Where to live in Düsseldorf if you commute

Ranking of Düsseldorf's 52 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 Düsseldorf to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Grafenberg (88), Altstadt (86) and Flingern Nord (86).

Düsseldorf areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Grafenberg	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Altstadt	86 · excellent	Public transport frequency
3	Flingern Nord	86 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Holthausen	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Bilk	85 · excellent	Public transport frequency
6	Oberkassel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Düsseltal	84 · excellent	Public green space
8	Gerresheim	83 · excellent	Public green space
9	Pempelfort	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Carlstadt	82 · excellent	Public transport frequency
11	Oberbilk	82 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Niederkassel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Grafental	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Wersten	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Stockum	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Friedrichstadt	78 · good	Services on foot
17	Lörick	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Stadtmitte	77 · good	Public transport frequency
19	Flingern Süd	76 · good	Services on foot
20	Benrath	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Vennhausen	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Golzheim	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Unterbilk	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Lichtenbroich	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Lierenfeld	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Eller	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Heerdt	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Hassels	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Mörsenbroich	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Unterrath	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Flehe	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Derendorf	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Rath	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Garath	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Hellerhof	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Kaiserswerth	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Reisholz	62 · good	Services on foot
38	Paulsmühle	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Unterbach	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Märchensiedlung	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
41	Himmelgeist	58 · fair	Public green space
42	Urdenbach	57 · fair	Public green space
43	Wittlaer	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
44	Tannenhof	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
45	Kalkum	50 · fair	Public green space
46	Itter	45 · fair	Public green space
47	Ludenberg	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
48	Angermund	43 · fair	Public green space
49	Knittkuhl	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
50	Hamm	39 · poor	Public green space
51	Lohausen	37 · poor	Public green space
52	Volmerswerth	29 · poor	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