Where to live in Brussels as a student

Ranking of Brussels's 110 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 Brussels to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Peterbos (97), La Cambre - Ter Kameren (96) and Scheutveld (95).

Brussels areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Peterbos	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	La Cambre - Ter Kameren	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Scheutveld	95 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Over-Heembeek	95 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Veeweyde - Veeweide	95 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Terneyveld - Tornooiveld	94 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Mediapark	94 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Meiser	93 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Altitude Cent - Hoogte Honderd	92 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Monplaisir	92 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Osseghem - Ossegem	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Usquare	90 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Petite Suisse - Klein-Zwitserland	90 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Heymbosch	90 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Ganshoren	90 · excellent	Public green space
16	Esseghem - Essegem	90 · excellent	Services on foot
17	Brugmann	89 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Karreveld	89 · excellent	Public green space
19	Quartier européen - Europese wijk	89 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Plasky	89 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Solbosch - Solbos	89 · excellent	Public green space
22	Quartier de la Digue - Dijkwijk	89 · excellent	Services on foot
23	Scheut	88 · excellent	Services on foot
24	Roodebeek	88 · excellent	Public green space
25	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe	88 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Broeck - Broek	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Meir	88 · excellent	Services on foot
29	Jette	87 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Evere	87 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Jardins de Jette - Tuinen van Jette	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
32	Dieleghem - Dielegem	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
33	Auderghem - Oudergem	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Quartier des Constellations - Sterrenbeeldenwijk	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
35	Kapelleveld	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - Sint-Joost-ten-Node	87 · excellent	Services on foot
37	Gazomètre - Gasmeter	87 · excellent	Public green space
38	Boondael - Boondaal	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
39	Quartier Brabant - Brabantwijk	87 · excellent	Services on foot
40	Helmet	86 · excellent	Services on foot
41	La Marolle - De Marol	86 · excellent	Services on foot
42	Quartier Nord - Noordwijk	86 · excellent	Services on foot
43	Churchill	86 · excellent	Public green space
44	Paduwa	86 · excellent	Services on foot
45	Picardie	86 · excellent	Services on foot
46	Moortebeek	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
47	Bascule	85 · excellent	Public green space
48	Neder-Over-Heembeek	85 · excellent	Public green space
49	Matongé	85 · excellent	Services on foot
50	Le Chat - De Kat	85 · excellent	Services on foot
51	Floréal	85 · excellent	Public green space
52	Terdelt	84 · excellent	Services on foot
53	Mutsaard	84 · excellent	Services on foot
54	Stockel - Stokkel	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
55	Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem	84 · excellent	Public green space
56	Tivoli	84 · excellent	Services on foot
57	Etterbeek	83 · excellent	Services on foot
58	Verregat	83 · excellent	Services on foot
59	Uccle - Ukkel	83 · excellent	Public green space
60	Square du Bois - Bossquare	82 · excellent	Public green space
61	Scherdemael - Scherdemaal	82 · excellent	Services on foot
62	Laeken - Laken	82 · excellent	Services on foot
63	Miroir - Spiegel	82 · excellent	Services on foot
64	Marolles - Marollen	82 · excellent	Services on foot
65	Arsenal - Arsenaal	82 · excellent	Services on foot
66	Watermael-Boitsfort - Watermaal-Bosvoorde	81 · excellent	Public green space
67	Boitsfort - Bosvoorde	81 · excellent	Public green space
68	Neder-Heembeek	81 · excellent	Public green space
69	Quartier Maritime - Maritiemwijk	81 · excellent	Services on foot
70	Quartier des Fleurs - Bloemenwijk	81 · excellent	Public green space
71	Koekelberg	80 · excellent	Services on foot
72	Quartier Alhambra - Alhambrawijk	80 · excellent	Services on foot
73	Forest - Vorst	80 · excellent	Public green space
74	Quartier de l’Aulne - Elswijk	79 · good	Services on foot
75	La Roue - Het Rad	79 · good	Services on foot
76	Calevoet - Kalevoet	78 · good	Public green space
77	Prekelinden	78 · good	Services on foot
78	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean - Sint-Jans-Molenbeek	78 · good	Services on foot
79	Neerstalle	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
80	Quartier de la Senne - Zennewijk	77 · good	Services on foot
81	Ixelles - Elsene	77 · good	Services on foot
82	Flagey	77 · good	Services on foot
83	Quartier Midi-Lemonnier - Zuid-Lemonnierwijk	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
84	Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek	77 · good	Services on foot
85	Bon Air - Goede Lucht	76 · good	Public green space
86	Fort Jaco	75 · good	Tree canopy
87	Engeland	75 · good	Public green space
88	Jardins de la Chasse - Jachthof	75 · good	Services on foot
89	Anderlecht	74 · good	Services on foot
90	Blankedelle	73 · good	Public green space
91	Quartier des Trèfles - Klaverswijk	73 · good	Public green space
92	Watermael - Watermaal	72 · good	Tree canopy
93	Haren	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
94	Petite Anatolie - Klein-Anatolië	71 · good	Services on foot
95	Vogelzang	71 · good	Public green space
96	Chant d'Oiseau - Vogelzang	70 · good	Tree canopy
97	Berkendael - Berkendaal	69 · good	Services on foot
98	Stalle	68 · good	Public green space
99	Homborch	65 · good	Public green space
100	Joli-Bois - Mooi-Bos	61 · good	Tree canopy
101	Pentagone - Vijfhoek	60 · good	Services on foot
102	Dailly	60 · good	Services on foot
103	Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis	59 · fair	Services on foot
104	Saint-Job - Sint-Job	47 · fair	Public green space
105	Quartier du Prince d'Orange - Prins van Oranjewijk	30 · poor	Tree canopy
106	Tenbosch - Tenbos	29 · poor	Public green space
107	Châtelain - Kastelein	29 · poor	Services on foot
108	Globe	28 · poor	Services on foot
109	Longchamp - Langeveld	27 · poor	Public green space
110	Ma Campagne	27 · 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