Where to live in Catania as a student

Ranking of Catania's 40 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 Catania to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Giudecca (71), Guardia (64) and Angeli Custodi (60).

Catania areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Giudecca	71 · good	Services on foot
2	Guardia	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
3	Angeli Custodi	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	San Berillo	60 · good	Services on foot
5	Rotolo	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
6	Ognina	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
7	Civita	56 · fair	Services on foot
8	Librino	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
9	Faro Biscari	52 · fair	Services on foot
10	Cibali	49 · fair	Public green space
11	Pigno	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
12	Picanello	36 · poor	Services on foot
13	Monserrato	35 · poor	Services on foot
14	Fortino	24 · poor	Public green space
15	Borgo	24 · poor	Services on foot
16	Chiuse della Carvana	24 · poor	Services on foot
17	Acquicella	24 · poor	Public green space
18	Antico Corso	24 · poor	Services on foot
19	Santa Maria de la Salette	22 · poor	Public green space
20	Barriera	22 · poor	Services on foot
21	Canalicchio	21 · poor	Services on foot
22	Curia	21 · poor	Public green space
23	Santa Sofia	21 · poor	Services on foot
24	Carruba	20 · poor	Services on foot
25	San Leone	20 · poor	Public green space
26	Trappeto	20 · poor	Services on foot
27	Nesima	19 · poor	Services on foot
28	San Nullo	18 · poor	Public green space
29	Zia Lisa	18 · poor	Public green space
30	Monte Po	18 · poor	Public green space
31	Misericordia	18 · poor	Services on foot
32	San Teodoro	16 · poor	Services on foot
33	Fontanarossa	16 · poor	Services on foot
34	Fossa della Creta	16 · poor	Services on foot
35	Nesima Superiore	14 · poor	Services on foot
36	San Giorgio	12 · poor	Services on foot
37	Balatelle	11 · poor	Services on foot
38	San Giovanni Galermo	10 · poor	Services on foot
39	San Giuseppe la Rena	9 · poor	Services on foot
40	San Francesco la Rena	3 · 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 2026-11-03. Method and sources