Where to live in Karlsruhe if you work from home
Ranking of Karlsruhe's 43 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.
What is the best area of Karlsruhe to live in if you work from home?
According to CityPulse: Waldstadt (88), Dammerstock (86) and Oberreut (86).
Karlsruhe areas ranked
| # | Area | Score | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waldstadt | 88 · excellent | Public green space |
| 2 | Dammerstock | 86 · excellent | Public green space |
| 3 | Oberreut | 86 · excellent | Public green space |
| 4 | Daxlanden | 84 · excellent | Public green space |
| 5 | Gemeinsamleben in der Waldstadt | 84 · excellent | Public green space |
| 6 | Hans-Dickmann-Kolleg | 84 · excellent | Public green space |
| 7 | Nordweststadt | 84 · excellent | Public green space |
| 8 | Rintheim | 82 · excellent | Public green space |
| 9 | Nordstadt | 82 · excellent | Public green space |
| 10 | Weiherfeld | 82 · excellent | Public green space |
| 11 | Geroldsäcker-Süd | 82 · excellent | Public green space |
| 12 | Heide | 82 · excellent | Public green space |
| 13 | Feldlage | 82 · excellent | Public green space |
| 14 | Hagsfeld | 80 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 15 | Rüppurr | 79 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 16 | Reitschulschlagsiedlung | 78 · good | Tree canopy |
| 17 | Mühlburg | 78 · good | Public green space |
| 18 | Lohn-Lissen | 78 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 19 | Grünwinkel | 76 · good | Public green space |
| 20 | Bulach | 76 · good | Public green space |
| 21 | Innenstadt-Ost | 74 · good | Public green space |
| 22 | Knielingen | 73 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 23 | Aue | 72 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 24 | Kirchfeld | 71 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 25 | Durlach | 70 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 26 | Im Lohfeld | 70 · good | Public green space |
| 27 | Grötzingen | 68 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 28 | Neureut | 67 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 29 | Hohenwettersbach | 65 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 30 | Gewann Am Wasserfall | 60 · good | Public green space |
| 31 | Wolfartsweier | 60 · good | Tree canopy |
| 32 | Upper East | 59 · fair | Public green space |
| 33 | Stupferich | 58 · fair | Protected cycle lanes |
| 34 | Beiertheim | 46 · fair | Public green space |
| 35 | Wettersbach | 45 · fair | Services on foot |
| 36 | Innenstadt-West | 42 · fair | Public green space |
| 37 | Weststadt | 41 · fair | Public green space |
| 38 | Oststadt | 40 · fair | Public green space |
| 39 | Südweststadt | 39 · poor | Public green space |
| 40 | Südstadt | 38 · poor | Public green space |
| 41 | Roteichenpark | 35 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 42 | Geigersberg | 35 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 43 | Bergwald | 26 · 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.
Other profiles in Karlsruhe
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