The Rotherbaum district of Eimsbüttel is home to the University of Hamburg, Germany's fifth-largest university. Directly adjacent to it is the Grindelviertel, which is home to numerous restaurants, cafés and Germany's oldest art-house cinema. Life here is dominated by the many students who live near the university and have their centre of life there. Life on the other side of Rothenbaumchaussee is more sophisticated and exclusive, with its many magnificent villas. Lokstedt has a suburban character, and those who move on to Eidelstedt, Niendorf and Schnelsen will find mainly detached houses, some with their own gardens. In addition, these areas of the city have larger commercial areas. The Jewish quarter at Grindel is also a central location for Jewish life in Hamburg. There is a synagogue in Eimsbüttel, for example, and the Jewish education centre in Rotherbaum. In addition to the university, the district is home to the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, another important academic institution.

For those interested in culture, the Hamburg district of Eimsbüttel also has an extensive variety of exciting offers and places to go. For example, the Museum für Völkerkunde (Museum of Ethnology) has a unique collection of objects, with exhibits arranged by continent. It not only serves the cultural education of visitors, but also aims to demonstrate the cosmopolitanism of Hamburg, a city that has always been internationally active. In the Zoological and Botanical Museum you will be greeted by the famous NDR walrus Antje right at the entrance, and the Mineralogical Museum with its wide selection of precious stones, ores, crystals and meteorites is almost like an art gallery. Theatre lovers get the chance to watch plays at the Hamburger Kammerspiele, and friends of the cinematic arts should definitely plan a trip to the Abaton art house cinema. In addition, there are numerous cultural institutions in the district that give those interested an understanding of Jewish life in Hamburg. The branch of the library in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, which has a stock of more than 1.7 million media, is the largest municipal library system in Germany and is not only worth a visit for reading enthusiasts.

With regard to the economic structure in Eimsbüttel, in addition to the media landscape, the headquarters of the well-known company Beiersdorf AG in Unnastrasse in the Hoheluft-West district is worth mentioning. Other companies that have settled here are the semiconductor plant NXP Semiconductors, which developed the memory chips for the new identity cards that came into being in 2010. In addition, several clinics of the University Hospital Hamburg are located in Eimsbüttel, for example the Albertinen Hospital in Schnelsen, the Jerusalem Hospital at Moorkamp and the Diakonie Hospital Hamburg in the Eimsbüttel district. The medical equipment manufacturer Weinmann has a branch in Stellingen and produces emergency equipment for ambulances there, among other things, about half of which is exported abroad. Directly on the A7 and at the Stellingen exit, there is a branch of the DIY giant Bauhaus, the largest DIY store in Europe, and one of the three IKEA stores represented in Hamburg.

The prices for real estate property or rental properties in the district of Eimsbüttel vary greatly, because here you can find both luxurious villas in top locations and low-priced properties in the various high-rise buildings in the district. Anyone purchasing a property for investment purposes and wishing to rent it out would be well advised to consult the rent index in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel to determine an adequate rent that suits the property and location. This applies in particular to the sought-after Univiertel. Properties in the lower price segment are available in the Grindel high-rises. Single-family homes with their own garden can be purchased in the outskirts of Eimsbüttel, sometimes at quite moderate prices. In the trendy neighbourhood, with its excellent infrastructure and many places to go out, on the other hand, prices show an upward trend. This is due not only to the attractive location but also to the old buildings with generously cut multi-room flats that are popular with apartment hunters and are suitable as condominiums.