Where to live in Zurich if you commute

Ranking of Zurich's 49 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 Zurich to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Riesbach (93), Rathaus (91) and Hochschulen (90).

Zurich areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Riesbach	93 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Rathaus	91 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Hochschulen	90 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Überbauung Grünau	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Alt-Wiedikon	89 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Seefeld	88 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Wiedikon	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Hirslanden	85 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Enge	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Unterstrass	84 · excellent	Public transport frequency
11	Mühlebach	82 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Altstadt	82 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Lindenhof	82 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Industriequartier	80 · excellent	Public transport frequency
15	Werd	79 · good	Services on foot
16	Sihlfeld	78 · good	Services on foot
17	City	78 · good	Services on foot
18	Wipkingen	77 · good	Public transport frequency
19	Schwamendingen-Mitte	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Werdwies	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Kreis 6	75 · good	Public green space
22	Kreis 10	73 · good	Services on foot
23	Kreis 2	73 · good	Public green space
24	Saatlen	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Affoltern	72 · good	Public green space
26	Oerlikon	72 · good	Public green space
27	Kreis 3	71 · good	Public green space
28	Altstetten	71 · good	Services on foot
29	Schwamendingen	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Gewerbeschule	69 · good	Services on foot
31	Aussersihl	68 · good	Services on foot
32	Hard	68 · good	Public green space
33	Langstrasse	67 · good	Services on foot
34	Höngg	67 · good	Public green space
35	Leimbach	67 · good	Tree canopy
36	Oberstrass	66 · good	Services on foot
37	Weinegg	63 · good	Tree canopy
38	Escher Wyss	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Kreis 8	59 · fair	Services on foot
40	Hirzenbach	58 · fair	Services on foot
41	Albisrieden	57 · fair	Services on foot
42	Kreis 12	56 · fair	Services on foot
43	Kreis 11	42 · fair	Public green space
44	Hottingen	41 · fair	Tree canopy
45	Witikon	38 · poor	Tree canopy
46	Seebach	36 · poor	Public green space
47	Kreis 9	35 · poor	Services on foot
48	Wollishofen	32 · poor	Services on foot
49	Fluntern	29 · poor	Services on foot

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 2026-11-06. Method and sources