Where to live in Berlin as a student

Ranking of Berlin's 350 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 Berlin to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Sewanviertel (99), Möckernkiez (99) and Soldiner Kiez (98).

Berlin areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sewanviertel	99 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Möckernkiez	99 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Soldiner Kiez	98 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Graefekiez	98 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Fennpfuhl	98 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Wilhelmsaue	98 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Hellersdorf	98 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Neu-Hohenschönhausen	98 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Körnerkiez	97 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Neustadt	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Alt-Friedrichsfelde	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Bergmannkiez	97 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Moabiter Werder	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Kastanienallee	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Flughafenkiez	96 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Florakiez	96 · excellent	Services on foot
17	Wrangelkiez	96 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Wilmersdorf	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Hausotter-Kiez	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Pankow	96 · excellent	Public green space
21	Leopoldkiez	96 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Brunnenviertel	96 · excellent	Services on foot
23	Antonkiez	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Rheingauviertel	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Hellersdorfer Graben	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Andreasviertel	95 · excellent	Public green space
27	Hansaviertel	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Tempelhofer Vorstadt	95 · excellent	Services on foot
29	Schillerkiez	95 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Frankfurter Allee Süd	95 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Crellekiez	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
32	Richard-Sorge-Viertel	95 · excellent	Services on foot
33	Lettekiez	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Gesundbrunnen	94 · excellent	Services on foot
35	Tiroler Viertel	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Lindenhof	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
37	Moabit	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
38	Kollwitzkiez	94 · excellent	Services on foot
39	Bismarckviertel	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Kreuzberg	94 · excellent	Services on foot
41	Alte Hellersdorfer Straße	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
42	Bayerisches Viertel	94 · excellent	Services on foot
43	Wedding	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
44	Afrikanisches Viertel	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
45	Holzhauser Markt	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
46	Malerviertel	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
47	Schöneberger Dreieck	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
48	Brüsseler Kiez	93 · excellent	Services on foot
49	Friedenauer Höhe	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
50	Schöneberg	93 · excellent	Services on foot
51	Marzahn-Ost	93 · excellent	Public green space
52	Akazienkiez	93 · excellent	Services on foot
53	Westfälisches Viertel	93 · excellent	Services on foot
54	Friedenau	92 · excellent	Services on foot
55	Vincent-van-Gogh-Straße	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
56	Arkonakiez	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
57	Böhmisches Dorf	92 · excellent	Public green space
58	Ritterkiez	92 · excellent	Services on foot
59	Friedrichshain	92 · excellent	Public green space
60	Nollendorfkiez	92 · excellent	Services on foot
61	Rote Insel	92 · excellent	Services on foot
62	Güntzelkiez	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
63	Rosenfelder Ring	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
64	Humann-Kiez	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
65	Nordisches Viertel	91 · excellent	Services on foot
66	Stralauer Vorstadt	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
67	Lützowviertel	91 · excellent	Services on foot
68	Eldenaer Viertel	91 · excellent	Public green space
69	Danckelmannkiez	91 · excellent	Services on foot
70	Reuterkiez	91 · excellent	Services on foot
71	Reichenberger kiez	91 · excellent	Services on foot
72	Weitlingkiez	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
73	Gleimviertel	91 · excellent	Services on foot
74	Alt-Lietzow	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
75	Alt-Tempelhof	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
76	Harzer Kiez	90 · excellent	Public green space
77	Hausburgviertel	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
78	Sprengelkiez	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
79	Bötzowkiez	90 · excellent	Services on foot
80	Ostseeviertel	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
81	Marzahn-Mitte	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
82	Prenzlauer Berg	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
83	Winsviertel	89 · excellent	Services on foot
84	Königsstadt	89 · excellent	Public green space
85	Travekiez	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
86	Baumschulenweg	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
87	Branitzer Karree	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
88	Siegener Viertel	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
89	Südende	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
90	Helmholtzkiez	89 · excellent	Services on foot
91	Stephankiez	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
92	Weserkiez	88 · excellent	Services on foot
93	Neu-Britz	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
94	Viktoria-Quartier	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
95	Schillerhöhe	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
96	Vinetakiez	88 · excellent	Services on foot
97	Gartenstadt	88 · excellent	Services on foot
98	Mühlenviertel	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
99	Gropiusstadt	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
100	Lankwitz	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
101	Weißensee	88 · excellent	Services on foot
102	Kungerkiez	88 · excellent	Services on foot
103	Barnimkiez	88 · excellent	Public green space
104	Weiße Stadt	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
105	Samariterviertel	88 · excellent	Services on foot
106	Friedrich-Ebert-Siedlung	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
107	Halensee	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
108	Wilhelmsberg	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
109	Heerstraße Nord	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
110	Rosenthaler Vorstadt	88 · excellent	Services on foot
111	Berlin-Ahrensfelde	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
112	Maselake-Zentrum	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
113	Großsiedlung Siemensstadt	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
114	Gierkekiez	87 · excellent	Services on foot
115	Wilhelmstadt	87 · excellent	Services on foot
116	Englisches Viertel	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
117	Tegel	87 · excellent	Services on foot
118	Alt-Treptow	87 · excellent	Services on foot
119	Mariendorf	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
120	Alt-Reinickendorf	87 · excellent	Services on foot
121	Friedrichsfelde	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
122	Grüne Stadt	87 · excellent	Public green space
123	Oranienburger Vorstadt	87 · excellent	Services on foot
124	Spandau-West	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
125	Oberschöneweide	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
126	Weiße Siedlung	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
127	Villenkolonie Westend	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
128	Neu-Westend	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
129	Charlottenburg	87 · excellent	Services on foot
130	Siedlung Charlottenburg-Nord	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
131	Weinviertel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
132	Dammvorstadt	86 · excellent	Services on foot
133	Richardkiez	86 · excellent	Services on foot
134	Lichterfelde	86 · excellent	Public green space
135	Arminiuskiez	86 · excellent	Services on foot
136	Lichtenberg	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
137	Komponistenviertel	86 · excellent	Services on foot
138	Rotes Viertel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
139	Spandau	86 · excellent	Services on foot
140	Victoriastadt	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
141	Steglitz	86 · excellent	Public green space
142	Schlachtensee	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
143	Witzleben	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
144	Kienberg-Viertel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
145	Zehlendorf	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
146	Donaukiez	85 · excellent	Services on foot
147	Altstadt	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
148	Johannisthal	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
149	Märkisches Viertel	85 · excellent	Public green space
150	Fasanenkiez	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
151	Greenpark	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
152	Britz	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
153	Rathaus-Viertel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
154	Waldsiedlung Krumme Lanke	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
155	Buckow	85 · excellent	Services on foot
156	Neukölln	85 · excellent	Services on foot
157	Buch	85 · excellent	Public green space
158	Wittenau	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
159	Waidmannslust	85 · excellent	Public green space
160	Biesdorf-Nord	84 · excellent	Public green space
161	Hufeisensiedlung	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
162	Beusselkiez	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
163	Großwohnsiedlung Waldsassener Straße	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
164	Boxhagener Kiez	84 · excellent	Services on foot
165	Schmargendorf	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
166	Karlshorst	84 · excellent	Services on foot
167	City West	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
168	Düppel	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
169	High-Deck-Siedlung	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
170	Neuland	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
171	Westend	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
172	Reinickendorf	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
173	Giesensdorf	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
174	Salvador-Allende-Viertel I	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
175	Zeitungsviertel	84 · excellent	Services on foot
176	Wilhelmsruh	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
177	Reichsforschungssiedlung Haselhorst	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
178	Dammfeld	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
179	Onkel Toms Hütte	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
180	Schorfheideviertel	83 · excellent	Public green space
181	Großsiedlung Kamenzer Damm	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
182	Buch II	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
183	Quartier Schultheiss	83 · excellent	Services on foot
184	Oskar Helene Park	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
185	Klosterfelde	83 · excellent	Public green space
186	Gelbes Viertel	83 · excellent	Public green space
187	Kaulsdorf	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
188	Alt-Siemensstadt	82 · excellent	Public green space
189	Marzahn	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
190	Stresow	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
191	Buckow 2	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
192	Staaken	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
193	Schönow	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
194	Gartenstadt Neu-Tempelhof	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
195	Bocksfelde	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
196	Gründerviertel	82 · excellent	Public green space
197	Heiligensee	82 · excellent	Public green space
198	Gartenstadt Zehlendorf	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
199	Rudow	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
200	Alt-Hohenschönhausen	81 · excellent	Public green space
201	Buch IV	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
202	Spreestadt Charlottenburg	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
203	Buckow 1	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
204	Plänterwald	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
205	Louise-Schroeder-Siedlung	81 · excellent	Public green space
206	Neue Heimstatt	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
207	Borsigwalde	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
208	Neu-Buckow	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
209	Marzahn-Süd	81 · excellent	Public green space
210	Adlershof	81 · excellent	Services on foot
211	Cité Foch	81 · excellent	Public green space
212	Köllnische Vorstadt	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
213	Tegel-Süd	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
214	Wohngebiet Landsberger Tor	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
215	Paul-Hertz-Siedlung	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
216	Tiergarten	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
217	Hakenfelde	80 · excellent	Public green space
218	Niederschöneweide	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
219	Falkenhagener Feld	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
220	Gensinger Viertel	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
221	Kosmosviertel	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
222	Mühlengrund	80 · excellent	Public green space
223	Scheunenviertel	79 · good	Services on foot
224	Karow-Nord	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
225	Luisenstadt	79 · good	Services on foot
226	Westfalenviertel	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
227	Weiße Taube	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
228	Biesdorf	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
229	Falkenberg	79 · good	Public green space
230	Pichelsberg	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
231	Köpenick	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
232	Gartenstadt Karlshorst	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
233	Maselake Nord	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
234	Buchholz-West	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
235	Siedlung Siemensstadt	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
236	Lichterfelde West	78 · good	Tree canopy
237	Altglienicker Höhe	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
238	Marienfelde	78 · good	Tree canopy
239	Kaulsdorf-Nord	78 · good	Public green space
240	Hermsdorf	78 · good	Public green space
241	Friedrichstadt	78 · good	Services on foot
242	Prinzenviertel	78 · good	Public green space
243	Thermometersiedlung	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
244	Adlershof-Süd	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
245	Blumenviertel	77 · good	Public green space
246	Huttenkiez	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
247	Quartier HUGOS	77 · good	Public green space
248	Schönholz	77 · good	Public green space
249	Rheinisches Viertel	76 · good	Public green space
250	Lichtenberger Gartenheim	76 · good	Public green space
251	Dahlem	76 · good	Tree canopy
252	Stadtrandsiedlung Marienfelde	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
253	Kissingenviertel	76 · good	Services on foot
254	Waldsiedlung Hakenfelde	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
255	Quartier WIR	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
256	Friedrichshagen	76 · good	Public green space
257	Schweizer Viertel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
258	Stralau	75 · good	Public green space
259	Europacity	75 · good	Public green space
260	Entenschnabel	75 · good	Public green space
261	Lichterfelde Ost	75 · good	Tree canopy
262	Wasserstadt Spandau	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
263	Altglienicke	74 · good	Public green space
264	John-Locke-Siedlung	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
265	Mediaspree	74 · good	Services on foot
266	Grunewald	74 · good	Tree canopy
267	Schüßler-Kiez	74 · good	Public green space
268	Heinersdorf	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
269	Salvador-Allende-Viertel II	74 · good	Tree canopy
270	Schwarzwaldsiedlung	74 · good	Public green space
271	Mahlsdorf	74 · good	Public green space
272	Rosenthal	74 · good	Public green space
273	Rummelsburg	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
274	Rudolfkiez	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
275	Adlershof-Nord	73 · good	Services on foot
276	Mitte	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
277	Stolpe (Wannsee)	73 · good	Public green space
278	Kölner Viertel	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
279	Frauenviertel	73 · good	Public green space
280	Fischerinsel	72 · good	Services on foot
281	Volksparksiedlung Lichtenrade	72 · good	Tree canopy
282	Springpfuhl	72 · good	Public green space
283	Gartenstadt Falkenberg	72 · good	Public green space
284	Albrechtshof	72 · good	Public green space
285	Kiekemal	71 · good	Tree canopy
286	Lichtenrader Revier	71 · good	Tree canopy
287	Thüringer Viertel	71 · good	Tree canopy
288	Spandauer Vorstadt	71 · good	Services on foot
289	Nikolassee	71 · good	Public green space
290	Wohngebiet am Landschaftspark Herzberge	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
291	Karow	70 · good	Public green space
292	Steinstücken	70 · good	Public green space
293	Buckower Höfe	70 · good	Services on foot
294	Lichtenrade	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
295	Kaulsdorf Süd	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
296	Tiefwerder	70 · good	Tree canopy
297	Frohnau	70 · good	Tree canopy
298	Freie Scholle	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
299	Kietzer Feld	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
300	Gartenstadt Staaken	69 · good	Public green space
301	Blumenwinkel	69 · good	Public green space
302	Töpchiner Dreieck	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
303	Charitéviertel	68 · good	Services on foot
304	Mahlsdorf Nord	67 · good	Public green space
305	Borsigsiedlung	67 · good	Tree canopy
306	Biesenhorst I	67 · good	Public green space
307	Mahlsdorf Süd	66 · good	Tree canopy
308	Majakowskiring	66 · good	Public green space
309	Ilse-Kiez	66 · good	Services on foot
310	Quartier Haveleck	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
311	Schliemann-Siedlung	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
312	Carlsgarten	64 · good	Public green space
313	Johannisthal-Süd	64 · good	Public green space
314	WISTA	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
315	Kurviertel	63 · good	Tree canopy
316	Schulzendorf	63 · good	Tree canopy
317	Wendenschloß	62 · good	Tree canopy
318	Munizipalviertel	62 · good	Public green space
319	Biesdorf-Süd	61 · good	Public green space
320	Landstadt Gatow	61 · good	Public green space
321	Nordend	61 · good	Public green space
322	Wannsee	61 · good	Tree canopy
323	Krummer Pfuhl	61 · good	Public green space
324	Mariengarten	60 · good	Tree canopy
325	Wartenberg	59 · fair	Public green space
326	Villenviertel am Orankesee	59 · fair	Public green space
327	Instrumentenviertel	59 · fair	Public green space
328	Bohnsdorf	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
329	Ludwig-Hoffmann-Quartier	56 · fair	Public green space
330	Anlage Blankenburg	54 · fair	Public green space
331	Ostpreußenviertel	54 · fair	Public green space
332	Französisch Buchholz	54 · fair	Public green space
333	Anlage Gravenstein	52 · fair	Public green space
334	Märchenviertel	52 · fair	Tree canopy
335	Metropolitan Park	51 · fair	Public green space
336	Blankenburg	50 · fair	Services on foot
337	Grünau	49 · fair	Tree canopy
338	Rahnsdorf	38 · poor	Tree canopy
339	Müggelheim	33 · poor	Tree canopy
340	Kladow	32 · poor	Public green space
341	Niederschönhausen	27 · poor	Public green space
342	Schmöckwitz	27 · poor	Tree canopy
343	Oberspree	26 · poor	Public green space
344	Am PoloTeich	26 · poor	Tree canopy
345	Alt-Kladow	26 · poor	Public green space
346	Konradshöhe	24 · poor	Tree canopy
347	Dorotheenstadt	24 · poor	Public green space
348	Lübars	23 · poor	Public green space
349	Gartensiedlung Grünau	22 · poor	Public green space
350	Parkviertel	12 · poor	Tree canopy

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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