Where to live in Cologne if you commute

Ranking of Cologne's 113 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 Cologne to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Belgisches Viertel (84), Höhenberg (81) and Kunibertsviertel (81).

Cologne areas ranked

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