Where to live in Bern over 65

Ranking of Bern's 48 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 Bern to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Wittigkofen (98), Weissenbühl (98) and Brunnadern (96).

Bern areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Wittigkofen	98 · excellent	Public green space
2	Weissenbühl	98 · excellent	Public green space
3	Brunnadern	96 · excellent	Public green space
4	Gryphenhübeli	96 · excellent	Tree canopy
5	Matte	96 · excellent	Public green space
6	Holligen	95 · excellent	Public green space
7	Kirchenfeld	95 · excellent	Public green space
8	Schosshalde	95 · excellent	Public green space
9	Marzili	94 · excellent	Public green space
10	Dalmazi	94 · excellent	Public green space
11	Weisses Quartier	93 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Monbijou	93 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Weissenstein	90 · excellent	Public green space
14	Lorraine	90 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Holenacker	89 · excellent	Tree canopy
16	Burgfeld	89 · excellent	Public green space
17	Ackerli	89 · excellent	Tree canopy
18	Mattenhof	89 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Kleefeld	89 · excellent	Tree canopy
20	Altenberg	88 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Bethlehemacker	88 · excellent	Tree canopy
22	Gelbes Quartier	88 · excellent	Services on foot
23	Murifeld	87 · excellent	Public green space
24	Beundenfeld	87 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Bümpliz	87 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Stöckacker	86 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Rotes Quartier	86 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Unders Galgefeld	86 · excellent	Public green space
29	Stadtbach	86 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Altes Bethlehem	86 · excellent	Tree canopy
31	Länggasse	85 · excellent	Public green space
32	Engeried	84 · excellent	Public green space
33	Bümpliz Dorf	84 · excellent	Services on foot
34	Vordere Rehhag	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
35	Breitfeld	83 · excellent	Services on foot
36	Muesmatt	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
37	Brünnen	82 · excellent	Services on foot
38	Neufeld	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
39	Spitalacker	81 · excellent	Services on foot
40	Eymatt	80 · excellent	Public green space
41	Felsenau	78 · good	Tree canopy
42	Rossfeld	77 · good	Tree canopy
43	Breitenrain	76 · good	Services on foot
44	Untermatt	76 · good	Tree canopy
45	Wyler	76 · good	Services on foot
46	Hohliebe	71 · good	Tree canopy
47	Tiefenau	68 · good	Tree canopy
48	Oberbottigen	15 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources