Where to live in Leipzig if you commute

Ranking of Leipzig's 75 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 Leipzig to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Seeburgviertel (86), Zentrum-Südost (84) and Schönefeld (84).

Leipzig areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Seeburgviertel	86 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Zentrum-Südost	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Schönefeld	84 · excellent	Public green space
4	Zentrum-West	84 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Zentrum	84 · excellent	Public transport frequency
6	Schleußig	82 · excellent	Public green space
7	Meyer'sche Häuser Kleinzschocher	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Lindenau	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Zentrum-Ost	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Neustadt-Neuschönefeld	78 · good	Services on foot
11	Gohliser Höfe	78 · good	Public green space
12	Reudnitz-Thonberg	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Grünau-Siedlung	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Zentrum-Süd	77 · good	Services on foot
15	Neu-Paunsdorf	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Kleinzschocher	75 · good	Public green space
17	Möckern	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Plagwitz	74 · good	Services on foot
19	Südvorstadt	74 · good	Public green space
20	Grünau-Mitte	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Connewitz	73 · good	Public green space
22	Meyer'sche Häuser Eutritzsch	73 · good	Public green space
23	Grünau-Ost	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Sellerhausen-Stünz	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Leutzsch	71 · good	Public green space
26	Mockau-Süd	69 · good	Public green space
27	Volkmarsdorf	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Schönefeld-Ost	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Lößnig	67 · good	Public green space
30	Marienbrunn	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Zentrum-Nordwest	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Altlindenau	65 · good	Public green space
33	Pfaffendorf	64 · good	Public green space
34	Neulindenau	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Waldstraßenviertel	63 · good	Services on foot
36	Stötteritz	63 · good	Public green space
37	Großzschocher	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Windorf	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Zentrum-Nord	62 · good	Public green space
40	Eutritzsch	61 · good	Public green space
41	Reudnitz	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Schönefeld-Abtnaundorf	59 · fair	Public green space
43	Paunsdorf	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
44	Thekla	57 · fair	Public green space
45	Grünau-Nord	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
46	Wohnkomplex 5.1	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
47	Gohlis	56 · fair	Public green space
48	Lausen-Grünau	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
49	Dölitz	56 · fair	Public green space
50	Schönau	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
51	Wahren	55 · fair	Public green space
52	Wohnkomplex 1	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
53	Probstheida	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
54	Anger-Crottendorf	52 · fair	Public green space
55	Mockau-Nord	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
56	Meyer'sche Häuser Reudnitz	49 · fair	Public green space
57	Heiterblick	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
58	Mölkau	48 · fair	Public green space
59	Böhlitz-Ehrenberg	46 · fair	Public green space
60	Engelsdorf	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
61	Plaußig-Portitz	37 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
62	Miltitz	37 · poor	Public green space
63	Liebertwolkwitz	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
64	Gundorf	35 · poor	Public green space
65	Lindenthal	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
66	Barneck	35 · poor	Public green space
67	Holzhausen	33 · poor	Public green space
68	Dölitz-Dösen	30 · poor	Public green space
69	Meusdorf	30 · poor	Public green space
70	Neustadt	29 · poor	Public green space
71	Wiederitzsch	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
72	Lützschena-Stahmeln	28 · poor	Public green space
73	Seehausen	27 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
74	Knautkleeberg-Knauthain	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
75	Althen-Kleinpösna	20 · 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