Where to live in Rostock if you commute

Ranking of Rostock's 55 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 Rostock to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Brecht-Park (86), Hansaviertel (85) and Thünenviertel (83).

Rostock areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Brecht-Park	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Hansaviertel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Thünenviertel	83 · excellent	Public green space
4	Stadtmitte	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Groter Pohl	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Steintor-Vorstadt	82 · excellent	Public green space
7	Stadthafen	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Evershagen	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Komponistenviertel	76 · good	Public green space
10	Reutershagen	75 · good	Services on foot
11	Lütten Klein	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Südstadt	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Tweelviertel	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Brunnenhof	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Schmarl	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt	70 · good	Services on foot
17	Östliche Altstadt	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Alt-Reutershagen	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Reutershagen I	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Groß Klein	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Bramow	66 · good	Public green space
22	Dierkow-West	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Silohalbinsel	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Dorf Groß Klein	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Warnemünde	62 · good	Services on foot
26	Reutershagen II	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Evershagen Dorf	61 · good	Public green space
28	Toitenwinkel	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Dierkow Dorf	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
30	Dierkow-Ost	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
31	Gartenstadt	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
32	Dierkow	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
33	Lichtenhagen	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Brinckmansdorf	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
35	Eulenflucht	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
36	Gehlsdorf	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
37	Evershagen Süd	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
38	Biestow	44 · fair	Public green space
39	Toitenwinkel Dorf	43 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
40	Riekdahl	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
41	Kassebohm	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
42	Stadtweide	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
43	Dalwitzhof	36 · poor	Tree canopy
44	Klein Lichtenhagen	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
45	Weißes Kreuz	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
46	Neu Dierkow	33 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
47	Hohe Düne	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
48	Schutow	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
49	Barnstorf	28 · poor	Public green space
50	Dünenquartier	25 · poor	Public green space
51	Langenort	24 · poor	Tree canopy
52	Alt Bartelsdorf	23 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
53	Birkengrund	21 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
54	Jürgeshof	16 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
55	Nienhagen	12 · 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