Where to live in Cologne over 65

Ranking of Cologne's 113 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 Cologne to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Chorweiler (98), Lindenthal (97) and Gartenstadt-Nord (96).

Cologne areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Chorweiler	98 · excellent	Public green space
2	Lindenthal	97 · excellent	Public green space
3	Gartenstadt-Nord	96 · excellent	Public green space
4	Blumenberg	96 · excellent	Public green space
5	Bocklemünd	96 · excellent	Public green space
6	Mauenheim	96 · excellent	Public green space
7	Rolshoven	96 · excellent	Public green space
8	Mengenich	96 · excellent	Public green space
9	Ostheim	96 · excellent	Public green space
10	Flittard	96 · excellent	Public green space
11	Ossendorf	96 · excellent	Public green space
12	Höhenberg	95 · excellent	Public green space
13	Kriel	95 · excellent	Public green space
14	Seeberg	94 · excellent	Public green space
15	Heimersdorf	94 · excellent	Public green space
16	Poll	94 · excellent	Public green space
17	Braunsfeld	94 · excellent	Public green space
18	Riehl	94 · excellent	Public green space
19	Marienburg	94 · excellent	Public green space
20	Eil	94 · excellent	Public green space
21	Grengel	94 · excellent	Tree canopy
22	Longerich	93 · excellent	Public green space
23	Weidenpesch	93 · excellent	Public green space
24	Bilderstöckchen	93 · excellent	Public green space
25	Buchheim	92 · excellent	Public green space
26	Neubrück	92 · excellent	Public green space
27	Holweide	92 · excellent	Public green space
28	Rodenkirchen	92 · excellent	Public green space
29	Junkersdorf	92 · excellent	Tree canopy
30	Merheim	92 · excellent	Public green space
31	Dellbrück	91 · excellent	Public green space
32	Finkenberg	91 · excellent	Tree canopy
33	Rath	91 · excellent	Public green space
34	Volkhoven	91 · excellent	Public green space
35	Vingst	91 · excellent	Public green space
36	Stadtwaldviertel	91 · excellent	Public green space
37	Stammheim	91 · excellent	Public green space
38	Raderthal	91 · excellent	Public green space
39	Clouth-Quartier	90 · excellent	Public green space
40	Brück	90 · excellent	Tree canopy
41	Dünnwald	90 · excellent	Tree canopy
42	Thielenbruch	90 · excellent	Public green space
43	Müngersdorf	89 · excellent	Public green space
44	Sürth	89 · excellent	Tree canopy
45	Porz	89 · excellent	Public green space
46	Gereonsviertel	88 · excellent	Public green space
47	Pesch	88 · excellent	Public green space
48	Raderberg	88 · excellent	Public green space
49	Gremberg	88 · excellent	Public green space
50	Wahnheide	87 · excellent	Tree canopy
51	Volksgartenviertel	87 · excellent	Public green space
52	Höhenhaus	87 · excellent	Public green space
53	Lindweiler	87 · excellent	Tree canopy
54	Friedrich-Karl Terrassen	87 · excellent	Public green space
55	Bayenthal	87 · excellent	Services on foot
56	Humboldt	87 · excellent	Public green space
57	Klettenberg	86 · excellent	Public green space
58	Zollstock	86 · excellent	Public green space
59	Westend	86 · excellent	Public green space
60	Buchforst	86 · excellent	Services on foot
61	Vogelsang	86 · excellent	Public green space
62	Pantaleonsviertel	85 · excellent	Public green space
63	Wahn	85 · excellent	Public green space
64	Weiler	85 · excellent	Public green space
65	Neuehrenfeld	84 · excellent	Public green space
66	Ensen	84 · excellent	Public green space
67	Agnesviertel	84 · excellent	Public green space
68	Deutz	84 · excellent	Public green space
69	Urbach	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
70	Sechzigviertel	83 · excellent	Public green space
71	Niehl	83 · excellent	Public green space
72	Bickendorf	83 · excellent	Public green space
73	Heumar	82 · excellent	Public green space
74	Weiden	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
75	Hochkirchen	82 · excellent	Public green space
76	Esch	81 · excellent	Public green space
77	Stellwerk 60	81 · excellent	Public green space
78	Westhoven	81 · excellent	Public green space
79	Nippes	81 · excellent	Services on foot
80	Gremberghoven	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
81	Weiß	80 · excellent	Public green space
82	Rathenauviertel	80 · excellent	Public green space
83	Roggendorf/Thenhoven	80 · excellent	Public green space
84	Zündorf	79 · good	Public green space
85	Widdersdorf	79 · good	Services on foot
86	Elsdorf	79 · good	Services on foot
87	Studentenviertel	79 · good	Services on foot
88	Griechenmarktviertel	79 · good	Services on foot
89	Neu-Vogelsang	78 · good	Public green space
90	Severinsviertel	77 · good	Services on foot
91	Südstadt	77 · good	Services on foot
92	Rondorf	77 · good	Public green space
93	Belgisches Viertel	76 · good	Public green space
94	Ehrenfeld	76 · good	Public green space
95	Komponistenviertel	75 · good	Public green space
96	Kunibertsviertel	75 · good	Public green space
97	Mülheim	75 · good	Services on foot
98	Lützlongerich	75 · good	Public green space
99	Sülz	74 · good	Services on foot
100	Georgsviertel	74 · good	Services on foot
101	Kalk	74 · good	Services on foot
102	Feldkassel	73 · good	Public green space
103	Lind	73 · good	Public green space
104	Ursulaviertel	72 · good	Public green space
105	Neumarktviertel	71 · good	Services on foot
106	Kapitolviertel	69 · good	Services on foot
107	Lövenich	66 · good	Tree canopy
108	Apostelviertel	66 · good	Public green space
109	Strunden	64 · good	Tree canopy
110	Godorf	62 · good	Public green space
111	Langel	59 · fair	Public green space
112	Fühlingen	55 · fair	Public green space
113	Meschenich	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