Where to live in Darmstadt as a student

Ranking of Darmstadt's 39 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 Darmstadt to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Martinsviertel-West (95), Darmstadt-Nord (94) and Eberstadt (87).

Darmstadt areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Martinsviertel-West	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Darmstadt-Nord	94 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Eberstadt	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Martinsviertel-Ost	86 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Kranichstein	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Am Ziegelbusch	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Johannesviertel	84 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Woogsviertel	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	St. Ludwig mit Eichbergviertel	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Darmstadt-Ost	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Arheilgen	83 · excellent	Public green space
12	Mathildenhöhe	83 · excellent	Services on foot
13	An den Lichtwiesen	83 · excellent	Public green space
14	Alt-Bessungen	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Kapellplatzviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Universitätsviertel	82 · excellent	Public green space
17	Blütenviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Paulusviertel	81 · excellent	Public green space
19	An der Ludwigshöhe	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Am Südbahnhof	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Bessungen	79 · good	Public green space
22	Mornewegviertel	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Lincoln-Siedlung	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Pallaswiesenviertel	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Auf der Hardt	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Komponistenviertel	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Darmstadt-Mitte	78 · good	Services on foot
28	Darmstadt-West	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Mollerstadt	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Alt-Eberstadt	76 · good	Services on foot
31	Verlegerviertel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Am Lämmchesberg	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Heimstätten-Siedlung	74 · good	Public green space
34	Waldkolonie	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Kirchtannensiedlung	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Am Kavalleriesand	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Am Frankenstein	64 · good	Public green space
38	Glockengarten	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Villenkolonie Eberstadt	34 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources