Where to live in Erfurt as a student

Ranking of Erfurt'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 Erfurt to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Johannesplatz (93), Hanseviertel (90) and Altstadt (90).

Erfurt areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Johannesplatz	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Hanseviertel	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Altstadt	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Ilversgehofen	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Krämpfervorstadt	89 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Moskauer Platz	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Andreasvorstadt	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Löbervorstadt	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Erfurt Brühl	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Rieth	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Berliner Platz	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Innere Krämpfervorstadt	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Roter Berg	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Melchendorf	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Herrenberg	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Daberstedt	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Borntalbogen	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Beim Bunten Mantel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Johannesvorstadt	74 · good	Services on foot
20	Jacobsenviertel	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Gispersleben	74 · good	Public green space
22	Äußere Krämpfervorstadt	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Wiesenhügel	68 · good	Tree canopy
24	Hohenwinden	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Quartier Lingel am Steigerwald	66 · good	Tree canopy
26	Stotternheim	61 · good	Public green space
27	Alter Ringelberg	58 · fair	Public green space
28	Hochheim	43 · fair	Public green space
29	Neuer Ringelberg	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
30	Viti	31 · poor	Public green space
31	Brühlervorstadt	29 · poor	Public green space
32	Windischholzhausen	24 · poor	Public green space
33	In der Birke	24 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Sulzer Siedlung	24 · poor	Public green space
35	Rhoda	14 · poor	Public green space
36	Bischleben	10 · poor	Tree canopy
37	Möbisburg	10 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Schaderode	9 · poor	Public green space
39	Stedten	6 · 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