Stuttgart neighbourhoods: where to live

Stuttgart in numbers

About 610,458 people live in Stuttgart. CityPulse splits the city into 2,260 hexagons of about 0.1 km² and groups them into 64 areas named after its neighbourhoods. Half of the residents live in a hexagon with a standard score of at least 82 out of 100 (excellent).

46% of residents live in a “15-minute city”: food shop, pharmacy, doctor, nursery school, primary school and a public transport stop, all within a 15-minute walk
76% of residents have a public green space within a 5-minute walk
45% of residents have a food shop within a 5-minute walk
28% of residents have a pharmacy within a 5-minute walk
31% of residents have a primary school within a 10-minute walk
77% of residents have a bus or tram stop within a 5-minute walk
48% of residents have at least 30 public transport departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
73% of residents have a playground within a 5-minute walk
25% of residents live within 300 metres of a protected cycle lane
Tree canopy within 500 m: 25.2% for the typical resident (the 3-30-300 rule suggests at least 30%).
PM2.5: 7.9 µg/m³ annual mean for the typical resident; the WHO guideline is 5.

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Where to live in Stuttgart, depending on who you are

Stuttgart areas

Areas sorted by standard score: public green space, tree canopy and services on foot, the same for everyone. Names come from OpenStreetMap and boundaries are approximate.

#	Area	Residents	Standard score
1	Freiberg	4,207	100 · excellent
2	Sillenbuch	8,372	95 · excellent
3	Heslach	16,025	95 · excellent
4	Mönchfeld	5,868	95 · excellent
5	Roter Stich	3,420	95 · excellent
6	Neugereut	4,809	94 · excellent
7	Riedenberg	7,334	93 · excellent
8	Hofen	4,874	92 · excellent
9	Stuttgart-Nord	12,559	92 · excellent
10	Berg	8,735	91 · excellent
11	Rot	11,695	91 · excellent
12	Postdörfle	9,083	91 · excellent
13	Killesberghöhe	6,408	90 · excellent
14	Rohr	9,842	88 · excellent
15	Altenburg	5,566	88 · excellent
16	Gablenberg	14,736	88 · excellent
17	Giebel	4,911	88 · excellent
18	Stuttgart-Süd	22,182	87 · excellent
19	Mühlhausen	3,209	87 · excellent
20	Fasanenhof	11,611	87 · excellent
21	Steinhaldenfeld	5,209	86 · excellent
22	Stuttgart-Mitte	16,379	86 · excellent
23	Birkenäcker	2,909	86 · excellent
24	Heumaden	8,162	84 · excellent
25	Wolfbusch	5,074	84 · excellent
26	Münster	10,299	83 · excellent
27	Zazenhausen	5,305	83 · excellent
28	Stuttgart-Ost	30,841	83 · excellent
29	Zuffenhausen-Elbelen	1,545	83 · excellent
30	Kaltental	10,256	82 · excellent
31	Bergheim	4,140	82 · excellent
32	Botnang	16,321	82 · excellent
33	Weilimdorf	16,842	82 · excellent
34	Neuwirtshaus	2,989	81 · excellent
35	Sonnenberg	3,905	80 · excellent
36	Birkach	4,138	80 · excellent
37	Büsnau	5,593	80 · excellent
38	Wangen	9,115	80 · excellent
39	Hedelfingen	4,635	80 · excellent
40	Vaihingen	21,170	80 · excellent
41	Polizeisiedlung	2,311	80 · excellent
42	Steckfeld	5,820	80 · excellent
43	Bad Cannstatt	25,700	79 · good
44	Dürrlewang	5,103	78 · good
45	Stuttgart-West	50,078	77 · good
46	Feuerbach	27,723	77 · good
47	Degerloch	12,404	77 · good
48	Zuffenhausen	17,297	77 · good
49	Plieningen	7,258	76 · good
50	Muckensturm	1,551	76 · good
51	Sommerrain	20,634	75 · good
52	Schönberg	3,103	73 · good
53	Burgholzhof	5,732	73 · good
54	Möhringen	17,290	69 · good
55	Hausen	3,629	69 · good
56	Obertürkheim	5,944	67 · good
57	Hoffeld	4,826	66 · good
58	Zuffenhausen-Frauensteg	1,813	61 · good
59	Stammheim	10,532	60 · good
60	Lederberg	1,899	57 · fair
61	Untertürkheim	6,418	55 · fair
62	Rohracker	4,291	53 · fair
63	Uhlbach	3,925	49 · fair
64	Luginsland	10,771	48 · fair

Frequently asked questions

Which Stuttgart neighbourhood has the best quality of life?

By CityPulse's standard score: Freiberg (100), Sillenbuch (95) and Heslach (95). The score measures public green space, tree canopy and everyday services within walking distance; it does not consider prices, noise or safety.

Where should a student live in Stuttgart?

With CityPulse's student profile, which weighs services on foot and cycle lanes most and prefers dense areas, the best areas are Sillenbuch (85), Roter Stich (83) and Riedenberg (82).

Which areas of Stuttgart are best for families?

With the family profile, which weighs green space, trees, services and playgrounds, the best areas are Roter Stich (97), Mönchfeld (96) and Sillenbuch (95).

What are the greenest areas of Stuttgart?

By tree canopy within 500 metres: Polizeisiedlung (68.8%), Lederberg (61.1%) and Rohracker (53.6%).

Which areas of Stuttgart have the best public transport?

By departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from stops within walking distance: Stuttgart-Mitte (116), Stuttgart-West (60) and Bad Cannstatt (60).

Is Stuttgart a 15-minute city?

46% of Stuttgart residents have a food shop, pharmacy, doctor, nursery school, primary school and a public transport stop within a 15-minute walk.

How is the CityPulse score calculated?

Each hexagon of about 0.1 km² gets a score from 0 to 100: the geometric mean of public green space on foot, tree canopy within 500 metres and everyday services on foot (food shops, pharmacy, doctor, schools, stops). Distances are measured on the walking network at 4.8 km/h. All data are open: OpenStreetMap, Copernicus, Eurostat, EEA and public transport timetables.

Data updated on 2026-11-05. Method and sources