Who lives where in Dresden: census rankings for all 19 areas

Census figures for all 19 areas, ranked 5 ways: most children, most over-65s, most people living alone, newest buildings, most old buildings. Each list shows the area's rent next to it. Source: Destatis – Zensus 2022, 100 m grid (2022).

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Best areas for families in Dresden

Under 18 · City figure: 17.5%

#DistrictUnder 18Rent €/m²
1Langebrück22.5%€6.83
2Weixdorf20.6%€6.76
3Neustadt19.2%€7.41
4Pieschen19.0%€6.85
5Loschwitz18.9%€7.61
6Schönfeld-Weißig18.0%€6.94
7Cotta18.0%€6.75
8Mobschatz17.9%€6.75
9Cossebaude17.7%€6.70
10Prohlis17.6%€6.45

Areas with the most over-65s in Dresden

65 and over · City figure: 21.0%

#District65 and overRent €/m²
1Leuben27.9%€6.39
2Gompitz27.3%€6.86
3Schönfeld-Weißig25.1%€6.94
4Klotzsche25.1%€6.84
5Prohlis25.0%€6.45
6Altstadt24.7%€7.30
7Loschwitz24.3%€7.61
8Altfranken23.7%€6.95
9Blasewitz23.5%€6.85
10Cossebaude22.9%€6.70

Areas for people living alone in Dresden

One-person households · City figure: 53.0%

#DistrictOne-person householdsRent €/m²
1Altstadt62.2%€7.30
2Neustadt56.0%€7.41
3Cotta54.8%€6.75
4Plauen52.6%€7.06
5Pieschen52.0%€6.85
6Prohlis51.0%€6.45
7Blasewitz50.6%€6.85
8Klotzsche49.4%€6.84
9Leuben49.4%€6.39
10Schönfeld-Weißig48.1%€6.94

Areas with the newest buildings in Dresden

Buildings from 2001+ · City figure: 14.3%

#DistrictBuildings from 2001+Rent €/m²
1Gompitz34.1%€6.86
2Oberwartha27.7%€6.98
3Altfranken23.9%€6.95
4Schönborn21.3%€6.38
5Cossebaude20.7%€6.70
6Schönfeld-Weißig19.9%€6.94
7Weixdorf17.6%€6.76
8Klotzsche16.3%€6.84
9Altstadt15.8%€7.30
10Langebrück15.6%€6.83

Areas with the most historic buildings in Dresden

Buildings before 1949 · City figure: 50.3%

#DistrictBuildings before 1949Rent €/m²
1Pieschen74.1%€6.85
2Loschwitz63.6%€7.61
3Neustadt60.7%€7.41
4Cotta58.3%€6.75
5Klotzsche53.1%€6.84
6Cossebaude52.9%€6.70
7Mobschatz52.7%€6.75
8Langebrück49.8%€6.83
9Weixdorf48.0%€6.76
10Leuben47.6%€6.39

All areas at a glance

DistrictRent €/m²Under 1865 and overOne-person householdsBuildings from 2001+Buildings before 1949
Altfranken€6.9516.0%23.7%27.0%23.9%3.5%
Altstadt€7.3014.4%24.7%62.2%15.8%20.6%
Blasewitz€6.8517.5%23.5%50.6%11.2%46.4%
Cossebaude€6.7017.7%22.9%46.8%20.7%52.9%
Cotta€6.7518.0%16.8%54.8%12.2%58.3%
Gompitz€6.8616.4%27.3%38.1%34.1%15.7%
Klotzsche€6.8417.5%25.1%49.4%16.3%53.1%
Langebrück€6.8322.5%22.0%36.8%15.6%49.8%
Leuben€6.3916.1%27.9%49.4%15.6%47.6%
Loschwitz€7.6118.9%24.3%43.3%14.3%63.6%
Mobschatz€6.7517.9%18.5%44.2%7.8%52.7%
Neustadt€7.4119.2%9.6%56.0%15.4%60.7%
Oberwartha€6.98–––27.7%43.1%
Pieschen€6.8519.0%15.6%52.0%8.2%74.1%
Plauen€7.0617.0%22.8%52.6%12.0%43.3%
Prohlis€6.4517.6%25.0%51.0%15.2%47.0%
Schönborn€6.38––36.5%21.3%43.3%
Schönfeld-Weißig€6.9418.0%25.1%48.1%19.9%28.1%
Weixdorf€6.7620.6%21.6%36.5%17.6%48.0%

Source: Destatis – Zensus 2022, 100 m grid (2022); Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) – Zensus 2022, Gitterzellen (2022).