Where to live in Düsseldorf over 65

Ranking of Düsseldorf's 52 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 Düsseldorf to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Holthausen (99), Urdenbach (97) and Gerresheim (96).

Düsseldorf areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Holthausen	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Urdenbach	97 · excellent	Public green space
3	Gerresheim	96 · excellent	Public green space
4	Lichtenbroich	96 · excellent	Public green space
5	Wersten	96 · excellent	Public green space
6	Hellerhof	96 · excellent	Public green space
7	Benrath	95 · excellent	Public green space
8	Niederkassel	94 · excellent	Public green space
9	Hassels	94 · excellent	Public green space
10	Stockum	93 · excellent	Public green space
11	Eller	93 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Unterrath	93 · excellent	Public green space
13	Garath	92 · excellent	Tree canopy
14	Kaiserswerth	91 · excellent	Tree canopy
15	Vennhausen	91 · excellent	Tree canopy
16	Mörsenbroich	90 · excellent	Tree canopy
17	Grafenberg	89 · excellent	Tree canopy
18	Lörick	89 · excellent	Public green space
19	Reisholz	89 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Flehe	89 · excellent	Public green space
21	Golzheim	89 · excellent	Public green space
22	Düsseltal	88 · excellent	Public green space
23	Oberkassel	88 · excellent	Public green space
24	Grafental	88 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Bilk	86 · excellent	Public green space
26	Heerdt	86 · excellent	Public green space
27	Paulsmühle	85 · excellent	Tree canopy
28	Unterbach	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
29	Altstadt	84 · excellent	Public green space
30	Itter	84 · excellent	Public green space
31	Angermund	82 · excellent	Public green space
32	Flingern Nord	81 · excellent	Services on foot
33	Pempelfort	80 · excellent	Public green space
34	Rath	78 · good	Services on foot
35	Unterbilk	78 · good	Services on foot
36	Märchensiedlung	78 · good	Tree canopy
37	Lierenfeld	77 · good	Services on foot
38	Derendorf	76 · good	Public green space
39	Himmelgeist	76 · good	Public green space
40	Carlstadt	75 · good	Public green space
41	Tannenhof	75 · good	Services on foot
42	Oberbilk	75 · good	Services on foot
43	Wittlaer	74 · good	Tree canopy
44	Flingern Süd	72 · good	Services on foot
45	Ludenberg	70 · good	Public green space
46	Lohausen	69 · good	Public green space
47	Friedrichstadt	68 · good	Services on foot
48	Stadtmitte	68 · good	Public green space
49	Kalkum	65 · good	Public green space
50	Hamm	62 · good	Public green space
51	Volmerswerth	56 · fair	Public green space
52	Knittkuhl	53 · fair	Services on foot

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