City ratings
City Ratings compare the factors that shape everyday urban life
Car-Free City Centers
2026Cities ranked by the share of citizens never or rarely traveling to the city center by their own car.
15-Minute Cities
2026Share of citizens who can reach most of their destinations in 15 minutes or less.
15-Minute Cities
2025Share of citizens who can reach most of their destinations in 15 minutes or less.
Traffic Jams
2025Cities ranked by the share of citizens spending more than 2 hours weekly in traffic jams
Bad sleep cities
2025Public Transport Rating
Cities ranked by the share of citizens choosing public transport as primary
Launched in 2025, an annual survey currently covers 62 cities across 11 countries: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
Citizens in each city answer the same set of questions, allowing direct, like-for-like comparisons across the region. Topics range from traditional urban issues - congestion, transport, infrastructure - to broader questions about how people feel, what they need, and how their city impacts their lives. Most ratings within the index reflect a single answer to a single question, keeping comparisons simple and transparent.
The survey is commissioned by European mobility platform Bolt and conducted by market research and insight technology company Syno International. Data is collected via online survey in compliance with GDPR, ISO, and ESOMAR standards, with analysis supervised by certified sociologists at Syno International.
