Where to live in Duisburg if you commute

Ranking of Duisburg's 69 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 Duisburg to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Wabenquartier (89), Hochemmerich (84) and Altstadt (83).

Duisburg areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Wabenquartier	89 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Hochemmerich	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Altstadt	83 · excellent	Public transport frequency
4	Ruhrort	76 · good	Services on foot
5	Dellviertel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Hochfeld	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Alt-Homberg	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Rheinhausen-Mitte	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Meiderich	73 · good	Public green space
10	Huckingen	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Atrop	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Mittelmeiderich	72 · good	Public green space
13	Neudorf-Nord	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Am Zuschlag	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Rheinhausen	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Neudorf-Süd	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Alt-Hamborn	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Friemersheim	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Afrikaviertel	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Am alten Angerbach	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Homberg	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Dichterviertel	67 · good	Public green space
23	Duissern	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Wanheimerort	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Buchholz	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Jubiläumshainviertel	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Beeck	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Neuenkamp	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Marxloh	60 · good	Public green space
30	Bruckhausen	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Neumühl	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Obermarxloh	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Großenbaum	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Wanheim-Angerhausen	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
35	Wedau	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
36	Rumeln	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
37	Untermeiderich	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
38	Hüttenheim	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
39	Oestrum	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
40	Angerhausen	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
41	Aldenrade	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
42	Beeckerwerth	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
43	Rumeln-Kaldenhausen	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
44	Obermeiderich	54 · fair	Tree canopy
45	Trompet	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
46	Röttgersbach	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
47	Wehofen	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
48	In den Haesen	52 · fair	Public green space
49	Hochheide	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
50	Essenberg	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
51	Bergheim	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
52	Fahrn	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
53	Alt-Rahm	47 · fair	Public green space
54	Laar	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
55	Bissingheim	44 · fair	Public green space
56	Ungelsheim	44 · fair	Public green space
57	Overbruch	41 · fair	Public green space
58	Kaldenhausen	40 · fair	Services on foot
59	Asterlagen	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
60	Mühlenberg	37 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
61	Alt-Walsum	35 · poor	Public green space
62	Rahm-West	35 · poor	Public green space
63	Burgfeld	34 · poor	Public green space
64	Kaßlerfeld	31 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
65	Vierlinden	30 · poor	Public green space
66	Wanheim	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
67	Ehinger Berg	27 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
68	Baerl	22 · poor	Tree canopy
69	Lohheide	15 · 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