Where to live in Hamburg with a family

Ranking of Hamburg's 116 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 Hamburg to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Pergolenviertel-Süd (99), Lohbrügge (98) and Berne (96).

Hamburg areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Pergolenviertel-Süd	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Lohbrügge	98 · excellent	Public green space
3	Berne	96 · excellent	Public green space
4	Osdorfer Born	96 · excellent	Public green space
5	Neuwiedenthal	96 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
6	Fuhlsbüttel	96 · excellent	Public green space
7	Farmsen-Berne	96 · excellent	Public green space
8	Fischbek	96 · excellent	Public green space
9	Wilhelmsburg	95 · excellent	Public green space
10	Wandsbek	95 · excellent	Public green space
11	Langenhorn	95 · excellent	Public green space
12	Bergedorf-West	95 · excellent	Public green space
13	Gartenstadt Farmsen	95 · excellent	Public green space
14	Hummelsbüttel	95 · excellent	Public green space
15	Ohlsdorf	94 · excellent	Public green space
16	Lohbrügge-Nord	94 · excellent	Public green space
17	Schiffbek	94 · excellent	Public green space
18	Lurup	94 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
19	Hamm	94 · excellent	Public green space
20	Gartenstadt Hohnerkamp	94 · excellent	Public green space
21	Osdorf	93 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
22	Bramfeld	93 · excellent	Public green space
23	Bahrenfeld	93 · excellent	Public green space
24	Wilstorf	93 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
25	Winterhude	93 · excellent	Public green space
26	Jenfeld	93 · excellent	Public green space
27	Heimfeld	92 · excellent	Public green space
28	Eppendorf	92 · excellent	Public green space
29	Horner Geest	92 · excellent	Public green space
30	Steilshoop	92 · excellent	Public green space
31	Groß Flottbek	92 · excellent	Tree canopy
32	Lokstedt	92 · excellent	Public green space
33	Sternschanze	92 · excellent	Public green space
34	Neugraben	92 · excellent	Public green space
35	Max-Brauer-Quartier	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
36	Horn	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
37	Quartier 21	92 · excellent	Public green space
38	Bergedorf	91 · excellent	Public green space
39	Hoheluft-Ost	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
40	Alsterdorf	91 · excellent	Tree canopy
41	Barmbek-Nord	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
42	Barmbek-Süd	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
43	Eißendorf	91 · excellent	Public green space
44	Poppenbüttel	91 · excellent	Public green space
45	Tonndorf	91 · excellent	Public green space
46	Eidelstedt	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
47	Niendorf	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
48	Harvestehude	90 · excellent	Public green space
49	Stellingen	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
50	Karolinenviertel	90 · excellent	Public green space
51	Dulsberg	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
52	Rahlstedt	90 · excellent	Public green space
53	Barmwisch	90 · excellent	Public green space
54	Borgfelde	90 · excellent	Public green space
55	Eilbek	90 · excellent	Public green space
56	Marienthal	90 · excellent	Public green space
57	Langenbek	90 · excellent	Public green space
58	Altona-Altstadt	90 · excellent	Public green space
59	Marmstorf	90 · excellent	Public green space
60	Flüsseviertel	89 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
61	Hoheluft-West	89 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
62	Jarrestadt	89 · excellent	Public green space
63	Reiherstiegviertel	89 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
64	Altona-Nord	88 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
65	Eimsbüttel	88 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
66	Rothenburgsort	88 · excellent	Public green space
67	Rotherbaum	88 · excellent	Public green space
68	Schnelsen	88 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
69	Harburg	88 · excellent	Public green space
70	Neustadt	88 · excellent	Public green space
71	Groß Borstel	87 · excellent	Public green space
72	Altona	87 · excellent	Public green space
73	Gartenstadt Berne	87 · excellent	Public green space
74	Neuallermöhe-Ost	87 · excellent	Public green space
75	Meiendorf	87 · excellent	Public green space
76	Hohenfelde	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
77	Fischbeker Heidbrook	86 · excellent	Public green space
78	Sülldorf	86 · excellent	Public green space
79	Uhlenhorst	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
80	St. Pauli	86 · excellent	Public green space
81	Oldenfelde	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
82	Ottensen	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
83	Mümmelmannsberg	85 · excellent	Public green space
84	Nettelnburg	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
85	Klein Borstel	85 · excellent	Public green space
86	Neuallermöhe	85 · excellent	Public green space
87	Neugraben-Fischbek	85 · excellent	Public green space
88	Billstedt	83 · excellent	Public green space
89	Neuallermöhe-West	83 · excellent	Public green space
90	Hausbruch	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
91	Othmarschen	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
92	Volksdorf	82 · excellent	Public green space
93	Bergstedt	80 · excellent	Public green space
94	Iserbrook	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
95	Wellingsbüttel	79 · good	Public green space
96	St. Georg	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
97	Sinstorf	78 · good	Public green space
98	Veddel	77 · good	Playgrounds on foot
99	Tegelsbarg	76 · good	Public green space
100	Finkenwerder	75 · good	Playgrounds on foot
101	Rissen	73 · good	Public green space
102	Sasel	72 · good	Public green space
103	HafenCity	59 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
104	Lemsahl-Mellingstedt	57 · fair	Tree canopy
105	Blankenese	57 · fair	Public green space
106	Hammerbrook	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
107	Duvenstedt	55 · fair	Tree canopy
108	Rönneburg	51 · fair	Tree canopy
109	Billwerder	44 · fair	Public green space
110	Nienstedten	40 · fair	Public green space
111	Wohldorf-Ohlstedt	28 · poor	Public green space
112	Neuenfelde	17 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
113	Reitbrook	15 · poor	Public green space
114	Curslack	13 · poor	Public green space
115	Ochsenwerder	12 · poor	Public green space
116	Kirchwerder	11 · 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