Where to live in Almada as a student

Ranking of Almada's 83 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 Almada to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Santo António do Laranjeiro (85), Rato (84) and São João da Caparica (83).

Almada areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Santo António do Laranjeiro	85 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Rato	84 · excellent	Services on foot
3	São João da Caparica	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	São Pedro da Trafaria	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Cova da Piedade	81 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Laranjeiras	79 · good	Services on foot
7	Santo António da Caparica	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Quinta da Graça	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Quinta da Morgadinha	74 · good	Tree canopy
10	Bairro do Primeiro Torrão	74 · good	Services on foot
11	Quinta do Janeiro	73 · good	Services on foot
12	Caranguejais	72 · good	Services on foot
13	Bairro dos Porfírios	72 · good	Public green space
14	Pragal	71 · good	Services on foot
15	Granja	70 · good	Services on foot
16	Vale do Grou	69 · good	Services on foot
17	Bairro do Segundo Torrão	68 · good	Public green space
18	Quinta das Amoreiras	68 · good	Services on foot
19	Quinta do Americano	67 · good	Public green space
20	Chegadinho	67 · good	Public green space
21	Vale Cavala	66 · good	Public green space
22	Bairro Boa Esperança	66 · good	Services on foot
23	Quinta dos Eucaliptos	65 · good	Services on foot
24	Boca do Grilo	64 · good	Public green space
25	Pilotos	61 · good	Services on foot
26	Quinta do Bico	60 · good	Services on foot
27	Bairro do Campo da Bola	60 · good	Public green space
28	Casal de Santo António	58 · fair	Services on foot
29	Cacilhas	58 · fair	Services on foot
30	Margueira	57 · fair	Services on foot
31	Cerieira	56 · fair	Services on foot
32	Raposeira	53 · fair	Public green space
33	Bairro da Bela Vista	52 · fair	Services on foot
34	Serrado	48 · fair	Services on foot
35	Alembrança	41 · fair	Services on foot
36	Joinal	41 · fair	Services on foot
37	Aroeira	32 · poor	Public green space
38	Quinta do Gil	30 · poor	Services on foot
39	Alto da Ponte	29 · poor	Public green space
40	Fonte Santa	29 · poor	Services on foot
41	Torcatas	29 · poor	Services on foot
42	Poço Novo	27 · poor	Public green space
43	Almada Velha	27 · poor	Services on foot
44	Foro da Mafalda	27 · poor	Public green space
45	Quinta da Saudade	26 · poor	Tree canopy
46	Bairro de São João	26 · poor	Public green space
47	Quinta do Bau-Bau	26 · poor	Public green space
48	Quinta do Texugo	25 · poor	Public green space
49	Quinta de Santa Ana	25 · poor	Public green space
50	Quinta do Gato Bravo	25 · poor	Public green space
51	Quinta da Barriga	25 · poor	Tree canopy
52	Pinheirinho	25 · poor	Public green space
53	Quintinhas	25 · poor	Public green space
54	Casal	25 · poor	Public green space
55	Quintinha de Fora	25 · poor	Public green space
56	Marco Cabaço	25 · poor	Services on foot
57	Quinta da Caneira	24 · poor	Services on foot
58	Palhais	24 · poor	Services on foot
59	Areias	24 · poor	Public green space
60	Alto do Índio	24 · poor	Public green space
61	Casquilho	24 · poor	Services on foot
62	Quinta da Primavera	24 · poor	Services on foot
63	Vila Nova	24 · poor	Public green space
64	Vale Bem	24 · poor	Public green space
65	Quinta do Chiado	24 · poor	Public green space
66	Quinta das Chaves	24 · poor	Public green space
67	Quintinha de Dentro	23 · poor	Public green space
68	Quinta do Talefe	23 · poor	Services on foot
69	Quinta da Aleluia	23 · poor	Services on foot
70	Casalinho da Rosa	23 · poor	Public green space
71	Quinta da Regateira	23 · poor	Public green space
72	Alfazina	22 · poor	Services on foot
73	Quinta do Caiado	22 · poor	Services on foot
74	Carcereira	21 · poor	Public green space
75	Triângulo	21 · poor	Public green space
76	Vale Mourelos	20 · poor	Services on foot
77	Vale Rosal	17 · poor	Services on foot
78	Quinta do Francelino	13 · poor	Tree canopy
79	Quinta de São Gabriel	10 · poor	Services on foot
80	Santo António dos Capuchos	10 · poor	Public green space
81	Murfacém	8 · poor	Tree canopy
82	Herdade da Aroeira	8 · poor	Tree canopy
83	Pêra de Baixo	8 · poor	Services on foot

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 2026-11-06. Method and sources