Where to live in Genoa as a student

Ranking of Genoa's 83 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 Genoa to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Cornigliano (86), San Vincenzo (80) and Foce (79).

Genoa areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Cornigliano	86 · excellent	Services on foot
2	San Vincenzo	80 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Foce	79 · good	Services on foot
4	Campasso	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Molassana	77 · good	Services on foot
6	San Benigno	74 · good	Services on foot
7	Colombara	74 · good	Services on foot
8	Prè	73 · good	Services on foot
9	Campi	72 · good	Services on foot
10	San Teodoro	72 · good	Services on foot
11	Rapalli	72 · good	Services on foot
12	Sampierdarena	71 · good	Services on foot
13	Bolzaneto	71 · good	Tree canopy
14	Pra'	69 · good	Services on foot
15	San Biagio	69 · good	Tree canopy
16	Albaro	69 · good	Services on foot
17	Doria	66 · good	Tree canopy
18	Righi	65 · good	Tree canopy
19	Carmine	64 · good	Services on foot
20	Maddalena	62 · good	Services on foot
21	Portoria	61 · good	Services on foot
22	Struppa	59 · fair	Tree canopy
23	Lagaccio	59 · fair	Services on foot
24	Vetta	54 · fair	Public green space
25	Molassana Alta	53 · fair	Tree canopy
26	Quarto Alta	52 · fair	Tree canopy
27	San Sebastiano	52 · fair	Tree canopy
28	Molo	49 · fair	Services on foot
29	Borgo Incrociati	43 · fair	Services on foot
30	Pegli	41 · fair	Public green space
31	Carignano	41 · fair	Services on foot
32	Certosa	37 · poor	Tree canopy
33	Sturla	29 · poor	Services on foot
34	Castelletto	29 · poor	Services on foot
35	Chiappeto	29 · poor	Services on foot
36	Oregina	29 · poor	Services on foot
37	Lavatrici	29 · poor	Services on foot
38	San Giovanni Battista	28 · poor	Services on foot
39	San Pantaleo	28 · poor	Services on foot
40	San Martino	28 · poor	Services on foot
41	Marassi	27 · poor	Services on foot
42	San Fruttuoso	27 · poor	Services on foot
43	Quarto dei Mille	27 · poor	Public green space
44	Apparizione	27 · poor	Tree canopy
45	Sestri Ponente	26 · poor	Services on foot
46	Calcinara	26 · poor	Services on foot
47	San Bartolomeo	26 · poor	Tree canopy
48	Colle degli Ometti	26 · poor	Services on foot
49	Torbella	26 · poor	Tree canopy
50	Voltri	25 · poor	Public green space
51	Belvedere	25 · poor	Tree canopy
52	Pontedecimo	25 · poor	Tree canopy
53	Multedo	25 · poor	Services on foot
54	Quinto al Mare	24 · poor	Services on foot
55	Staglieno	24 · poor	Public green space
56	Biscione	24 · poor	Tree canopy
57	Rivarolo	24 · poor	Tree canopy
58	Borgoratti	24 · poor	Tree canopy
59	Nervi	24 · poor	Services on foot
60	Ca' Nuova	23 · poor	Services on foot
61	Palmaro	23 · poor	Services on foot
62	Pino Sottano	23 · poor	Tree canopy
63	Quezzi	23 · poor	Tree canopy
64	Erzelli	23 · poor	Services on foot
65	Sant'Ilario	22 · poor	Public green space
66	Murcarolo	22 · poor	Services on foot
67	Granarolo	22 · poor	Tree canopy
68	San Quirico	21 · poor	Tree canopy
69	Prato	20 · poor	Tree canopy
70	Fegino	20 · poor	Tree canopy
71	Diamante	20 · poor	Tree canopy
72	Terpi	20 · poor	Tree canopy
73	Borzoli	20 · poor	Tree canopy
74	Morego	20 · poor	Tree canopy
75	Trasta	19 · poor	Tree canopy
76	Montesignano	18 · poor	Tree canopy
77	San Gottardo	12 · poor	Tree canopy
78	Teglia	12 · poor	Tree canopy
79	Pedegoli	12 · poor	Tree canopy
80	Rimessa	11 · poor	Tree canopy
81	Murta	6 · poor	Tree canopy
82	San Desiderio	6 · poor	Tree canopy
83	Crevari	5 · 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 2026-11-02. Method and sources