Where to live in Duisburg as a student

Ranking of Duisburg's 69 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 Duisburg to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Hochfeld (97), Rheinhausen-Mitte (89) and Neudorf-Nord (89).

Duisburg areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Hochfeld	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Rheinhausen-Mitte	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Neudorf-Nord	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Neudorf-Süd	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Homberg	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Hochemmerich	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Dellviertel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Atrop	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Bergheim	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Rheinhausen	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Duissern	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Angerhausen	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Wedau	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Aldenrade	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Jubiläumshainviertel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Rumeln-Kaldenhausen	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Beeck	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Neuenkamp	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Hüttenheim	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Oestrum	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Ruhrort	84 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Afrikaviertel	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Wanheimerort	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Huckingen	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Wabenquartier	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Hochheide	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Mittelmeiderich	83 · excellent	Public green space
28	Großenbaum	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
29	Röttgersbach	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
30	Rumeln	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
31	Friemersheim	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
32	Wanheim-Angerhausen	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
33	Buchholz	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Alt-Homberg	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
35	Am alten Angerbach	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Untermeiderich	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
37	Marxloh	81 · excellent	Public green space
38	In den Haesen	81 · excellent	Public green space
39	Bruckhausen	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Alt-Hamborn	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
41	Fahrn	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
42	Kaßlerfeld	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Neumühl	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
44	Altstadt	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
45	Obermarxloh	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
46	Dichterviertel	78 · good	Public green space
47	Meiderich	77 · good	Public green space
48	Trompet	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
49	Am Zuschlag	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
50	Wehofen	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
51	Wanheim	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
52	Beeckerwerth	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
53	Obermeiderich	71 · good	Tree canopy
54	Vierlinden	69 · good	Public green space
55	Laar	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
56	Alt-Rahm	64 · good	Public green space
57	Kaldenhausen	63 · good	Services on foot
58	Bissingheim	58 · fair	Public green space
59	Burgfeld	58 · fair	Public green space
60	Alt-Walsum	56 · fair	Public green space
61	Overbruch	55 · fair	Public green space
62	Ungelsheim	50 · fair	Public green space
63	Ehinger Berg	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
64	Asterlagen	37 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
65	Rahm-West	37 · poor	Public green space
66	Essenberg	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
67	Mühlenberg	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
68	Baerl	27 · poor	Tree canopy
69	Lohheide	12 · 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