Where to live in Ghent if you commute

Ranking of Ghent'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 Ghent to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Stationsbuurt Zuid (91), Stationsbuurt Noord (85) and Miljoenenkwartier (84).

Ghent areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Stationsbuurt Zuid	91 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Stationsbuurt Noord	85 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Miljoenenkwartier	84 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Strop	78 · good	Public green space
5	Zuid	78 · good	Services on foot
6	Zwijnaardse Dries	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Rijsenbergwijk	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Muinkparkwijk	75 · good	Services on foot
9	Sint Macharius / Sint Baafsdorp	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Sint-Pieters-Aalst	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Nieuw Gent	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Rabot	68 · good	Services on foot
13	Ekkergem	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Bloemekenswijk	67 · good	Services on foot
15	Heirnis	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Sluizeken	64 · good	Services on foot
17	Heilig Kerst	64 · good	Services on foot
18	Rooigem	64 · good	Services on foot
19	Tolhuis	63 · good	Services on foot
20	Dampoortwijk	63 · good	Services on foot
21	Patershol	63 · good	Services on foot
22	Ledeberg	62 · good	Services on foot
23	Malem	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Sas- en Bassijnwijk	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Papegaai	59 · fair	Services on foot
26	Sint-Amandsberg	59 · fair	Public green space
27	Kunstenkwartier	57 · fair	Services on foot
28	Westveld	57 · fair	Tree canopy
29	Brugse Poort	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
30	Moscou	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
31	Kolegem	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
32	Gentbrugge	53 · fair	Public green space
33	Wondelgem	53 · fair	Public green space
34	Ottergemse Dries	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
35	Meulestede	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
36	Maalte	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
37	Muide	46 · fair	Services on foot
38	Ham	41 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
39	Drongen	38 · poor	Public green space
40	Zwijnaarde	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
41	Oude Bareel	33 · poor	Services on foot
42	Mariakerke	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
43	Sint-Pieters-Aaigem	31 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
44	Sint-Denijs-Westrem	30 · poor	Public green space
45	Afsnee	29 · poor	Public green space
46	Lourdes	29 · poor	Public green space
47	Lange Velden	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
48	Vijfhoek	27 · poor	Public green space
49	Achtendries	27 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
50	Planetenwijk	26 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
51	Luchteren	24 · poor	Public green space
52	Oostakker	22 · poor	Public green space
53	Rijvissche	22 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
54	Baarle	18 · poor	Public green space
55	Drie Leien	16 · poor	Public green space
56	Halewijn	15 · poor	Public green space
57	Desteldonk	14 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
58	Sint-Kruis-Winkel	10 · 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