Where to live in Hanover if you commute

Ranking of Hanover's 59 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 Hanover to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Linden-Süd (93), Calenberger Neustadt (93) and Ahrberg Viertel (91).

Hanover areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Linden-Süd	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Calenberger Neustadt	93 · excellent	Public transport frequency
3	Ahrberg Viertel	91 · excellent	Public transport frequency
4	Ricklingen	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Mitte	89 · excellent	Public transport frequency
6	Listhof	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Döhren	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Nordstadt	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Mühlenberg	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	List	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Zooviertel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Linden-Mitte	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Waldhausen	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Oststadt	84 · excellent	Public transport frequency
15	Buchholzer Grün	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Kleefeld	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Bult	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Herrenhausen	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Wülfel	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Südstadt	81 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Vahrenwald	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Leinhausen	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Oberricklingen	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Limmer	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Hainholz	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Sahlkamp	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Linden-Nord	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Heideviertel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Ahlem	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Uferpromenade	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Stöcken	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Kirchrode	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Vahrenheide	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Groß-Buchholz	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Mittelfeld	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Davenstedt	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	vis-à-vis	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Wettbergen	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Wohnquartier Herzkamp	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Anderten	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
41	Bemerode	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Badenstedt	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Misburg-Nord	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
44	Marienwerder	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
45	Kronsberg	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
46	Vinnhorst	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
47	Ledeburg	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
48	Waldheim	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
49	Neues Dichterviertel	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
50	Bornum	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
51	Brink-Hafen	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
52	Burg	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
53	Seelhorst	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
54	Lahe	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
55	Stadthäuser am Kanal	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
56	Misburg-Süd	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
57	Bothfeld	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
58	Isernhagen-Süd	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
59	Kronsrode	33 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources