Where to live in Potsdam over 65

Ranking of Potsdam's 38 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 Potsdam to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Brandenburger Vorstadt (99), Waldstadt II (98) and Waldstadt I (98).

Potsdam areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Brandenburger Vorstadt	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Waldstadt II	98 · excellent	Public green space
3	Waldstadt I	98 · excellent	Public green space
4	Schlaatz	98 · excellent	Public green space
5	Zentrum Ost und Nuthepark	97 · excellent	Public green space
6	Auf dem Kiewitt	97 · excellent	Public green space
7	Bornstedt	96 · excellent	Public green space
8	Jägervorstadt	95 · excellent	Public green space
9	Teltower Vorstadt	94 · excellent	Public green space
10	Potsdam West	94 · excellent	Public green space
11	Nauener Vorstadt	94 · excellent	Public green space
12	Jutekiez	94 · excellent	Public green space
13	Stern	93 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Babelsberg Nord	93 · excellent	Public green space
15	Kolonie Bergstücken	93 · excellent	Tree canopy
16	Babelsberg Süd	93 · excellent	Public green space
17	Waldstadt I und Industriegelände	90 · excellent	Public green space
18	Hauptbahnhof und Brauhausberg Nord	90 · excellent	Public green space
19	Bornstedter Feld	89 · excellent	Public green space
20	Bergstücken	89 · excellent	Public green space
21	Viertel der Seidenweber	88 · excellent	Public green space
22	Neu-Drewitz	87 · excellent	Tree canopy
23	Nikolaigärten	84 · excellent	Services on foot
24	Kirchsteigfeld	84 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Eiche	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
26	Drewitz	82 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Berliner Vorstadt	80 · excellent	Public green space
28	Historische Innenstadt	79 · good	Services on foot
29	Neubabelsberg	79 · good	Public green space
30	Hermannswerder	67 · good	Public green space
31	Bornim	62 · good	Tree canopy
32	Templiner Vorstadt	57 · fair	Tree canopy
33	Sacrow	50 · fair	Public green space
34	Krampnitz	46 · fair	Tree canopy
35	Klein Glienicke	46 · fair	Public green space
36	Nedlitz	30 · poor	Tree canopy
37	Neuhainholz	25 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Neu Fahrland	23 · 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