Where to live in Cologne if you work from home

Ranking of Cologne's 113 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 Cologne to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Chorweiler (88), Höhenberg (87) and Kriel (87).

Cologne areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Chorweiler	88 · excellent	Public green space
2	Höhenberg	87 · excellent	Public green space
3	Kriel	87 · excellent	Public green space
4	Rolshoven	87 · excellent	Public green space
5	Seeberg	87 · excellent	Public green space
6	Ossendorf	87 · excellent	Public green space
7	Ostheim	86 · excellent	Public green space
8	Lindenthal	86 · excellent	Public green space
9	Thielenbruch	86 · excellent	Public green space
10	Bocklemünd	86 · excellent	Public green space
11	Heimersdorf	86 · excellent	Public green space
12	Riehl	86 · excellent	Public green space
13	Braunsfeld	85 · excellent	Public green space
14	Mauenheim	85 · excellent	Public green space
15	Gartenstadt-Nord	85 · excellent	Public green space
16	Stadtwaldviertel	85 · excellent	Public green space
17	Eil	85 · excellent	Public green space
18	Raderthal	85 · excellent	Public green space
19	Longerich	84 · excellent	Public green space
20	Blumenberg	84 · excellent	Public green space
21	Merheim	84 · excellent	Public green space
22	Marienburg	84 · excellent	Public green space
23	Poll	84 · excellent	Public green space
24	Flittard	84 · excellent	Public green space
25	Sürth	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Gremberg	84 · excellent	Public green space
27	Grengel	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
28	Finkenberg	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
29	Rodenkirchen	83 · excellent	Public green space
30	Vingst	83 · excellent	Public green space
31	Brück	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
32	Stammheim	83 · excellent	Public green space
33	Bilderstöckchen	82 · excellent	Public green space
34	Junkersdorf	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
35	Rath	82 · excellent	Public green space
36	Holweide	82 · excellent	Public green space
37	Dünnwald	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
38	Weidenpesch	82 · excellent	Public green space
39	Westend	82 · excellent	Public green space
40	Müngersdorf	82 · excellent	Public green space
41	Neubrück	82 · excellent	Public green space
42	Volkhoven	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
43	Buchheim	81 · excellent	Public green space
44	Vogelsang	81 · excellent	Public green space
45	Clouth-Quartier	81 · excellent	Public green space
46	Wahnheide	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
47	Neu-Vogelsang	80 · excellent	Public green space
48	Mengenich	80 · excellent	Public green space
49	Porz	79 · good	Public green space
50	Raderberg	78 · good	Public green space
51	Dellbrück	78 · good	Public green space
52	Lindweiler	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
53	Pesch	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
54	Humboldt	77 · good	Public green space
55	Höhenhaus	77 · good	Public green space
56	Hochkirchen	77 · good	Public green space
57	Gremberghoven	77 · good	Tree canopy
58	Buchforst	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
59	Ensen	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
60	Urbach	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
61	Weiler	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
62	Westhoven	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
63	Gereonsviertel	74 · good	Public green space
64	Bayenthal	74 · good	Public green space
65	Niehl	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
66	Weiden	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
67	Wahn	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
68	Lützlongerich	73 · good	Public green space
69	Lind	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
70	Elsdorf	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
71	Zündorf	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
72	Feldkassel	71 · good	Public green space
73	Deutz	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
74	Weiß	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
75	Friedrich-Karl Terrassen	69 · good	Public green space
76	Roggendorf/Thenhoven	69 · good	Public green space
77	Esch	69 · good	Public green space
78	Widdersdorf	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
79	Fühlingen	65 · good	Public green space
80	Rondorf	64 · good	Public green space
81	Strunden	64 · good	Tree canopy
82	Sechzigviertel	63 · good	Public green space
83	Godorf	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
84	Zollstock	61 · good	Public green space
85	Mülheim	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
86	Kunibertsviertel	58 · fair	Public green space
87	Lövenich	55 · fair	Tree canopy
88	Neumarktviertel	55 · fair	Services on foot
89	Kapitolviertel	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
90	Heumar	51 · fair	Public green space
91	Langel	51 · fair	Public green space
92	Georgsviertel	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
93	Meschenich	47 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
94	Klettenberg	46 · fair	Public green space
95	Bickendorf	46 · fair	Public green space
96	Neuehrenfeld	44 · fair	Public green space
97	Agnesviertel	43 · fair	Public green space
98	Stellwerk 60	42 · fair	Public green space
99	Nippes	42 · fair	Public green space
100	Rathenauviertel	41 · fair	Public green space
101	Kalk	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
102	Volksgartenviertel	40 · fair	Public green space
103	Pantaleonsviertel	40 · fair	Public green space
104	Komponistenviertel	39 · poor	Public green space
105	Studentenviertel	38 · poor	Public green space
106	Südstadt	38 · poor	Public green space
107	Belgisches Viertel	38 · poor	Public green space
108	Ehrenfeld	38 · poor	Public green space
109	Griechenmarktviertel	37 · poor	Services on foot
110	Severinsviertel	37 · poor	Public green space
111	Sülz	36 · poor	Services on foot
112	Ursulaviertel	35 · poor	Public green space
113	Apostelviertel	32 · 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