Where to live in Erlangen with a family

Ranking of Erlangen's 20 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 Erlangen to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Büchenbach-Nord (98), Sebaldussiedlung (96) and Stadtrandsiedlung (96).

Erlangen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Büchenbach-Nord	98 · excellent	Public green space
2	Sebaldussiedlung	96 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
3	Stadtrandsiedlung	96 · excellent	Public green space
4	Sieglitzhof	91 · excellent	Tree canopy
5	Gebbert-Karree	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
6	Buckenhofer Siedlung	89 · excellent	Public green space
7	Büchenbach-Dorf	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Burgberg	86 · excellent	Public green space
9	Büchenbach	85 · excellent	Public green space
10	Am Anger	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
11	Innenstadt	81 · excellent	Public green space
12	Alterlangen	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Bruck	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
14	Röthelheimpark	78 · good	Public green space
15	Büchenbach-West	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
16	In der Reuth	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
17	Gewerbegebiet "Hutacker"	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
18	Frauenaurach	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
19	Schallershof	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
20	Gewerbegebiet "Gundstraße"	42 · fair	Playgrounds on foot

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