Living in Rathenauviertel, Cologne
Standard score
Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median
Excellent84
Rathenauviertel is an area of Cologne with about 3,933 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 84 out of 100 (excellent): better than 46% of Cologne residents, ranked 65 of 113 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 1 min walk, large park 4 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 7 min walk, doctor 3 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 5 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 4 min walk
Who Rathenauviertel suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 90 · excellent | 9 of 113 |
| Family | 85 · excellent | 68 of 113 |
| Over 65 | 80 · excellent | 82 of 113 |
| Working from home | 41 · fair | 100 of 113 |
| Commuter | 79 · good | 8 of 113 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 260 m | 3 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 566 m | 7 min walk |
| Doctor | 251 m | 3 min walk |
| Nursery school | 276 m | 3 min walk |
| Primary school | 955 m | 12 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 357 m | 4 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 629 m | 8 min walk |
| Public green space | 63 m | 1 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 295 m | 4 min walk |
| Playground | 367 m | 5 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 341 m | 4 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 19.1% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 24.2%)
- 8.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 38 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
- High density
Streets and squares in Rathenauviertel
Alphons-Silbermann-Weg · Boisseréestraße · Bruno-Kisch-Weg · Dasselstraße · Engelbertstraße · Görresstraße · Heinsbergstraße · Hohenstaufenring · Lochnerstraße · Rathenauplatz · Roonstraße · Zülpicher Platz · Zülpicher Wall
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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