Where to live in Potsdam with a family

Ranking of Potsdam's 38 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 Potsdam to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Brandenburger Vorstadt (99), Zentrum Ost und Nuthepark (98) and Schlaatz (98).

Potsdam areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Brandenburger Vorstadt	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Zentrum Ost und Nuthepark	98 · excellent	Public green space
3	Schlaatz	98 · excellent	Public green space
4	Waldstadt I	98 · excellent	Public green space
5	Waldstadt II	98 · excellent	Public green space
6	Auf dem Kiewitt	97 · excellent	Public green space
7	Jägervorstadt	97 · excellent	Public green space
8	Nauener Vorstadt	96 · excellent	Public green space
9	Potsdam West	96 · excellent	Public green space
10	Teltower Vorstadt	96 · excellent	Public green space
11	Hauptbahnhof und Brauhausberg Nord	95 · excellent	Public green space
12	Waldstadt I und Industriegelände	94 · excellent	Public green space
13	Jutekiez	94 · excellent	Public green space
14	Kolonie Bergstücken	93 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
15	Bornstedt	93 · excellent	Public green space
16	Stern	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
17	Babelsberg Süd	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
18	Viertel der Seidenweber	90 · excellent	Public green space
19	Bornstedter Feld	89 · excellent	Public green space
20	Bergstücken	88 · excellent	Public green space
21	Neu-Drewitz	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
22	Kirchsteigfeld	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
23	Babelsberg Nord	86 · excellent	Public green space
24	Nikolaigärten	85 · excellent	Public green space
25	Drewitz	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
26	Historische Innenstadt	82 · excellent	Public green space
27	Berliner Vorstadt	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Templiner Vorstadt	75 · good	Playgrounds on foot
29	Hermannswerder	68 · good	Public green space
30	Eiche	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
31	Neubabelsberg	67 · good	Public green space
32	Bornim	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
33	Sacrow	55 · fair	Public green space
34	Klein Glienicke	54 · fair	Public green space
35	Krampnitz	36 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
36	Neuhainholz	33 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
37	Neu Fahrland	30 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Nedlitz	15 · 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