Where to live in Ghent with a family

Ranking of Ghent's 58 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 Ghent to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Miljoenenkwartier (90), Sint-Pieters-Aalst (88) and Bloemekenswijk (87).

Ghent areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Miljoenenkwartier	90 · excellent	Public green space
2	Sint-Pieters-Aalst	88 · excellent	Public green space
3	Bloemekenswijk	87 · excellent	Public green space
4	Nieuw Gent	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Stationsbuurt Noord	86 · excellent	Public green space
6	Zwijnaardse Dries	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
7	Sint-Amandsberg	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
8	Rijsenbergwijk	84 · excellent	Public green space
9	Kolegem	83 · excellent	Public green space
10	Stationsbuurt Zuid	83 · excellent	Public green space
11	Strop	81 · excellent	Public green space
12	Vijfhoek	81 · excellent	Public green space
13	Wondelgem	81 · excellent	Public green space
14	Westveld	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
15	Ekkergem	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
16	Mariakerke	81 · excellent	Public green space
17	Muinkparkwijk	80 · excellent	Public green space
18	Zwijnaarde	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Malem	80 · excellent	Public green space
20	Ottergemse Dries	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Gentbrugge	79 · good	Public green space
22	Lange Velden	78 · good	Public green space
23	Sint-Denijs-Westrem	78 · good	Public green space
24	Moscou	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Dampoortwijk	76 · good	Public green space
26	Lourdes	76 · good	Public green space
27	Maalte	75 · good	Public green space
28	Drongen	74 · good	Public green space
29	Rooigem	74 · good	Public green space
30	Sas- en Bassijnwijk	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
31	Ledeberg	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
32	Heirnis	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
33	Rabot	72 · good	Playgrounds on foot
34	Meulestede	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
35	Brugse Poort	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
36	Zuid	66 · good	Services on foot
37	Papegaai	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
38	Sint Macharius / Sint Baafsdorp	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
39	Oude Bareel	62 · good	Services on foot
40	Planetenwijk	60 · good	Public green space
41	Tolhuis	60 · good	Playgrounds on foot
42	Muide	60 · good	Playgrounds on foot
43	Oostakker	60 · good	Playgrounds on foot
44	Ham	57 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
45	Heilig Kerst	56 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
46	Sluizeken	56 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
47	Achtendries	56 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
48	Patershol	54 · fair	Services on foot
49	Kunstenkwartier	51 · fair	Services on foot
50	Sint-Pieters-Aaigem	31 · poor	Public green space
51	Afsnee	28 · poor	Public green space
52	Luchteren	26 · poor	Public green space
53	Rijvissche	25 · poor	Public green space
54	Baarle	24 · poor	Public green space
55	Drie Leien	20 · poor	Public green space
56	Desteldonk	19 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
57	Halewijn	17 · poor	Public green space
58	Sint-Kruis-Winkel	12 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources