Districtجزيرة الريم
Al Reem Island
High-rise island off downtown Abu Dhabi: the capital’s Marina equivalent, with Reem Mall, Sorbonne, waterfront promenades and freehold towers, now part of the ADGM free zone.
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8.4
1BR rentReport
AED 75k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 1,100/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+10%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
10 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
2
ADEK Irtiqa'a school ratings · 2025
PopulationEstimate
60,000
Editorial estimate · 2024
All data
Estimate 3Report 6Official 7Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 60,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 6.5 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Official | Abu Dhabi Law No. 13 of 2019 (investment zones) · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 50k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 75k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 110k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 4,000/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 1,100/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +10% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 7% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 14/sqft | Official | Dubai Land Department open data (Dubai Pulse) · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | No | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 10 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 4 | Official | ADEK Irtiqa'a school ratings · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 2 | Official | ADEK Irtiqa'a school ratings · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 3 | Official | Department of Health Abu Dhabi facility list · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Safety | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| August high | 42 °C | Official | National Center of Meteorology climate normals · 2024 |
| Humidity | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Pros & cons
- +10 minutes from the Corniche and ADGM
- +Reem Mall, Sorbonne, Repton school
- +Freehold with good yields
- −Towers of uneven quality (Shams vs. Marina Square vs. Najmat)
- −Bridge bottlenecks at rush hour
- −Wind on the promenades
Residents say
The first choice for professionals working downtown; residents recommend Shams Gate / Sun & Sky for finish quality.
Expat communities: Indian, Egyptian, Jordanian, British, Filipino (editorial, largest first)