Where to live in Zurich over 65

Ranking of Zurich's 49 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 Zurich to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Kreis 3 (97), Seefeld (96) and Kreis 2 (95).

Zurich areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Kreis 3	97 · excellent	Public green space
2	Seefeld	96 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Kreis 2	95 · excellent	Public green space
4	Enge	94 · excellent	Public green space
5	Hottingen	93 · excellent	Tree canopy
6	Riesbach	92 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Hochschulen	92 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Kreis 11	92 · excellent	Public green space
9	Affoltern	92 · excellent	Public green space
10	Mühlebach	92 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Überbauung Grünau	91 · excellent	Public green space
12	Kreis 6	91 · excellent	Public green space
13	Fluntern	90 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Alt-Wiedikon	89 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Hirslanden	89 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Höngg	89 · excellent	Public green space
17	Schwamendingen	89 · excellent	Public green space
18	Schwamendingen-Mitte	88 · excellent	Tree canopy
19	Weinegg	86 · excellent	Tree canopy
20	Rathaus	86 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Sihlfeld	86 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Kreis 12	85 · excellent	Services on foot
23	Oerlikon	85 · excellent	Public green space
24	Wiedikon	85 · excellent	Public green space
25	Kreis 10	84 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Leimbach	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
27	Saatlen	82 · excellent	Public green space
28	Werdwies	81 · excellent	Public green space
29	Wollishofen	81 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Seebach	81 · excellent	Public green space
31	Oberstrass	80 · excellent	Services on foot
32	Kreis 8	80 · excellent	Services on foot
33	Wipkingen	79 · good	Services on foot
34	Hirzenbach	77 · good	Services on foot
35	Kreis 9	77 · good	Services on foot
36	Albisrieden	77 · good	Services on foot
37	Unterstrass	76 · good	Services on foot
38	Escher Wyss	75 · good	Services on foot
39	Hard	73 · good	Public green space
40	Lindenhof	73 · good	Services on foot
41	Altstadt	72 · good	Services on foot
42	Aussersihl	72 · good	Services on foot
43	Witikon	72 · good	Tree canopy
44	Altstetten	70 · good	Services on foot
45	Werd	69 · good	Services on foot
46	Industriequartier	68 · good	Services on foot
47	City	68 · good	Services on foot
48	Langstrasse	63 · good	Services on foot
49	Gewerbeschule	60 · good	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