Where to live in Erlangen as a student

Ranking of Erlangen's 20 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 Erlangen to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Büchenbach-Nord (88), Sebaldussiedlung (85) and Gebbert-Karree (85).

Erlangen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Büchenbach-Nord	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Sebaldussiedlung	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Gebbert-Karree	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Stadtrandsiedlung	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Sieglitzhof	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Büchenbach-Dorf	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Buckenhofer Siedlung	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Büchenbach	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Innenstadt	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Am Anger	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Alterlangen	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Büchenbach-West	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Burgberg	76 · good	Public green space
14	Bruck	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Röthelheimpark	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	In der Reuth	62 · good	Tree canopy
17	Schallershof	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
18	Gewerbegebiet "Gundstraße"	55 · fair	Tree canopy
19	Gewerbegebiet "Hutacker"	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
20	Frauenaurach	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

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