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Top neighborhoods in Frankfurt recommended for Expats

March 16th 2018

Frankfurt is an exciting, interesting, lively, beautiful and warm city to live and work in.  This city is a major hub for businesses and many expats and students move to Frankfurt to further grow with their careers.  Once you move, which are the best neighborhoods to live in as an expat?  There is not one specific neighborhood because this entirely depends on the person’s likings and objectives.   In total the city consists of 46 neighborhoods where each one has its positives and negatives.  Furthermore, the living conditions and quality of life vary in most neighborhoods.  Below, we will give you our top five favorite neighborhoods in Frankfurt.

Innenstadt

This neighborhood is situated in the heart of the city and it is renowned for its shopping opportunities.  If you are a shopping enthusiast, then look no further!  This neighborhood is home to the largest pedestrian commercial streets in Germany, having the top shop brands throughout the world.  This obviously attracts a good number of tourists, making most of the locals prone to speaking English.   Furthermore, the city also hosts a lot of banks and financial institutions.  Believe it or not, the best is yet to come!  This neighborhood offers some of the most affordable housing.

Bornheim

Bornheim is one of the most liked neighborhoods in the whole city.  The best thing about this neighborhood is that although it is peaceful, relaxing and romantic, it is also known for its night clubs and parties.  The neighborhood is quite lively and young having ample bars, restaurants and cafes.  Moreover, the excellent public transportation system offers various alternatives to travel to the heart of city without having the need to own a car.

Westend

The wealthy neighborhood.  Westend is often liked by high class families and executives, normally working within the city’s top companies.  The quality of life is extremely high, offering clean and luxurious environments.  Accommodation in this area can be quite costly, however, it has some of the most beautiful residences.   Despite being so close to the city, Westend manages to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Bockenheim

This is one of the most populated neighborhoods in the city.  Most of the time this part of the city is inhabited by students or people on a tight budget.  It offers relatively affordable housing when compared to the other major neighborhoods.  Bockenheim is well connected with nature, as it has some of the best nature parks in the country in its vicinities.

Sachsenhausen

Similar to the above, this neighborhood has the highest population in the city.  Being one of the liveliest and most exiting areas in the city, it is often inhabited by students and party enthusiast.  There is a generous variety of nightclubs, bars, restaurants and entertainment attractions.  Moreover, it is a highly touristic neighborhood, having a big percentage of the residents with the ability to speak English.

Other neighborhoods loved by expats are Nordend, Hausen, Bonames, Nied and Harheim, amongst many others.  Frankfurt offers countless opportunities for professional expats and students moving to Germany live and work.

Europaviertel

In the European quarter, in the immediate vicinity of the Frankfurt Trade fair and the working-class district of Gutleut, a million square metre new city has been created on the site of the former freight station since 2005. One third of the area is dedicated to park and green areas. As the main development road, the European avenue leads 2.4 kilometers straight through the quarter. In many places the avenue is already lined with apartment and office buildings. The Skyline Plaza Shopping centre opened in the autumn of 2013 with its public, name-giving roof garden. Right next to it is the Congress centre of Cape Europe, which complements the exhibition's capacities. The exhibition hall will receive a new entrance to the west, where several residential skyscrapers are currently being built. Relaxation and Skyline offers the cafè and restaurant "Liebe, Bower, Hope" in the Europa Park (Franconia architects).

The ambitious large-scale European quarter site will be completed on a total area of around 670,000 square metres in just a few years.

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