Where to live in Munich if you commute

Ranking of Munich's 146 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 Munich to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Borstei (97), Echarding (97) and Nymphenburg Süd (96).

Munich areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Borstei	97 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Echarding	97 · excellent	Public transport frequency
3	Nymphenburg Süd	96 · excellent	Public transport frequency
4	Lehel	95 · excellent	Public transport frequency
5	Schönfeldvorstadt	94 · excellent	Public transport frequency
6	Berliner Viertel	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Neuperlach	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Pasing	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Haidhausen	90 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Harthof	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Altbogenhausen	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Untere Au	90 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Freimann-Süd	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Schwabing	90 · excellent	Public transport frequency
15	Alt-Moosach	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Am Hirschgarten	88 · excellent	Public transport frequency
17	Am Oberwiesenfeld	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Schwabing-West	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Obergiesing	88 · excellent	Public transport frequency
20	Nederling	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Obere Au	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Am Stiftsbogen	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Klinikviertel	87 · excellent	Public transport frequency
24	Sendling	87 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Bogenhausen	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Glockenbach	86 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Nymphenburg	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Haidhausen-Nord	86 · excellent	Public transport frequency
29	Obersendling	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
30	Alt-Schwabing	86 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Hackenviertel	85 · excellent	Services on foot
32	Kreuzviertel	85 · excellent	Public transport frequency
33	Milbertshofen	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Ludwigsvorstadt	84 · excellent	Services on foot
35	Josephsburg	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Haidhausen-Süd	84 · excellent	Services on foot
37	Untersendling	84 · excellent	Services on foot
38	Trudering	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
39	Neuhausen	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Isarvorstadt	83 · excellent	Services on foot
41	Gern	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
42	Nordhaide	83 · excellent	Services on foot
43	Westend	83 · excellent	Services on foot
44	Giesing	83 · excellent	Services on foot
45	Am Hart	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
46	Viktoriaviertel	83 · excellent	Public transport frequency
47	Schwanthalerhöhe	83 · excellent	Services on foot
48	Fürstenried	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
49	Am alten nördlichen Friedhof	83 · excellent	Services on foot
50	Neufreimann	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
51	Kieferngarten	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
52	Sendlinger Feld	82 · excellent	Public transport frequency
53	Maxvorstadt	82 · excellent	Services on foot
54	Erich-Kästner-Viertel	82 · excellent	Services on foot
55	Moosach	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
56	Am Schlachthof	82 · excellent	Public transport frequency
57	Parkstadt Schwabing	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
58	Südseite	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
59	Am Waldfriedhof	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
60	Dreimühlen	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
61	Berg am Laim	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
62	Steinhausen	80 · excellent	Services on foot
63	Priel	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
64	Kirchtrudering	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
65	Fürstenried Ost	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
66	Westkreuz	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
67	Kreuzhof	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
68	Friedenheim	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
69	Am Westpark	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
70	Biederstein	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
71	Untergiesing	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
72	Neuhadern	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
73	Gärtnerplatz	78 · good	Services on foot
74	Hadern	78 · good	Services on foot
75	Graggenauerviertel	78 · good	Services on foot
76	Thalkirchen	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
77	Theresienhöhe	78 · good	Public transport frequency
78	Marsfeld	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
79	Am Riesenfeld	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
80	Au	77 · good	Services on foot
81	Riem	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
82	Alt-Freimann	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
83	Werksviertel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
84	Laim	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
85	Ebenau	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
86	Mittersendling	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
87	Siebenbrunn	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
88	Stadelheim	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
89	Hasenbergl	74 · good	Public green space
90	Am Westbad	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
91	Hartmannshofen	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
92	Alexisquartier	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
93	Neupasing	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
94	Michaeliburg	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
95	Ramersdorf	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
96	Neuharlaching	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
97	Blumenau	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
98	St. Vinzenz-Viertel	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
99	Parkstadt Solln	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
100	Pipping	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
101	Parkstadt Bogenhausen	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
102	Neuaubing	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
103	St. Benno-Viertel	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
104	Großhadern	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
105	Harlaching	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
106	Baumkirchen	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
107	Messestadt Riem	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
108	Forstenried	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
109	Ackermannbogen	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
110	Englschalking	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
111	Denning	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
112	Perlach	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
113	Solln	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
114	Obermenzing	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
115	Gartenstadt Trudering	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
116	Zamdorf	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
117	Herzogpark	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
118	Kleinhadern	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
119	Waldkolonie Pasing	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
120	Oberföhring	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
121	Neutrudering	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
122	Domagkpark	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
123	Neuherberg	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
124	Fasanerie	65 · good	Public green space
125	Neu-Langwied	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
126	Untermenzing	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
127	Villenkolonie Neuwittelsbach	64 · good	Tree canopy
128	Prinz-Ludwigs-Höhe	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
129	Freimanner Heide	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
130	Maxhof	64 · good	Tree canopy
131	Fasangarten	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
132	Aubing	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
133	Neulustheim	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
134	Feldmoching	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
135	Waldtrudering	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
136	Johanneskirchen	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
137	Waldperlach	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
138	Freiham	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
139	Allach	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
140	Lochhausen	58 · fair	Public green space
141	Lerchenau	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
142	Am Moosfeld	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
143	Kleinlappen	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
144	Ludwigsfeld	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
145	Daglfing	48 · fair	Public green space
146	Prinz-Eugen-Park	34 · 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