Who lives where in Cologne: census rankings for all 86 areas
Census figures for all 86 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 Cologne
Under 18 · City figure: 16.2%
| # | District | Under 18 | Rent €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finkenberg | 26.0% | €7.92 |
| 2 | Meschenich | 24.4% | €7.98 |
| 3 | Neubrück | 24.1% | €7.61 |
| 4 | Widdersdorf | 23.9% | €9.28 |
| 5 | Gremberghoven | 23.5% | €8.60 |
| 6 | Roggendorf/Thenhoven | 23.4% | €6.91 |
| 7 | Chorweiler | 23.0% | €6.18 |
| 8 | Ostheim | 22.9% | €7.82 |
| 9 | Bocklemünd/Mengenich | 21.6% | €7.40 |
| 10 | Merheim | 21.5% | €8.29 |
Areas with the most over-65s in Cologne
65 and over · City figure: 17.1%
| # | District | 65 and over | Rent €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pesch | 27.6% | €8.50 |
| 2 | Rodenkirchen | 26.6% | €10.27 |
| 3 | Zündorf | 25.9% | €8.55 |
| 4 | Elsdorf | 25.4% | €7.73 |
| 5 | Lindweiler | 23.8% | €6.86 |
| 6 | Hahnwald | 23.6% | €11.29 |
| 7 | Weiß | 23.3% | €9.31 |
| 8 | Lind | 23.1% | €8.18 |
| 9 | Westhoven | 23.0% | €9.07 |
| 10 | Rondorf | 22.6% | €8.81 |
Areas for people living alone in Cologne
One-person households · City figure: 54.6%
| # | District | One-person households | Rent €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altstadt-Nord | 73.9% | €11.62 |
| 2 | Altstadt-Süd | 70.6% | €10.84 |
| 3 | Neustadt/Süd | 68.2% | €11.21 |
| 4 | Neustadt/Nord | 66.6% | €10.91 |
| 5 | Ehrenfeld | 65.4% | €10.35 |
| 6 | Deutz | 64.4% | €10.13 |
| 7 | Sülz | 63.3% | €10.42 |
| 8 | Lindenthal | 62.5% | €11.44 |
| 9 | Zollstock | 62.4% | €9.10 |
| 10 | Kalk | 60.1% | €8.82 |
Areas with the newest buildings in Cologne
Buildings from 2001+ · City figure: 13.6%
| # | District | Buildings from 2001+ | Rent €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Widdersdorf | 55.3% | €9.28 |
| 2 | Elsdorf | 42.2% | €7.73 |
| 3 | Libur | 42.0% | €7.95 |
| 4 | Merheim | 34.1% | €8.29 |
| 5 | Ossendorf | 30.3% | €8.17 |
| 6 | Raderberg | 29.0% | €9.56 |
| 7 | Roggendorf/Thenhoven | 28.9% | €6.91 |
| 8 | Sürth | 28.2% | €9.28 |
| 9 | Westhoven | 27.9% | €9.07 |
| 10 | Ostheim | 27.7% | €7.82 |
Areas with the most historic buildings in Cologne
Buildings before 1949 · City figure: 22.5%
| # | District | Buildings before 1949 | Rent €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuehrenfeld | 60.8% | €9.31 |
| 2 | Mauenheim | 59.3% | €8.89 |
| 3 | Bickendorf | 57.4% | €7.92 |
| 4 | Riehl | 53.3% | €9.33 |
| 5 | Marienburg | 51.6% | €10.97 |
| 6 | Sülz | 48.5% | €10.42 |
| 7 | Klettenberg | 46.5% | €10.19 |
| 8 | Bayenthal | 45.9% | €10.51 |
| 9 | Buchforst | 42.0% | €8.00 |
| 10 | Ehrenfeld | 41.5% | €10.35 |
All areas at a glance
| District | Rent €/m² | Under 18 | 65 and over | One-person households | Buildings from 2001+ | Buildings before 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altstadt-Nord | €11.62 | 8.7% | 13.9% | 73.9% | 4.8% | 25.8% |
| Altstadt-Süd | €10.84 | 8.6% | 15.7% | 70.6% | 4.8% | 18.9% |
| Bayenthal | €10.51 | 15.4% | 17.3% | 59.1% | 19.4% | 45.9% |
| Bickendorf | €7.92 | 17.6% | 16.0% | 50.3% | 7.8% | 57.4% |
| Bilderstöckchen | €8.42 | 19.7% | 15.4% | 48.0% | 12.9% | 14.8% |
| Blumenberg | €9.64 | 18.5% | 14.0% | 31.3% | 22.3% | 0.3% |
| Bocklemünd/Mengenich | €7.40 | 21.6% | 18.7% | 44.1% | 4.8% | 12.1% |
| Braunsfeld | €10.84 | 14.9% | 18.1% | 55.9% | 12.2% | 36.1% |
| Brück | €8.69 | 17.5% | 22.1% | 44.8% | 13.0% | 27.7% |
| Buchforst | €8.00 | 17.4% | 16.6% | 54.1% | 5.9% | 42.0% |
| Buchheim | €8.27 | 18.8% | 15.6% | 50.4% | 13.8% | 23.1% |
| Chorweiler | €6.18 | 23.0% | 18.3% | 39.7% | 3.7% | 0.6% |
| Dellbrück | €8.61 | 16.6% | 20.7% | 50.7% | 10.7% | 33.8% |
| Deutz | €10.13 | 11.3% | 14.9% | 64.4% | 3.9% | 34.2% |
| Dünnwald | €7.74 | 19.8% | 17.0% | 45.1% | 8.5% | 18.8% |
| Ehrenfeld | €10.35 | 12.1% | 11.6% | 65.4% | 16.4% | 41.5% |
| Eil | €8.29 | 18.5% | 20.1% | 45.5% | 8.2% | 8.6% |
| Elsdorf | €7.73 | 19.3% | 25.4% | 42.9% | 42.2% | 14.5% |
| Ensen | €8.61 | 17.8% | 19.5% | 47.0% | 16.9% | 12.1% |
| Esch/Auweiler | €8.56 | 18.7% | 21.1% | 35.9% | 13.4% | 1.6% |
| Finkenberg | €7.92 | 26.0% | 20.2% | 42.8% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Flittard | €8.40 | 19.4% | 20.3% | 46.4% | 1.3% | 22.8% |
| Fühlingen | €8.87 | 18.0% | 17.3% | 39.6% | 19.7% | 10.3% |
| Godorf | €8.33 | 20.2% | 15.4% | 43.4% | 12.2% | 17.7% |
| Gremberghoven | €8.60 | 23.5% | 14.2% | 45.3% | 0.9% | 37.3% |
| Grengel | €8.45 | 18.4% | 19.9% | 49.8% | 5.3% | 3.8% |
| Hahnwald | €11.29 | 19.9% | 23.6% | 46.2% | 15.0% | 1.6% |
| Heimersdorf | €8.21 | 18.5% | 22.0% | 45.1% | 9.9% | 13.1% |
| Höhenberg | €8.85 | 15.4% | 15.8% | 57.4% | 5.5% | 35.2% |
| Höhenhaus | €7.72 | 19.6% | 20.1% | 42.2% | 10.1% | 28.2% |
| Holweide | €8.04 | 18.2% | 17.4% | 49.2% | 6.8% | 23.3% |
| Humboldt/Gremberg | €8.64 | 16.2% | 15.6% | 57.7% | 7.3% | 21.7% |
| Immendorf | €8.16 | 19.0% | 19.2% | 42.0% | 4.3% | 10.7% |
| Junkersdorf | €11.30 | 16.5% | 18.0% | 52.1% | 25.8% | 14.8% |
| Kalk | €8.82 | 16.8% | 11.9% | 60.1% | 14.2% | 23.0% |
| Klettenberg | €10.19 | 15.4% | 19.4% | 51.3% | 7.7% | 46.5% |
| Langel | €8.47 | 17.9% | 20.8% | 36.0% | 16.8% | 8.9% |
| Libur | €7.95 | 20.8% | 13.7% | 33.0% | 42.0% | 16.0% |
| Lind | €8.18 | 16.8% | 23.1% | 45.7% | 6.9% | 6.7% |
| Lindenthal | €11.44 | 12.1% | 17.2% | 62.5% | 7.5% | 23.7% |
| Lindweiler | €6.86 | 20.2% | 23.8% | 40.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Longerich | €8.85 | 18.4% | 21.0% | 47.2% | 4.4% | 13.1% |
| Lövenich | €9.74 | 16.9% | 22.5% | 43.2% | 18.3% | 10.0% |
| Marienburg | €10.97 | 17.6% | 17.7% | 51.7% | 14.1% | 51.6% |
| Mauenheim | €8.89 | 15.6% | 18.9% | 54.3% | 5.2% | 59.3% |
| Merheim | €8.29 | 21.5% | 15.7% | 41.4% | 34.1% | 17.4% |
| Merkenich | €8.43 | 16.9% | 17.4% | 43.5% | 20.7% | 19.4% |
| Meschenich | €7.98 | 24.4% | 13.7% | 39.7% | 17.2% | 11.7% |
| Mülheim | €9.03 | 16.8% | 13.6% | 59.2% | 6.0% | 22.4% |
| Müngersdorf | €9.38 | 17.1% | 19.0% | 50.4% | 15.6% | 20.3% |
| Neubrück | €7.61 | 24.1% | 18.3% | 42.6% | 6.5% | 0.8% |
| Neuehrenfeld | €9.31 | 14.9% | 16.9% | 57.5% | 5.7% | 60.8% |
| Neustadt/Nord | €10.91 | 10.6% | 13.8% | 66.6% | 5.8% | 39.6% |
| Neustadt/Süd | €11.21 | 10.7% | 11.9% | 68.2% | 5.0% | 41.2% |
| Niehl | €8.95 | 16.9% | 17.9% | 52.4% | 17.8% | 31.0% |
| Nippes | €10.23 | 14.7% | 13.8% | 58.6% | 17.8% | 37.1% |
| Ossendorf | €8.17 | 21.3% | 11.4% | 43.0% | 30.3% | 6.4% |
| Ostheim | €7.82 | 22.9% | 14.5% | 42.5% | 27.7% | 13.3% |
| Pesch | €8.50 | 16.3% | 27.6% | 38.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% |
| Poll | €8.71 | 16.2% | 21.2% | 49.4% | 12.7% | 25.1% |
| Porz | €8.26 | 17.6% | 18.0% | 50.8% | 19.8% | 17.3% |
| Raderberg | €9.56 | 16.1% | 13.8% | 59.4% | 29.0% | 20.3% |
| Raderthal | €8.45 | 15.2% | 20.4% | 54.5% | 13.1% | 25.1% |
| Rath/Heumar | €8.99 | 16.5% | 20.6% | 45.2% | 14.4% | 22.8% |
| Riehl | €9.33 | 14.8% | 20.9% | 55.4% | 3.0% | 53.3% |
| Rodenkirchen | €10.27 | 15.0% | 26.6% | 55.2% | 17.9% | 15.2% |
| Roggendorf/Thenhoven | €6.91 | 23.4% | 14.9% | 37.5% | 28.9% | 16.1% |
| Rondorf | €8.81 | 16.8% | 22.6% | 39.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Seeberg | €7.31 | 20.8% | 20.1% | 39.5% | 7.6% | 0.3% |
| Stammheim | €7.84 | 18.4% | 20.2% | 46.7% | 8.1% | 26.7% |
| Sülz | €10.42 | 13.0% | 15.0% | 63.3% | 7.3% | 48.5% |
| Sürth | €9.28 | 19.0% | 18.4% | 43.9% | 28.2% | 11.8% |
| Urbach | €8.04 | 17.5% | 21.6% | 49.2% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Vingst | €7.02 | 21.1% | 17.5% | 44.4% | 13.1% | 12.2% |
| Vogelsang | €8.53 | 18.0% | 19.2% | 43.0% | 15.0% | 32.0% |
| Volkhoven/Weiler | €7.33 | 19.4% | 14.3% | 35.3% | 17.4% | 6.8% |
| Wahn | €8.80 | 20.5% | 16.1% | 39.3% | 19.8% | 9.5% |
| Wahnheide | €8.52 | 16.6% | 19.6% | 52.3% | 9.1% | 7.0% |
| Weiden | €9.89 | 15.5% | 22.3% | 53.1% | 7.5% | 19.0% |
| Weidenpesch | €8.77 | 13.6% | 19.5% | 58.5% | 11.8% | 39.0% |
| Weiß | €9.31 | 18.2% | 23.3% | 42.1% | 13.4% | 7.9% |
| Westhoven | €9.07 | 15.2% | 23.0% | 52.0% | 27.9% | 7.4% |
| Widdersdorf | €9.28 | 23.9% | 15.9% | 36.0% | 55.3% | 2.1% |
| Worringen | €8.48 | 18.2% | 19.3% | 43.0% | 16.1% | 23.8% |
| Zollstock | €9.10 | 13.0% | 18.0% | 62.4% | 17.5% | 37.5% |
| Zündorf | €8.55 | 16.2% | 25.9% | 42.4% | 12.1% | 10.7% |
Source: Destatis – Zensus 2022, 100 m grid (2022); Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) – Zensus 2022, Gitterzellen (2022).