Where to live in Bern as a student

Ranking of Bern's 48 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 Bern to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Dalmazi (84), Kirchenfeld (84) and Marzili (84).

Bern areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Dalmazi	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Kirchenfeld	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Marzili	84 · excellent	Public green space
4	Mattenhof	84 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Schosshalde	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Breitenrain	82 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Stöckacker	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Weisses Quartier	82 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Beundenfeld	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Weissenbühl	80 · excellent	Public green space
11	Breitfeld	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Muesmatt	78 · good	Tree canopy
13	Weissenstein	76 · good	Public green space
14	Monbijou	76 · good	Services on foot
15	Bethlehemacker	75 · good	Tree canopy
16	Gryphenhübeli	74 · good	Tree canopy
17	Unders Galgefeld	74 · good	Public green space
18	Holligen	74 · good	Public green space
19	Untermatt	72 · good	Tree canopy
20	Wyler	72 · good	Services on foot
21	Brunnadern	72 · good	Public green space
22	Spitalacker	70 · good	Services on foot
23	Neufeld	70 · good	Tree canopy
24	Altes Bethlehem	66 · good	Tree canopy
25	Matte	65 · good	Public green space
26	Rossfeld	64 · good	Tree canopy
27	Engeried	64 · good	Public green space
28	Länggasse	61 · good	Public green space
29	Stadtbach	60 · good	Services on foot
30	Vordere Rehhag	55 · fair	Tree canopy
31	Burgfeld	54 · fair	Public green space
32	Felsenau	54 · fair	Tree canopy
33	Gelbes Quartier	49 · fair	Services on foot
34	Ackerli	49 · fair	Tree canopy
35	Bümpliz Dorf	46 · fair	Services on foot
36	Tiefenau	34 · poor	Tree canopy
37	Hohliebe	34 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Wittigkofen	28 · poor	Public green space
39	Eymatt	26 · poor	Public green space
40	Lorraine	26 · poor	Services on foot
41	Holenacker	26 · poor	Tree canopy
42	Altenberg	26 · poor	Services on foot
43	Rotes Quartier	26 · poor	Services on foot
44	Kleefeld	26 · poor	Tree canopy
45	Bümpliz	26 · poor	Services on foot
46	Murifeld	26 · poor	Public green space
47	Brünnen	25 · poor	Services on foot
48	Oberbottigen	5 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources