78 · good	Public green space
51	Westholz	78 · good	Public green space
52	Kirchderne	78 · good	Public green space
53	Wambel	76 · good	Public green space
54	Schüren	76 · good	Tree canopy
55	Groß-Barop	76 · good	Tree canopy
56	Bittermark	75 · good	Public green space
57	Kurl	75 · good	Public green space
58	Wichlinghofen	75 · good	Public green space
59	Derne	74 · good	Public green space
60	Altenderne	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
61	Neu-Schüren	74 · good	Tree canopy
62	Klinikviertel	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
63	Innenstadt West	74 · good	Tree canopy
64	Deipenbeck	73 · good	Public green space
65	Westrich	73 · good	Public green space
66	Unionviertel	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
67	Kaiserstraßenviertel	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
68	Sölde	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
69	Westerfilde	72 · good	Public green space
70	Löttringhausen	72 · good	Tree canopy
71	Kruckel	71 · good	Public green space
72	Rahm	71 · good	Public green space
73	Menglinghausen	71 · good	Tree canopy
74	Scharnhorst	70 · good	Public green space
75	Brackel	69 · good	Public green space
76	Mitte	69 · good	Services on foot
77	Hangeney	69 · good	Public green space
78	Brechten	68 · good	Public green space
79	Nette	68 · good	Tree canopy
80	Aplerbecker Mark	68 · good	Public green space
81	Wambeler Heide	68 · good	Tree canopy
82	Brackeler Feld	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
83	Oestrich	64 · good	Tree canopy
84	Hohenbuschei	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
85	Wickede	64 · good	Services on foot
86	Asseln	59 · fair	Services on foot
87	Mengeder Heide	53 · fair	Tree canopy
88	Brechtener Heide	52 · fair	Public green space
89	Saarlandstraßenviertel	46 · fair	Public green space
90	Althoffblock	46 · fair	Public green space
91	Kreuzviertel	46 · fair	Public green space
92	Holzen	40 · fair	Tree canopy
93	Jungferntal	40 · fair	Tree canopy
94	Berghofer Mark	40 · fair	Tree canopy
95	Höchsten	40 · fair	Public green space
96	Schanze	40 · fair	Public green space
97	Nordmarkt	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
98	Innenstadt Nord	38 · poor	Public green space
99	Sölderholz	33 · poor	Tree canopy
100	Holte-Kreta	33 · poor	Public green space
101	Sommerberg	30 · poor	Tree canopy
102	Lichtendorf	28 · poor	Services on foot
103	Persebeck	21 · poor	Services on foot

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