Where to live in Aachen over 65

Ranking of Aachen's 40 areas with CityPulse's “Over 65” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Aachen to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Gut Kullen (95), Steppenberg (93) and Königshügel (92).

Aachen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Gut Kullen	95 · excellent	Public green space
2	Steppenberg	93 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Königshügel	92 · excellent	Public green space
4	Rütsch	92 · excellent	Public green space
5	Driescher Hof	92 · excellent	Public green space
6	Redarius Quartier	92 · excellent	Public green space
7	Hörn	89 · excellent	Public green space
8	Laurensberg	88 · excellent	Tree canopy
9	Brand	88 · excellent	Public green space
10	Schönforst	87 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Nirm	86 · excellent	Public green space
12	Beverau	85 · excellent	Public green space
13	Europadorf	85 · excellent	Public green space
14	Viktoriaviertel	85 · excellent	Public green space
15	Kronenberg	85 · excellent	Public green space
16	Rehmviertel	85 · excellent	Services on foot
17	Haaren	84 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Steinebrück	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
19	Burtscheid	82 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Niederforstbach	81 · excellent	Public green space
21	Hanbruch	80 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Walheim	80 · excellent	Public green space
23	Am Guten Hirten	79 · good	Public green space
24	Pontviertel	78 · good	Services on foot
25	Soers	78 · good	Public green space
26	Siegel	78 · good	Public green space
27	Forst	78 · good	Services on foot
28	Kornelimünster	76 · good	Services on foot
29	Preuswald	76 · good	Tree canopy
30	Eilendorf	74 · good	Services on foot
31	Freund	73 · good	Public green space
32	Frankenberger Viertel	69 · good	Public green space
33	Rothe Erde	68 · good	Services on foot
34	Steffensviertel	66 · good	Services on foot
35	Oberforstbach	61 · good	Services on foot
36	Verlautenheide	60 · good	Public green space
37	Richterich	56 · fair	Public green space
38	Schleckheim	53 · fair	Services on foot
39	Vaalserquartier	40 · fair	Public green space
40	Bildchen	4 · poor	Tree canopy

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 2026-11-05. Method and sources