Where to live in Erlangen if you commute

Ranking of Erlangen's 20 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 Erlangen to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Buckenhofer Siedlung (84), Innenstadt (82) and Büchenbach-Nord (72).

Erlangen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Buckenhofer Siedlung	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Innenstadt	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Büchenbach-Nord	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Am Anger	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Sebaldussiedlung	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Gebbert-Karree	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Stadtrandsiedlung	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Alterlangen	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Büchenbach	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Büchenbach-Dorf	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Röthelheimpark	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Bruck	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
13	Sieglitzhof	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
14	Burgberg	52 · fair	Public green space
15	Büchenbach-West	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
16	Schallershof	45 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
17	In der Reuth	40 · fair	Tree canopy
18	Frauenaurach	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
19	Gewerbegebiet "Gundstraße"	24 · poor	Tree canopy
20	Gewerbegebiet "Hutacker"	22 · poor	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