Where to live in Lucerne with a family

Ranking of Lucerne's 25 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 Lucerne to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Bramberg (96), Maihof (92) and St. Karli (92).

Lucerne areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Bramberg	96 · excellent	Public green space
2	Maihof	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
3	St. Karli	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
4	Kleinstadt	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
5	Untergütsch	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
6	Steinhof	88 · excellent	Public green space
7	Altstadt	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
8	Steghof	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Wesemlin	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
10	Dreilinden	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
11	Tribschen	82 · excellent	Public green space
12	Reussbühl	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
13	Würzenbach	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
14	Rothen	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
15	Rodtegg	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
16	Unterlöchli	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
17	Neustadt	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
18	Obergütsch	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
19	Schönbühl	60 · good	Public green space
20	Weinbergli	58 · fair	Public green space
21	Littau	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
22	Tribschenmoos	58 · fair	Public green space
23	Halde; Lützelmatt	53 · fair	Tree canopy
24	Büttenen	34 · poor	Tree canopy
25	Littauerboden	18 · 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 2026-11-07. Method and sources