Where to live in Essen over 65

Ranking of Essen's 58 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 Essen to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Borbeck-Mitte (98), Stoppenberg (97) and Pestalozzidorf "Im Grund" (97).

Essen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Borbeck-Mitte	98 · excellent	Public green space
2	Stoppenberg	97 · excellent	Public green space
3	Pestalozzidorf "Im Grund"	97 · excellent	Public green space
4	Stadtwald	96 · excellent	Public green space
5	Großenbruch	96 · excellent	Public green space
6	Altenessen	95 · excellent	Public green space
7	Bochold	95 · excellent	Public green space
8	Kettwig	95 · excellent	Public green space
9	Gerschede	94 · excellent	Public green space
10	Überruhr-Hinsel	94 · excellent	Tree canopy
11	Bredeney	94 · excellent	Public green space
12	Schonnebeck	94 · excellent	Public green space
13	Katernberg	94 · excellent	Public green space
14	Bergeborbeck	93 · excellent	Public green space
15	Karnap	93 · excellent	Public green space
16	Südviertel	93 · excellent	Public green space
17	Haarzopf	93 · excellent	Public green space
18	Steele	93 · excellent	Public green space
19	Bedingrade	93 · excellent	Public green space
20	Heisingen	92 · excellent	Public green space
21	Bergerhausen	92 · excellent	Public green space
22	Altenessen-Nord	92 · excellent	Public green space
23	Fischlaken	92 · excellent	Public green space
24	Altenessen-Süd	92 · excellent	Public green space
25	Huttrop	91 · excellent	Public green space
26	Margarethenhöhe	91 · excellent	Public green space
27	Überruhr-Holthausen	91 · excellent	Public green space
28	Eltingviertel	90 · excellent	Public green space
29	Schönebeck	89 · excellent	Public green space
30	Altendorf	89 · excellent	Public green space
31	Fulerum	88 · excellent	Public green space
32	Kray	88 · excellent	Public green space
33	Kettwig vor der Brücke	88 · excellent	Public green space
34	Hinninghofen	87 · excellent	Tree canopy
35	Frohnhausen	87 · excellent	Services on foot
36	Dellwig	87 · excellent	Public green space
37	Rellinghausen	86 · excellent	Public green space
38	Frillendorf	86 · excellent	Tree canopy
39	Kupferdreh	86 · excellent	Tree canopy
40	Werden	85 · excellent	Tree canopy
41	Kolonie Hegemannshof	85 · excellent	Public green space
42	Holsterhausen	84 · excellent	Services on foot
43	Sternviertel	84 · excellent	Public green space
44	Freisenbruch	84 · excellent	Public green space
45	Horst	84 · excellent	Public green space
46	Segeroth	83 · excellent	Public green space
47	Burgaltendorf	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
48	Frintrop	83 · excellent	Public green space
49	Rüttenscheid	80 · excellent	Public green space
50	Leithe	80 · excellent	Public green space
51	Kettwig auf der Höhe	80 · excellent	Public green space
52	Krupp-Gürtel	76 · good	Services on foot
53	Dilldorf	75 · good	Tree canopy
54	Heidhausen	74 · good	Tree canopy
55	Vogelheim	74 · good	Public green space
56	Dilldorfer Höhe	73 · good	Tree canopy
57	Byfang	60 · good	Tree canopy
58	Volkeskotten	35 · 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.

Look up an address

Other profiles in Essen

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