Best areas to live in Hamburg
Our picks in Hamburg for different needs, based on official rents and our area guides. Within each list, cheaper areas come first.
Most affordable
- Hausbruch €6.67/m² · €Forest and lower rents
- Steilshoop €6.81/m² · €The lowest rents in our data
- Billstedt €7.06/m² · €Low rents and U-Bahn access
- Lurup €7.32/m² · €Lower rents and the Volkspark
- Wilhelmsburg €7.42/m² · €Low rents and lots of green space
For students
- Heimfeld €8.55/m² · €€Students and families
- Harburg €8.99/m² · €€€Students of TU Hamburg and lower rents
- Rotherbaum €13.19/m² · €€€€€Students, the university and the Alster
For families
- Neugraben-Fischbek €7.77/m² · €Families, nature and new homes
- Hummelsbüttel €7.83/m² · €Families
- Rahlstedt €7.87/m² · €Families and shopping
- Marmstorf €7.98/m² · €Families
- Farmsen-Berne €8.03/m² · €Families and U-Bahn
For nightlife
- St. Pauli €9.85/m² · €€€€Nightlife, music and the harbour
- Sternschanze €10.15/m² · €€€€Bars, cafés and young people
Near the beach
- Ottensen €10.14/m² · €€€€Cafés, culture and the Elbe beach; families
- Blankenese €12.04/m² · €€€€€Families who want the Elbe beach and quiet
Quiet & green
- Lurup €7.32/m² · €Lower rents and the Volkspark
- Wilhelmsburg €7.42/m² · €Low rents and lots of green space
- Langenbek €7.69/m² · €Quiet living
- Neugraben-Fischbek €7.77/m² · €Families, nature and new homes
- Rönneburg €8.38/m² · €€Quiet and green
For commuters
- Hausbruch €6.67/m² · €Forest and lower rents
- Steilshoop €6.81/m² · €The lowest rents in our data
- Billstedt €7.06/m² · €Low rents and U-Bahn access
- Lurup €7.32/m² · €Lower rents and the Volkspark
- Wilhelmsburg €7.42/m² · €Low rents and lots of green space
Price level compares this area's rent with the others in the same city (€ = cheapest fifth, €€€€€ = most expensive fifth). Trend compares the rise since the first year of data with the city as a whole. Tags come from the area guide.