Where to live in Heidelberg with a family
Ranking of Heidelberg's 24 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 Heidelberg to live in with a family?
According to CityPulse: Südstadt (93), Neuenheimer Feld (90) and Wieblingen (88).
Heidelberg areas ranked
| # | Area | Score | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Südstadt | 93 · excellent | Public green space |
| 2 | Neuenheimer Feld | 90 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 3 | Wieblingen | 88 · excellent | Public green space |
| 4 | Eichendorff-Forum | 88 · excellent | Public green space |
| 5 | Neuenheim | 88 · excellent | Playgrounds on foot |
| 6 | Weststadt | 86 · excellent | Public green space |
| 7 | Rohrbach | 85 · excellent | Playgrounds on foot |
| 8 | Bergheim | 83 · excellent | Playgrounds on foot |
| 9 | Quartier am Turm | 83 · excellent | Playgrounds on foot |
| 10 | Handschuhsheim | 83 · excellent | Playgrounds on foot |
| 11 | Altstadt | 82 · excellent | Playgrounds on foot |
| 12 | Pfaffengrund | 81 · excellent | Playgrounds on foot |
| 13 | Heidelberg Innovation Park | 81 · excellent | Public green space |
| 14 | Kirchheim | 77 · good | Playgrounds on foot |
| 15 | Bahnstadt | 76 · good | Playgrounds on foot |
| 16 | Ochsenkopf | 74 · good | Playgrounds on foot |
| 17 | Hasenleiser | 73 · good | Playgrounds on foot |
| 18 | Meilenstein | 68 · good | Playgrounds on foot |
| 19 | Ziegelhausen | 66 · good | Tree canopy |
| 20 | Emmertsgrund | 56 · fair | Playgrounds on foot |
| 21 | Schlierbach | 56 · fair | Tree canopy |
| 22 | Boxberg | 54 · fair | Playgrounds on foot |
| 23 | Mühltal | 37 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 24 | Patrick-Henry-Village | 18 · 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