Where to live in Geneva over 65

Ranking of Geneva's 23 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 Geneva to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Le Petit-Saconnex (99), Frontenex (98) and Malagnou (95).

Geneva areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Le Petit-Saconnex	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Frontenex	98 · excellent	Public green space
3	Malagnou	95 · excellent	Public green space
4	La Queue-d'Arve	89 · excellent	Public green space
5	Florissant	88 · excellent	Public green space
6	Crêts-de-Champel	88 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Sécheron	88 · excellent	Public green space
8	Champel	86 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Quartier des Nations	84 · excellent	Public green space
10	La Servette	82 · excellent	Services on foot
11	La Concorde	81 · excellent	Public green space
12	Villereuse	81 · excellent	Services on foot
13	La Jonction	77 · good	Services on foot
14	Les Tranchées	75 · good	Public green space
15	Les Délices	74 · good	Services on foot
16	Eaux-Vives	72 · good	Services on foot
17	La Roseraie	72 · good	Services on foot
18	La Cluse	70 · good	Services on foot
19	Rive	70 · good	Services on foot
20	Coulouvrenière	66 · good	Services on foot
21	Plainpalais	65 · good	Services on foot
22	Les Acacias	65 · good	Services on foot
23	Les Pâquis	58 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources