Where to live in Leipzig with a family

Ranking of Leipzig's 75 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 Leipzig to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Meyer'sche Häuser Kleinzschocher (100), Zentrum-Nordwest (99) and Grünau-Ost (99).

Leipzig areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Meyer'sche Häuser Kleinzschocher	100 · excellent	Public green space
2	Zentrum-Nordwest	99 · excellent	Public green space
3	Grünau-Ost	99 · excellent	Public green space
4	Wohnkomplex 1	98 · excellent	Public green space
5	Lausen-Grünau	97 · excellent	Public green space
6	Wohnkomplex 5.1	96 · excellent	Public green space
7	Lößnig	96 · excellent	Public green space
8	Schönau	95 · excellent	Public green space
9	Grünau-Nord	95 · excellent	Public green space
10	Schönefeld	95 · excellent	Public green space
11	Anger-Crottendorf	94 · excellent	Public green space
12	Zentrum-Südost	94 · excellent	Public green space
13	Grünau-Mitte	94 · excellent	Public green space
14	Marienbrunn	94 · excellent	Public green space
15	Schönefeld-Ost	94 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
16	Grünau-Siedlung	93 · excellent	Public green space
17	Sellerhausen-Stünz	92 · excellent	Public green space
18	Leutzsch	92 · excellent	Public green space
19	Pfaffendorf	92 · excellent	Public green space
20	Neu-Paunsdorf	92 · excellent	Public green space
21	Stötteritz	91 · excellent	Public green space
22	Probstheida	91 · excellent	Public green space
23	Möckern	90 · excellent	Public green space
24	Mockau-Süd	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
25	Großzschocher	90 · excellent	Public green space
26	Zentrum-West	90 · excellent	Public green space
27	Eutritzsch	89 · excellent	Public green space
28	Schleußig	89 · excellent	Public green space
29	Connewitz	88 · excellent	Public green space
30	Waldstraßenviertel	88 · excellent	Public green space
31	Kleinzschocher	88 · excellent	Public green space
32	Zentrum-Süd	88 · excellent	Public green space
33	Dölitz-Dösen	88 · excellent	Public green space
34	Meyer'sche Häuser Reudnitz	88 · excellent	Public green space
35	Neulindenau	88 · excellent	Public green space
36	Reudnitz-Thonberg	87 · excellent	Public green space
37	Mockau-Nord	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
38	Zentrum-Nord	85 · excellent	Public green space
39	Plagwitz	85 · excellent	Public green space
40	Reudnitz	85 · excellent	Public green space
41	Windorf	84 · excellent	Public green space
42	Seeburgviertel	84 · excellent	Public green space
43	Mölkau	84 · excellent	Public green space
44	Schönefeld-Abtnaundorf	83 · excellent	Public green space
45	Neustadt	83 · excellent	Public green space
46	Gohliser Höfe	83 · excellent	Public green space
47	Altlindenau	82 · excellent	Public green space
48	Heiterblick	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
49	Meyer'sche Häuser Eutritzsch	82 · excellent	Public green space
50	Wahren	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
51	Neustadt-Neuschönefeld	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
52	Lindenau	81 · excellent	Public green space
53	Thekla	80 · excellent	Public green space
54	Südvorstadt	80 · excellent	Public green space
55	Meusdorf	79 · good	Public green space
56	Volkmarsdorf	79 · good	Public green space
57	Zentrum-Ost	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
58	Dölitz	78 · good	Public green space
59	Paunsdorf	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
60	Zentrum	78 · good	Public green space
61	Gohlis	78 · good	Public green space
62	Liebertwolkwitz	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
63	Böhlitz-Ehrenberg	75 · good	Playgrounds on foot
64	Miltitz	75 · good	Public green space
65	Engelsdorf	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
66	Wiederitzsch	70 · good	Playgrounds on foot
67	Plaußig-Portitz	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
68	Lützschena-Stahmeln	68 · good	Public green space
69	Gundorf	68 · good	Playgrounds on foot
70	Holzhausen	66 · good	Public green space
71	Barneck	60 · good	Public green space
72	Lindenthal	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
73	Seehausen	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
74	Knautkleeberg-Knauthain	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
75	Althen-Kleinpösna	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

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