Where to live in Aachen as a student

Ranking of Aachen's 40 areas with CityPulse's “Student” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: high.

What is the best area of Aachen to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Rehmviertel (89), Hanbruch (89) and Pontviertel (86).

Aachen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Rehmviertel	89 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Hanbruch	89 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Pontviertel	86 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Steppenberg	86 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Gut Kullen	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Frankenberger Viertel	86 · excellent	Public green space
7	Redarius Quartier	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Driescher Hof	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Forst	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Viktoriaviertel	83 · excellent	Public green space
11	Schönforst	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Brand	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Königshügel	82 · excellent	Public green space
14	Hörn	81 · excellent	Public green space
15	Burtscheid	78 · good	Services on foot
16	Walheim	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Niederforstbach	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Steinebrück	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Beverau	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Am Guten Hirten	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Haaren	74 · good	Services on foot
22	Soers	74 · good	Public green space
23	Siegel	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Laurensberg	73 · good	Tree canopy
25	Kronenberg	73 · good	Public green space
26	Rothe Erde	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Kornelimünster	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Europadorf	69 · good	Public green space
29	Preuswald	67 · good	Tree canopy
30	Rütsch	65 · good	Public green space
31	Freund	62 · good	Public green space
32	Oberforstbach	62 · good	Services on foot
33	Eilendorf	61 · good	Services on foot
34	Verlautenheide	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Steffensviertel	48 · fair	Services on foot
36	Richterich	33 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
37	Nirm	27 · poor	Public green space
38	Schleckheim	16 · poor	Services on foot
39	Vaalserquartier	13 · poor	Public green space
40	Bildchen	2 · poor	Tree canopy

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 2026-11-05. Method and sources