Where to live in Essen if you commute

Ranking of Essen's 58 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 Essen to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Sternviertel (87), Borbeck-Mitte (86) and Segeroth (84).

Essen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sternviertel	87 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Borbeck-Mitte	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Segeroth	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Altenessen	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Großenbruch	79 · good	Public green space
6	Rellinghausen	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Stoppenberg	75 · good	Public green space
8	Krupp-Gürtel	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Schonnebeck	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Frohnhausen	71 · good	Services on foot
11	Pestalozzidorf "Im Grund"	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Karnap	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Überruhr-Hinsel	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Rüttenscheid	70 · good	Public green space
15	Altenessen-Nord	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Steele	70 · good	Public green space
17	Holsterhausen	70 · good	Services on foot
18	Vogelheim	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Altendorf	68 · good	Public green space
20	Bergeborbeck	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Bochold	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Südviertel	67 · good	Public green space
23	Eltingviertel	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Kray	64 · good	Public green space
25	Kettwig	64 · good	Public green space
26	Freisenbruch	63 · good	Public green space
27	Altenessen-Süd	62 · good	Public green space
28	Heisingen	62 · good	Public green space
29	Gerschede	61 · good	Public green space
30	Katernberg	61 · good	Public green space
31	Margarethenhöhe	60 · good	Public green space
32	Horst	58 · fair	Public green space
33	Dellwig	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Frillendorf	58 · fair	Tree canopy
35	Überruhr-Holthausen	58 · fair	Public green space
36	Bredeney	58 · fair	Public green space
37	Bergerhausen	56 · fair	Public green space
38	Bedingrade	56 · fair	Public green space
39	Dilldorf	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
40	Frintrop	52 · fair	Public green space
41	Fulerum	51 · fair	Public green space
42	Schönebeck	50 · fair	Public green space
43	Haarzopf	48 · fair	Public green space
44	Kolonie Hegemannshof	47 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
45	Stadtwald	47 · fair	Public green space
46	Dilldorfer Höhe	46 · fair	Tree canopy
47	Leithe	46 · fair	Public green space
48	Huttrop	38 · poor	Public green space
49	Kettwig vor der Brücke	38 · poor	Public green space
50	Burgaltendorf	34 · poor	Tree canopy
51	Fischlaken	32 · poor	Public green space
52	Kettwig auf der Höhe	29 · poor	Public green space
53	Kupferdreh	28 · poor	Tree canopy
54	Werden	24 · poor	Tree canopy
55	Heidhausen	22 · poor	Tree canopy
56	Byfang	20 · poor	Tree canopy
57	Hinninghofen	14 · poor	Tree canopy
58	Volkeskotten	9 · 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