Where to live in Göttingen if you commute

Ranking of Göttingen's 33 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 Göttingen to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Innenstadt (79), Südstadt (75) and Egelsberg (70).

Göttingen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Innenstadt	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
2	Südstadt	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
3	Egelsberg	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Weststadt	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Holtenser Berg	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Blümchenviertel	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Weende	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Nordstadt	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Treuenhagen	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Ostviertel	61 · good	Public green space
11	Papenberg	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Ebertal	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
13	Lohberg	56 · fair	Tree canopy
14	Geismar	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
15	Kiesseekarree	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
16	Grone	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
17	Grone-Süd	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
18	Zietenterrassen	54 · fair	Tree canopy
19	Weende-Nord	53 · fair	Public green space
20	Hagenberg	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
21	Geismar-Süd	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
22	Weende-Ost	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
23	Leineberg	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
24	Weende-West	43 · fair	Public green space
25	Holtensen	41 · fair	Public green space
26	Klausberg	41 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Elliehausen	39 · poor	Services on foot
28	Groß Ellershausen	31 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
29	Roringen	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
30	Herberhausen	25 · poor	Tree canopy
31	Nikolausberg	21 · poor	Public green space
32	Esebeck	12 · poor	Public green space
33	Hetjershausen	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