Living in Hard, Zurich
Hard is an area of Zurich with about 14,442 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 59 out of 100 (fair): better than 15% of Zurich residents, ranked 43 of 49 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 5 min walk, large park 9 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 4 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 4 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 6.7% tree canopy within 500 m
Who Hard suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 82 · excellent | 12 of 49 |
| Family | 75 · good | 28 of 49 |
| Over 65 | 73 · good | 39 of 49 |
| Working from home | 40 · fair | 37 of 49 |
| Commuter | 68 · good | 32 of 49 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 206 m | 3 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 412 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 319 m | 4 min walk |
| Nursery school | 253 m | 3 min walk |
| Primary school | 441 m | 6 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 211 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,296 m | 16 min walk |
| Public green space | 391 m | 5 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 727 m | 9 min walk |
| Playground | 225 m | 3 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 314 m | 4 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 6.7% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 16.9%)
- 7.9 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 32 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 46)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Hard
Anemonenstrasse · Badenerstrasse · Baslerstrasse · Bienenstrasse · Brahmsstrasse · Bullingerhof · Bullingerstrasse · Campanellaweg · Cyklamenweg · Dennlerstrasse · Edelweissstrasse · Eglistrasse · Eichbühlstrasse · Enzianweg · Flüelastrasse · Freihofstrasse · Fuchsiastrasse · Gladiolenweg · Gmeimeriweg · Grundstrasse · Gugolzstrasse · Hardgutstrasse · Hardplatz · Hardstrasse · Herdernstrasse · Hirzelstrasse · Hohlstrasse · Knüslistrasse · Letzigraben · Norastrasse · Rudenzweg · Schneeglöggliweg · Soldanellastrasse · Zimmerlistrasse
Nearby areas
- Sihlfeld 95
- Albisrieden 77
- Aussersihl 69
- Escher Wyss 64
- Altstetten 60
- Industriequartier 53
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