Where to live in Münster with a family

Ranking of Münster'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 Münster to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Mauritzviertel (97), Kinderhaus (96) and Aaseestadt (95).

Münster areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Mauritzviertel	97 · excellent	Public green space
2	Kinderhaus	96 · excellent	Public green space
3	Aaseestadt	95 · excellent	Public green space
4	Geistviertel	94 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
5	Gievenbeck	93 · excellent	Public green space
6	Martini	93 · excellent	Public green space
7	Kuhviertel	93 · excellent	Public green space
8	Kreuzviertel	92 · excellent	Public green space
9	Erphoviertel	92 · excellent	Public green space
10	Blitzdorf	91 · excellent	Public green space
11	Pluggendorf	90 · excellent	Public green space
12	Uppenberg	90 · excellent	Public green space
13	Sankt Mauritz	88 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
14	Berg Fidel	88 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
15	Zentrum Nord	88 · excellent	Tree canopy
16	Wolbeck	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
17	Bahnhof	86 · excellent	Public green space
18	Roxel	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
19	Südviertel	85 · excellent	Public green space
20	Sentruper Höhe	85 · excellent	Public green space
21	Coerde	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
22	Angelmodde-Waldsiedlung	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
23	Vogelviertel	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
24	Hiltrup	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
25	Klein-Muffi	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
26	Hiltrup West	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
27	Gremmendorf	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
28	Hansaviertel	78 · good	Public green space
29	Handorf	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Rumphorst	77 · good	Playgrounds on foot
31	Dorbaum	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
32	Mecklenbeck	72 · good	Playgrounds on foot
33	Alt-Coerde	65 · good	Playgrounds on foot
34	Angelmodde	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
35	Schmitz-Kühlken	58 · fair	Tree canopy
36	Sudmühle	55 · 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