Where to live in Bonn as a student

Ranking of Bonn's 58 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 Bonn to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Tannenbusch (87), Bonn-Castell (87) and Weststadt (87).

Bonn areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Tannenbusch	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Bonn-Castell	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Weststadt	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Brüser Berg	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Poppelsdorf	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Südstadt	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Beuel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Medinghoven	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Pennenfeld	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Bad Godesberg	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Beuel-Mitte	84 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Venusberg	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Vilich	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Nordstadt	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Schwarzrheindorf	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Alt-Godesberg	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Plittersdorf	83 · excellent	Public green space
18	Heiderhof	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Auerberg	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Holzlar	83 · excellent	Public green space
21	Duisdorf	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Hardtberg	82 · excellent	Public green space
23	Oberkassel	81 · excellent	Public green space
24	Limperich	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Kessenich	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Buschdorf	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Vilich-Rheindorf	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Bonn-Zentrum	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Bechlinghoven	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Ückesdorf	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Rüngsdorf	78 · good	Tree canopy
32	Friesdorf	78 · good	Public green space
33	Endenich	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Dransdorf	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Ramersdorf	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Küdinghoven	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Mehlem	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Lengsdorf	77 · good	Tree canopy
39	Neu Vilich	77 · good	Public green space
40	Villenviertel	77 · good	Tree canopy
41	Hochkreuz	76 · good	Public green space
42	Pützchen	76 · good	Public green space
43	Lannesdorf	76 · good	Public green space
44	Beuel-Ost	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
45	Muffendorf	76 · good	Tree canopy
46	Vilich-Müldorf	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
47	Dottendorf	75 · good	Public green space
48	Gronau	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
49	Kohlkaul	74 · good	Public green space
50	Graurheindorf	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
51	Lessenich	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
52	Schweinheim	72 · good	Public green space
53	Meßdorf	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
54	Roleber	62 · good	Public green space
55	Geislar	60 · good	Public green space
56	Hoholz	41 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
57	Heidebergen	39 · poor	Public green space
58	Ippendorf	27 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources