Where to live in Saarbrücken if you commute

Ranking of Saarbrücken's 45 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 Saarbrücken to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Nauwieser Viertel (73), St. Johann (68) and Regierungsviertel (67).

Saarbrücken areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Nauwieser Viertel	73 · good	Services on foot
2	St. Johann	68 · good	Services on foot
3	Regierungsviertel	67 · good	Public green space
4	Rastpfuhl	67 · good	Public green space
5	Quartier Eurobahnhof	67 · good	Public green space
6	Preußenviertel	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Alt-Saarbrücken	60 · good	Public green space
8	Rotenbühl	59 · fair	Public green space
9	St. Arnual	58 · fair	Tree canopy
10	Triller	55 · fair	Public green space
11	Rodenhof	54 · fair	Tree canopy
12	Folsterhöhe	52 · fair	Public green space
13	Goldene Bremm	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
14	Wackenberg	46 · fair	Public green space
15	Kieselhumes	46 · fair	Public green space
16	Schafbrücke	45 · fair	Tree canopy
17	Dudweiler	42 · fair	Tree canopy
18	Reppersberg	41 · fair	Tree canopy
19	Füllengarten	39 · poor	Tree canopy
20	Rockershausen	37 · poor	Public green space
21	Malstatt	37 · poor	Public green space
22	Brebach	34 · poor	Public green space
23	Burbach	33 · poor	Public green space
24	Matzenberg	32 · poor	Public green space
25	Scheidt	30 · poor	Tree canopy
26	Am Homburg	29 · poor	Tree canopy
27	Eschberg	28 · poor	Public green space
28	Fechingen	28 · poor	Tree canopy
29	Jägersfreude	23 · poor	Tree canopy
30	Gersweiler	22 · poor	Tree canopy
31	Irgenhöhe	22 · poor	Tree canopy
32	Herrensohr	21 · poor	Tree canopy
33	Altenkessel	21 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Rußhütte	21 · poor	Public green space
35	Ottenhausen	21 · poor	Tree canopy
36	Sonnenhügel	21 · poor	Tree canopy
37	Klarenthal	20 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Bübingen	20 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Bischmisheim	20 · poor	Tree canopy
40	Güdingen	18 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Ensheim	18 · poor	Public green space
42	Eschringen	18 · poor	Public green space
43	Brebach-Fechingen	17 · poor	Public green space
44	Scheidterberg	10 · poor	Tree canopy
45	Unner	9 · poor	Tree canopy

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