Where to live in Mainz with a family

Ranking of Mainz's 36 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 Mainz to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Kästrich (100), Martin-Luther-King-Park (99) and Münchfeld (98).

Mainz areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Kästrich	100 · excellent	Public green space
2	Martin-Luther-King-Park	99 · excellent	Public green space
3	Münchfeld	98 · excellent	Public green space
4	Hartenberg-Münchfeld	98 · excellent	Public green space
5	Zahlbach	98 · excellent	Public green space
6	Rodelberg	96 · excellent	Public green space
7	Westring	96 · excellent	Public green space
8	Oberstadt	96 · excellent	Public green space
9	Gleisberg	95 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
10	Heiligkreuzviertel	94 · excellent	Public green space
11	Gonsenheim	94 · excellent	Public green space
12	Hartenberg	94 · excellent	Public green space
13	Weisenau	93 · excellent	Public green space
14	Gonsbachterrassen	92 · excellent	Public green space
15	Alt-Bretzenheim	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
16	Kisselberg	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
17	Südliche Altstadt	91 · excellent	Public green space
18	Berliner Siedlung	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
19	Mombach	90 · excellent	Public green space
20	Zollhafen	89 · excellent	Public green space
21	Großberg	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
22	Südring	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
23	Sertoriusring	86 · excellent	Public green space
24	Bretzenheim-West	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
25	Frankenhöhe	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
26	Bretzenheim	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
27	Altstadt	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
28	Hechtsheim	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
29	Alt-Gonsenheim	81 · excellent	Public green space
30	Neustadt	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
31	Bleichenviertel	78 · good	Public green space
32	Villenviertel	76 · good	Public green space
33	Katzenberg	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
34	Nördliche Altstadt	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
35	Am Weidenzehnten	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
36	An der Wiese	43 · fair	Playgrounds on foot

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