Where to live in Düsseldorf with a family

Ranking of Düsseldorf's 52 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 Düsseldorf to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Holthausen (98), Hellerhof (98) and Lichtenbroich (96).

Düsseldorf areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Holthausen	98 · excellent	Public green space
2	Hellerhof	98 · excellent	Public green space
3	Lichtenbroich	96 · excellent	Public green space
4	Wersten	96 · excellent	Public green space
5	Hassels	96 · excellent	Public green space
6	Gerresheim	96 · excellent	Public green space
7	Niederkassel	95 · excellent	Public green space
8	Unterrath	95 · excellent	Public green space
9	Urdenbach	95 · excellent	Public green space
10	Eller	94 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
11	Benrath	94 · excellent	Public green space
12	Garath	94 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
13	Mörsenbroich	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
14	Stockum	92 · excellent	Public green space
15	Vennhausen	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
16	Grafenberg	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
17	Lörick	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
18	Unterbach	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
19	Kaiserswerth	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
20	Paulsmühle	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
21	Reisholz	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
22	Oberkassel	90 · excellent	Public green space
23	Düsseltal	90 · excellent	Public green space
24	Grafental	89 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
25	Golzheim	88 · excellent	Public green space
26	Flehe	87 · excellent	Public green space
27	Heerdt	86 · excellent	Public green space
28	Altstadt	86 · excellent	Public green space
29	Bilk	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
30	Itter	85 · excellent	Public green space
31	Flingern Nord	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
32	Märchensiedlung	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
33	Pempelfort	83 · excellent	Public green space
34	Lierenfeld	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
35	Wittlaer	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
36	Unterbilk	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
37	Himmelgeist	81 · excellent	Public green space
38	Rath	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
39	Derendorf	80 · excellent	Public green space
40	Tannenhof	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
41	Ludenberg	80 · excellent	Public green space
42	Oberbilk	79 · good	Public green space
43	Carlstadt	79 · good	Public green space
44	Flingern Süd	75 · good	Playgrounds on foot
45	Kalkum	74 · good	Public green space
46	Friedrichstadt	72 · good	Services on foot
47	Stadtmitte	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
48	Angermund	67 · good	Public green space
49	Hamm	63 · good	Public green space
50	Lohausen	62 · good	Public green space
51	Knittkuhl	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
52	Volmerswerth	55 · fair	Public green space

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