Where to live in Frankfurt if you commute

Ranking of Frankfurt's 61 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 Frankfurt to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Westend Nord (96), Dornbusch (92) and Höchst (90).

Frankfurt areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Westend Nord	96 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Dornbusch	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Höchst	90 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Eckenheim	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Nordend West	87 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Westend Süd	86 · excellent	Public transport frequency
7	Innenstadt	85 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Mertonviertel	85 · excellent	Public green space
9	Eschersheim	84 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Hausen	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Heddernheim	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Ostend	83 · excellent	Public transport frequency
13	Brückenviertel	83 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Nordweststadt	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Rödelheim	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Siedlung Taunusblick	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Ginnheim	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Bockenheim	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Praunheim	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Bornheim	81 · excellent	Public green space
21	Nordend Ost	80 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Märchensiedlung	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Nord	80 · excellent	Public transport frequency
24	Bahnhofsviertel	79 · good	Services on foot
25	Schönhof-Viertel	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Altstadt	78 · good	Public transport frequency
27	Niederursel	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Seckbach	78 · good	Public green space
29	City West	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Süd	76 · good	Public green space
31	Steinrutsch-Siedlung	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Unterliederbach	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Kuhwaldsiedlung	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Nied	74 · good	Tree canopy
35	Riederwald	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Bonames	74 · good	Public green space
37	Enkheim	74 · good	Public green space
38	Alt-Zeilsheim	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Niederrad	73 · good	Public green space
40	Preungesheim	73 · good	Services on foot
41	Sindlingen	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Gutleutviertel	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Europaviertel	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
44	Schwanheim	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
45	Sossenheim	68 · good	Public green space
46	Gallus	68 · good	Services on foot
47	Frankfurter Berg	65 · good	Services on foot
48	Nieder-Eschbach	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
49	Griesheim	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
50	Bergen	63 · good	Public green space
51	Sachsenhausen	63 · good	Public transport frequency
52	Oberrad	59 · fair	Services on foot
53	Fechenheim-Nord	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
54	Bergen-Enkheim	57 · fair	Public green space
55	Kalbach	55 · fair	Public green space
56	Franky	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
57	Riedberg	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
58	Harheim	54 · fair	Services on foot
59	Fechenheim	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
60	Lerchesberg	49 · fair	Tree canopy
61	Berkersheim	36 · poor	Services 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