Where to live in Ghent over 65

Ranking of Ghent'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 Ghent to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Sint-Pieters-Aalst (93), Miljoenenkwartier (89) and Zwijnaardse Dries (87).

Ghent areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sint-Pieters-Aalst	93 · excellent	Public green space
2	Miljoenenkwartier	89 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Zwijnaardse Dries	87 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Stationsbuurt Noord	87 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Sint-Amandsberg	86 · excellent	Public green space
6	Bloemekenswijk	86 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Stationsbuurt Zuid	86 · excellent	Public green space
8	Mariakerke	86 · excellent	Public green space
9	Kolegem	85 · excellent	Public green space
10	Rijsenbergwijk	83 · excellent	Public green space
11	Nieuw Gent	83 · excellent	Public green space
12	Gentbrugge	83 · excellent	Public green space
13	Westveld	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
14	Wondelgem	82 · excellent	Public green space
15	Zwijnaarde	82 · excellent	Public green space
16	Sint-Denijs-Westrem	81 · excellent	Public green space
17	Ottergemse Dries	80 · excellent	Public green space
18	Strop	80 · excellent	Public green space
19	Muinkparkwijk	80 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Moscou	79 · good	Public green space
21	Ekkergem	79 · good	Services on foot
22	Vijfhoek	79 · good	Public green space
23	Malem	78 · good	Public green space
24	Lourdes	78 · good	Public green space
25	Dampoortwijk	77 · good	Services on foot
26	Lange Velden	76 · good	Public green space
27	Drongen	76 · good	Public green space
28	Oude Bareel	73 · good	Services on foot
29	Heirnis	72 · good	Services on foot
30	Rooigem	72 · good	Services on foot
31	Ledeberg	70 · good	Services on foot
32	Sas- en Bassijnwijk	70 · good	Services on foot
33	Rabot	70 · good	Services on foot
34	Maalte	69 · good	Public green space
35	Sint-Pieters-Aaigem	68 · good	Public green space
36	Kunstenkwartier	67 · good	Services on foot
37	Zuid	67 · good	Services on foot
38	Afsnee	64 · good	Public green space
39	Papegaai	63 · good	Services on foot
40	Meulestede	63 · good	Services on foot
41	Sint Macharius / Sint Baafsdorp	62 · good	Services on foot
42	Brugse Poort	60 · good	Services on foot
43	Luchteren	60 · good	Public green space
44	Oostakker	59 · fair	Public green space
45	Tolhuis	57 · fair	Services on foot
46	Planetenwijk	57 · fair	Public green space
47	Muide	56 · fair	Services on foot
48	Ham	54 · fair	Services on foot
49	Baarle	54 · fair	Public green space
50	Rijvissche	54 · fair	Public green space
51	Heilig Kerst	53 · fair	Services on foot
52	Patershol	52 · fair	Services on foot
53	Sluizeken	51 · fair	Services on foot
54	Achtendries	44 · fair	Public green space
55	Drie Leien	38 · poor	Public green space
56	Halewijn	36 · poor	Public green space
57	Sint-Kruis-Winkel	16 · poor	Tree canopy
58	Desteldonk	11 · 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