Where to live in Kiel if you work from home

Ranking of Kiel's 39 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 Kiel to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Ravensberg (89), Winterbek (88) and Mettenhof (88).

Kiel areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Ravensberg	89 · excellent	Public green space
2	Winterbek	88 · excellent	Public green space
3	Mettenhof	88 · excellent	Public green space
4	Wik	87 · excellent	Public green space
5	Wellingdorf	87 · excellent	Public green space
6	Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf	87 · excellent	Public green space
7	Dichterviertel	86 · excellent	Public green space
8	Sophienhöhe	86 · excellent	Public green space
9	Südfriedhof	85 · excellent	Public green space
10	Friedrichsort	84 · excellent	Public green space
11	Ellerbek	83 · excellent	Public green space
12	Hasseldieksdamm	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
13	Klausbrook	83 · excellent	Public green space
14	Hassee	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
15	Vieburg	82 · excellent	Public green space
16	Elmschenhagen	82 · excellent	Public green space
17	Wellsee	81 · excellent	Public green space
18	Pries	81 · excellent	Public green space
19	Düsternbrook	81 · excellent	Public green space
20	Philosophenviertel	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Schreventeich	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Demühlen	76 · good	Public green space
23	Sieversdiek	76 · good	Tree canopy
24	Schilksee	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Heidenberg	74 · good	Public green space
26	Altstadt	74 · good	Public green space
27	Stinkviertel	74 · good	Public green space
28	Russee	70 · good	Public green space
29	Poppenbrügge	69 · good	Tree canopy
30	Suchsdorf	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Holtenau	63 · good	Services on foot
32	Vorstadt	63 · good	Public green space
33	Gaarden-Ost	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Damperhof	43 · fair	Public green space
35	Französisches Viertel	43 · fair	Public green space
36	Brunswik	43 · fair	Public green space
37	Blücherplatz	41 · fair	Services on foot
38	Meimersdorf	41 · fair	Public green space
39	Hammer	37 · 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