Where to live in Mainz if you commute

Ranking of Mainz's 36 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 Mainz to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Rodelberg (98), Kästrich (97) and Zollhafen (90).

Mainz areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Rodelberg	98 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Kästrich	97 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Zollhafen	90 · excellent	Public green space
4	Oberstadt	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Altstadt	85 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Südliche Altstadt	83 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Bleichenviertel	80 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Nördliche Altstadt	79 · good	Public transport frequency
9	Gleisberg	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Bretzenheim	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Münchfeld	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Martin-Luther-King-Park	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Kisselberg	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Heiligkreuzviertel	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Gonsenheim	70 · good	Public green space
16	Hartenberg-Münchfeld	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Gonsbachterrassen	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Neustadt	69 · good	Services on foot
19	Mombach	68 · good	Public green space
20	Berliner Siedlung	67 · good	Tree canopy
21	Alt-Gonsenheim	65 · good	Public green space
22	Hartenberg	60 · good	Public green space
23	Weisenau	60 · good	Public green space
24	Südring	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Westring	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
26	Zahlbach	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Frankenhöhe	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Hechtsheim	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Alt-Bretzenheim	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
30	Sertoriusring	53 · fair	Public green space
31	Katzenberg	53 · fair	Services on foot
32	Bretzenheim-West	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
33	Großberg	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Am Weidenzehnten	47 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
35	Villenviertel	45 · fair	Public green space
36	An der Wiese	23 · poor	Services 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