Where to live in Dortmund if you commute

Ranking of Dortmund's 103 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 Dortmund to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Saarlandstraßenviertel (92), Mitte (89) and Hörde (88).

Dortmund areas ranked

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