Where to live in Erlangen if you work from home

Ranking of Erlangen's 20 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 Erlangen to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Büchenbach-Nord (87), Sebaldussiedlung (85) and Stadtrandsiedlung (84).

Erlangen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Büchenbach-Nord	87 · excellent	Public green space
2	Sebaldussiedlung	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Stadtrandsiedlung	84 · excellent	Public green space
4	Sieglitzhof	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
5	Burgberg	83 · excellent	Public green space
6	Gebbert-Karree	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Büchenbach-Dorf	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Buckenhofer Siedlung	75 · good	Public green space
9	Alterlangen	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Büchenbach	71 · good	Public green space
11	Am Anger	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Bruck	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Innenstadt	68 · good	Public green space
14	In der Reuth	64 · good	Tree canopy
15	Röthelheimpark	62 · good	Public green space
16	Büchenbach-West	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
17	Gewerbegebiet "Gundstraße"	58 · fair	Tree canopy
18	Frauenaurach	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
19	Schallershof	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
20	Gewerbegebiet "Hutacker"	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes

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