Where to live in Potsdam if you commute

Ranking of Potsdam's 38 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 Potsdam to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Hauptbahnhof und Brauhausberg Nord (94), Teltower Vorstadt (86) and Historische Innenstadt (86).

Potsdam areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Hauptbahnhof und Brauhausberg Nord	94 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Teltower Vorstadt	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Historische Innenstadt	86 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Auf dem Kiewitt	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Nikolaigärten	83 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Jutekiez	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Viertel der Seidenweber	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Brandenburger Vorstadt	78 · good	Public green space
9	Nauener Vorstadt	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Stern	72 · good	Services on foot
11	Potsdam West	70 · good	Public green space
12	Kolonie Bergstücken	68 · good	Tree canopy
13	Neu-Drewitz	68 · good	Tree canopy
14	Zentrum Ost und Nuthepark	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Babelsberg Süd	65 · good	Public green space
16	Jägervorstadt	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Bergstücken	61 · good	Public green space
18	Bornstedter Feld	61 · good	Public green space
19	Schlaatz	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
20	Waldstadt I	59 · fair	Public green space
21	Waldstadt II	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
22	Bornstedt	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
23	Kirchsteigfeld	53 · fair	Services on foot
24	Waldstadt I und Industriegelände	52 · fair	Public green space
25	Drewitz	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
26	Berliner Vorstadt	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Babelsberg Nord	51 · fair	Public green space
28	Templiner Vorstadt	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Hermannswerder	39 · poor	Public green space
30	Bornim	37 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
31	Eiche	34 · poor	Tree canopy
32	Krampnitz	28 · poor	Tree canopy
33	Neubabelsberg	24 · poor	Public green space
34	Neu Fahrland	24 · poor	Tree canopy
35	Nedlitz	20 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
36	Sacrow	19 · poor	Public green space
37	Klein Glienicke	18 · poor	Public green space
38	Neuhainholz	16 · 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