Living in Kreis 12, Zurich
Standard score
Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median
Good78
Kreis 12 is an area of Zurich with about 6,180 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 78 out of 100 (good): better than 51% of Zurich residents, ranked 24 of 49 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 4 min walk, large park 16 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 6 min walk, pharmacy 9 min walk, doctor 5 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 2 min walk
Weaknesses
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 10 min walk
Who Kreis 12 suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 63 · good | 41 of 49 |
| Family | 71 · good | 35 of 49 |
| Over 65 | 85 · excellent | 22 of 49 |
| Working from home | 54 · fair | 30 of 49 |
| Commuter | 56 · fair | 42 of 49 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 486 m | 6 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 703 m | 9 min walk |
| Doctor | 411 m | 5 min walk |
| Nursery school | 305 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 511 m | 6 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 213 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,613 m | 20 min walk |
| Public green space | 327 m | 4 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,302 m | 16 min walk |
| Playground | 188 m | 2 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 831 m | 10 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 16.5% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 16.9%)
- 8.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 26 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 46)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Kreis 12
Altwiesenstrasse · Amazonenstrasse · Amazonenweg · Glattwiesenstrasse · Hüttenkopfstrasse · Kronwiesenstrasse · Luchsweg · Luegislandstrasse · Roswiesenstrasse · Schürgistrasse · Stettbachstrasse · Stettbachweg · Ueberlandstrasse · Wechselwiesenstrasse
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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 2026-11-06. Method and sources