Where to live in Linz if you commute

Ranking of Linz's 37 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Linz to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Wankmüllerhofviertel (95), Volksgartenviertel (95) and Spallerhof (95).

Linz areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Wankmüllerhofviertel	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Volksgartenviertel	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Spallerhof	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Harbach	94 · excellent	Public green space
5	Auwiesen	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Kleinmünchen	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Bindermichl	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Ebelsberg	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Dornach	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Keferfeld	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Neue Heimat	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Solar-City	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	St. Magdalena	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Franckviertel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Neue Welt	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Niedernhart	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Alt-Urfahr	82 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Markartviertel	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Römerberg	81 · excellent	Public green space
20	Urfahr	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Bulgariplatz	79 · good	Services on foot
22	Neustadtviertel	79 · good	Services on foot
23	Grüne Mitte	78 · good	Services on foot
24	Rathausviertel	77 · good	Services on foot
25	Lustenau	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Wegscheid	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Innere Stadt	74 · good	Services on foot
28	Froschberg	73 · good	Public green space
29	Kaplanhof	72 · good	Public green space
30	Gründberg	66 · good	Tree canopy
31	Traundorf	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Pichling	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
33	Katzbach	37 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Freinberg	28 · poor	Public green space
35	Pöstlingberg	23 · poor	Tree canopy
36	St. Margarethen	20 · poor	Tree canopy
37	Auhof	9 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources