Where to live in Hanover with a family

Ranking of Hanover's 59 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 Hanover to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Limmer (99), Kleefeld (99) and Stöcken (98).

Hanover areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Limmer	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Kleefeld	99 · excellent	Public green space
3	Stöcken	98 · excellent	Public green space
4	Herrenhausen	98 · excellent	Public green space
5	Döhren	98 · excellent	Public green space
6	Groß-Buchholz	98 · excellent	Public green space
7	Kronsrode	98 · excellent	Public green space
8	Bemerode	98 · excellent	Public green space
9	vis-à-vis	97 · excellent	Public green space
10	Heideviertel	97 · excellent	Public green space
11	Mittelfeld	96 · excellent	Public green space
12	Wettbergen	96 · excellent	Public green space
13	Ricklingen	96 · excellent	Public green space
14	Waldhausen	96 · excellent	Public green space
15	Vahrenheide	95 · excellent	Public green space
16	Marienwerder	95 · excellent	Public green space
17	Badenstedt	95 · excellent	Public green space
18	Misburg-Nord	95 · excellent	Public green space
19	Listhof	94 · excellent	Public green space
20	Davenstedt	94 · excellent	Public green space
21	Uferpromenade	94 · excellent	Public green space
22	Waldheim	93 · excellent	Public green space
23	Linden-Süd	93 · excellent	Public green space
24	Oberricklingen	93 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
25	Stadthäuser am Kanal	93 · excellent	Public green space
26	Ahlem	93 · excellent	Public green space
27	Bornum	93 · excellent	Public green space
28	Buchholzer Grün	93 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
29	Leinhausen	93 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
30	Kirchrode	93 · excellent	Public green space
31	Mühlenberg	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
32	Ahrberg Viertel	92 · excellent	Public green space
33	Hainholz	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
34	List	91 · excellent	Public green space
35	Calenberger Neustadt	90 · excellent	Public green space
36	Wohnquartier Herzkamp	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
37	Neues Dichterviertel	90 · excellent	Public green space
38	Linden-Nord	90 · excellent	Public green space
39	Nordstadt	90 · excellent	Public green space
40	Sahlkamp	90 · excellent	Public green space
41	Burg	89 · excellent	Public green space
42	Vinnhorst	89 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
43	Seelhorst	88 · excellent	Public green space
44	Linden-Mitte	88 · excellent	Public green space
45	Ledeburg	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
46	Zooviertel	87 · excellent	Public green space
47	Bult	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
48	Wülfel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
49	Kronsberg	86 · excellent	Public green space
50	Südstadt	86 · excellent	Public green space
51	Anderten	85 · excellent	Public green space
52	Vahrenwald	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
53	Mitte	84 · excellent	Public green space
54	Brink-Hafen	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
55	Bothfeld	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
56	Oststadt	81 · excellent	Public green space
57	Misburg-Süd	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
58	Lahe	77 · good	Public green space
59	Isernhagen-Süd	30 · 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