Where to live in Kiel if you commute

Ranking of Kiel's 39 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 Kiel to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Altstadt (92), Ravensberg (87) and Damperhof (87).

Kiel areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Altstadt	92 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Ravensberg	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Damperhof	87 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Vorstadt	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Französisches Viertel	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Brunswik	79 · good	Services on foot
7	Winterbek	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Wik	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Südfriedhof	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Blücherplatz	71 · good	Services on foot
11	Schreventeich	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Mettenhof	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Dichterviertel	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Gaarden-Ost	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Stinkviertel	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Wellingdorf	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf	66 · good	Public green space
18	Ellerbek	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Sophienhöhe	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Friedrichsort	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Vieburg	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Hassee	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Philosophenviertel	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Hasseldieksdamm	61 · good	Tree canopy
25	Elmschenhagen	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Klausbrook	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Sieversdiek	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Pries	58 · fair	Public green space
29	Demühlen	56 · fair	Public green space
30	Wellsee	51 · fair	Public green space
31	Suchsdorf	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
32	Poppenbrügge	45 · fair	Tree canopy
33	Schilksee	43 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Holtenau	42 · fair	Services on foot
35	Russee	38 · poor	Public green space
36	Düsternbrook	30 · poor	Public green space
37	Heidenberg	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
38	Meimersdorf	27 · poor	Public green space
39	Hammer	17 · 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