Where to live in Ghent as a student

Ranking of Ghent's 58 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 Ghent to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Sint-Pieters-Aalst (86), Miljoenenkwartier (84) and Stationsbuurt Noord (84).

Ghent areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sint-Pieters-Aalst	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Miljoenenkwartier	84 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Stationsbuurt Noord	84 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Stationsbuurt Zuid	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Zwijnaardse Dries	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Bloemekenswijk	81 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Kolegem	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Sint-Amandsberg	80 · excellent	Public green space
9	Muinkparkwijk	80 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Ekkergem	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Rijsenbergwijk	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Strop	80 · excellent	Public green space
13	Ottergemse Dries	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Malem	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Dampoortwijk	78 · good	Services on foot
16	Nieuw Gent	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Brugse Poort	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Ledeberg	77 · good	Services on foot
19	Moscou	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Rooigem	76 · good	Services on foot
21	Mariakerke	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Wondelgem	76 · good	Public green space
23	Gentbrugge	76 · good	Public green space
24	Rabot	75 · good	Services on foot
25	Zwijnaarde	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Sas- en Bassijnwijk	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Zuid	73 · good	Services on foot
28	Lange Velden	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Heirnis	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Westveld	73 · good	Tree canopy
31	Kunstenkwartier	73 · good	Services on foot
32	Sluizeken	72 · good	Services on foot
33	Heilig Kerst	72 · good	Services on foot
34	Sint Macharius / Sint Baafsdorp	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Meulestede	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Papegaai	68 · good	Services on foot
37	Vijfhoek	68 · good	Public green space
38	Tolhuis	68 · good	Services on foot
39	Muide	67 · good	Services on foot
40	Drongen	67 · good	Public green space
41	Ham	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Oude Bareel	64 · good	Services on foot
43	Lourdes	61 · good	Public green space
44	Sint-Pieters-Aaigem	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
45	Patershol	60 · good	Services on foot
46	Oostakker	45 · fair	Public green space
47	Sint-Denijs-Westrem	43 · fair	Public green space
48	Maalte	38 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
49	Planetenwijk	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
50	Afsnee	36 · poor	Public green space
51	Luchteren	30 · poor	Public green space
52	Rijvissche	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
53	Achtendries	23 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
54	Baarle	23 · poor	Public green space
55	Drie Leien	20 · poor	Public green space
56	Halewijn	18 · poor	Public green space
57	Desteldonk	11 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
58	Sint-Kruis-Winkel	9 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources