Where to live in Göttingen over 65

Ranking of Göttingen's 33 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 Göttingen to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Weststadt (99), Blümchenviertel (95) and Egelsberg (94).

Göttingen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Weststadt	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Blümchenviertel	95 · excellent	Public green space
3	Egelsberg	94 · excellent	Public green space
4	Südstadt	94 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Klausberg	94 · excellent	Public green space
6	Ostviertel	94 · excellent	Public green space
7	Papenberg	92 · excellent	Public green space
8	Weende	92 · excellent	Tree canopy
9	Holtenser Berg	91 · excellent	Public green space
10	Hagenberg	90 · excellent	Public green space
11	Ebertal	90 · excellent	Tree canopy
12	Treuenhagen	90 · excellent	Tree canopy
13	Innenstadt	90 · excellent	Public green space
14	Grone-Süd	89 · excellent	Public green space
15	Leineberg	89 · excellent	Public green space
16	Weende-Ost	89 · excellent	Public green space
17	Grone	87 · excellent	Public green space
18	Lohberg	87 · excellent	Tree canopy
19	Zietenterrassen	86 · excellent	Tree canopy
20	Weende-Nord	85 · excellent	Public green space
21	Geismar	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
22	Nikolausberg	81 · excellent	Public green space
23	Nordstadt	80 · excellent	Public green space
24	Weende-West	79 · good	Public green space
25	Kiesseekarree	77 · good	Public green space
26	Herberhausen	71 · good	Tree canopy
27	Geismar-Süd	68 · good	Public green space
28	Groß Ellershausen	66 · good	Public green space
29	Elliehausen	65 · good	Services on foot
30	Holtensen	62 · good	Public green space
31	Roringen	52 · fair	Tree canopy
32	Esebeck	32 · poor	Public green space
33	Hetjershausen	13 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources