Where to live in Hamburg if you commute

Ranking of Hamburg's 116 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 Hamburg to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Ohlsdorf (94), Pergolenviertel-Süd (92) and Eppendorf (90).

Hamburg areas ranked

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

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