Where to live in Cologne with a family

Ranking of Cologne's 113 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 Cologne to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Chorweiler (99), Höhenberg (98) and Ossendorf (98).

Cologne areas ranked

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