Where to live in Rostock with a family

Ranking of Rostock's 55 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 Rostock to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Groter Pohl (99), Schmarl (98) and Tweelviertel (98).

Rostock areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Groter Pohl	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Schmarl	98 · excellent	Public green space
3	Tweelviertel	98 · excellent	Public green space
4	Südstadt	97 · excellent	Public green space
5	Brecht-Park	97 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
6	Lütten Klein	96 · excellent	Public green space
7	Neu Dierkow	94 · excellent	Public green space
8	Dierkow-Ost	93 · excellent	Public green space
9	Komponistenviertel	93 · excellent	Public green space
10	Dierkow-West	93 · excellent	Public green space
11	Brunnenhof	93 · excellent	Public green space
12	Groß Klein	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
13	Gartenstadt	92 · excellent	Public green space
14	Evershagen Dorf	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
15	Toitenwinkel	91 · excellent	Public green space
16	Evershagen	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
17	Dierkow	91 · excellent	Public green space
18	Reutershagen I	91 · excellent	Public green space
19	Dierkow Dorf	90 · excellent	Public green space
20	Dorf Groß Klein	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
21	Hansaviertel	89 · excellent	Public green space
22	Stadtmitte	89 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
23	Thünenviertel	88 · excellent	Public green space
24	Reutershagen II	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
25	Lichtenhagen	86 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
26	Bramow	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
27	Barnstorf	85 · excellent	Public green space
28	Steintor-Vorstadt	84 · excellent	Public green space
29	Stadthafen	83 · excellent	Public green space
30	Reutershagen	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
31	Weißes Kreuz	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
32	Toitenwinkel Dorf	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
33	Eulenflucht	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
34	Östliche Altstadt	81 · excellent	Public green space
35	Biestow	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
36	Gehlsdorf	77 · good	Playgrounds on foot
37	Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt	77 · good	Public green space
38	Schutow	77 · good	Playgrounds on foot
39	Warnemünde	75 · good	Playgrounds on foot
40	Dalwitzhof	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
41	Alt-Reutershagen	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
42	Brinckmansdorf	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Stadtweide	70 · good	Public green space
44	Riekdahl	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
45	Hohe Düne	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
46	Kassebohm	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
47	Evershagen Süd	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
48	Klein Lichtenhagen	61 · good	Playgrounds on foot
49	Silohalbinsel	60 · good	Playgrounds on foot
50	Alt Bartelsdorf	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
51	Dünenquartier	46 · fair	Public green space
52	Birkengrund	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
53	Langenort	25 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
54	Nienhagen	20 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
55	Jürgeshof	10 · poor	Tree canopy

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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