Where to live in Kiel with a family

Ranking of Kiel's 39 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 Kiel to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Ravensberg (100), Winterbek (99) and Mettenhof (98).

Kiel areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Ravensberg	100 · excellent	Public green space
2	Winterbek	99 · excellent	Public green space
3	Mettenhof	98 · excellent	Public green space
4	Dichterviertel	97 · excellent	Public green space
5	Wik	97 · excellent	Public green space
6	Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf	96 · excellent	Public green space
7	Südfriedhof	95 · excellent	Public green space
8	Klausbrook	93 · excellent	Public green space
9	Pries	93 · excellent	Public green space
10	Ellerbek	93 · excellent	Public green space
11	Sophienhöhe	92 · excellent	Public green space
12	Wellsee	92 · excellent	Public green space
13	Wellingdorf	92 · excellent	Public green space
14	Düsternbrook	91 · excellent	Public green space
15	Philosophenviertel	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
16	Gaarden-Ost	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
17	Vieburg	90 · excellent	Public green space
18	Friedrichsort	89 · excellent	Public green space
19	Elmschenhagen	89 · excellent	Public green space
20	Altstadt	89 · excellent	Public green space
21	Hassee	89 · excellent	Tree canopy
22	Damperhof	88 · excellent	Public green space
23	Schreventeich	88 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
24	Demühlen	88 · excellent	Public green space
25	Stinkviertel	88 · excellent	Public green space
26	Französisches Viertel	88 · excellent	Public green space
27	Brunswik	88 · excellent	Public green space
28	Hasseldieksdamm	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
29	Heidenberg	86 · excellent	Public green space
30	Blücherplatz	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
31	Sieversdiek	85 · excellent	Tree canopy
32	Schilksee	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
33	Russee	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
34	Vorstadt	80 · excellent	Public green space
35	Suchsdorf	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
36	Holtenau	76 · good	Playgrounds on foot
37	Poppenbrügge	73 · good	Tree canopy
38	Hammer	41 · fair	Tree canopy
39	Meimersdorf	19 · poor	Public green space

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