Where to live in Bologna as a student

Ranking of Bologna's 47 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 Bologna to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Ragno (90), Saragozza (90) and Chiesanuova (88).

Bologna areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Ragno	90 · excellent	Public green space
2	Saragozza	90 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Chiesanuova	88 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Arcoveggio	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Saffi	87 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Pontevecchio	87 · excellent	Public green space
7	Galvani	86 · excellent	Services on foot
8	San Donato	86 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Murri	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Marconi	86 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Filanda	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Cirenaica	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Santa Viola	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Casaralta	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Funivia	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Cavedone	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Belcantone	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Foscherara	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	La Scala	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Fossolo	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Barca	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Meloncello	82 · excellent	Public green space
23	San Donnino	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Borgo Panigale	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Malpighi	80 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Bolognina	80 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Due Madonne	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Massarenti	79 · good	Public green space
29	Lame	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Fiera District	77 · good	Services on foot
31	Irnerio	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Bertalia	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Beverara	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Casa Buia	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Pilastro	74 · good	Public green space
36	Corticella	74 · good	Public green space
37	Caserme Rosse	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Pescarola	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Croce Coperta	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	San Ruffillo	69 · good	Public green space
41	La Birra	65 · good	Public green space
42	Croce del Biacco	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Noce	41 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
44	Lavino di Mezzo	23 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
45	Mulino del Gomito	17 · poor	Public green space
46	Róveri	16 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
47	Osservanza	12 · poor	Public green space

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 2026-11-02. Method and sources