Where to live in Darmstadt over 65

Ranking of Darmstadt's 39 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 Darmstadt to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Kranichstein (98), Eberstadt (96) and An den Lichtwiesen (96).

Darmstadt areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Kranichstein	98 · excellent	Public green space
2	Eberstadt	96 · excellent	Public green space
3	An den Lichtwiesen	96 · excellent	Public green space
4	Am Ziegelbusch	93 · excellent	Public green space
5	Bessungen	93 · excellent	Public green space
6	Darmstadt-Ost	93 · excellent	Public green space
7	Martinsviertel-Ost	93 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Arheilgen	92 · excellent	Public green space
9	Woogsviertel	90 · excellent	Public green space
10	Mathildenhöhe	90 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Paulusviertel	90 · excellent	Public green space
12	Lincoln-Siedlung	90 · excellent	Public green space
13	Johannesviertel	89 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Am Frankenstein	89 · excellent	Public green space
15	Blütenviertel	89 · excellent	Public green space
16	An der Ludwigshöhe	88 · excellent	Public green space
17	Universitätsviertel	87 · excellent	Public green space
18	Alt-Bessungen	87 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Auf der Hardt	87 · excellent	Public green space
20	Alt-Eberstadt	86 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Komponistenviertel	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
22	Heimstätten-Siedlung	84 · excellent	Public green space
23	Am Kavalleriesand	83 · excellent	Public green space
24	St. Ludwig mit Eichbergviertel	83 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Waldkolonie	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
26	Am Lämmchesberg	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
27	Martinsviertel-West	80 · excellent	Public green space
28	Pallaswiesenviertel	80 · excellent	Public green space
29	Mornewegviertel	80 · excellent	Public green space
30	Am Südbahnhof	80 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Darmstadt-Nord	77 · good	Services on foot
32	Kirchtannensiedlung	77 · good	Tree canopy
33	Darmstadt-West	76 · good	Services on foot
34	Kapellplatzviertel	76 · good	Public green space
35	Mollerstadt	76 · good	Public green space
36	Verlegerviertel	75 · good	Services on foot
37	Darmstadt-Mitte	74 · good	Services on foot
38	Glockengarten	57 · fair	Services on foot
39	Villenkolonie Eberstadt	55 · fair	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