Where to live in Hamburg as a student

Ranking of Hamburg's 116 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 Hamburg to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Sternschanze (99), Hoheluft-Ost (99) and Harvestehude (96).

Hamburg areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sternschanze	99 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Hoheluft-Ost	99 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Harvestehude	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Quartier 21	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Barmbek-Nord	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Eimsbüttel	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Winterhude	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	St. Pauli	94 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Hoheluft-West	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Barmbek-Süd	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Altona-Nord	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Eilbek	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Borgfelde	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Altona-Altstadt	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Jarrestadt	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Uhlenhorst	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Eppendorf	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Pergolenviertel-Süd	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Altona	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Hohenfelde	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Dulsberg	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Hamm	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Harburg	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Neustadt	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Ottensen	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Lohbrügge	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Heimfeld	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Eißendorf	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
29	Reiherstiegviertel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
30	Wilhelmsburg	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
31	Fischbek	84 · excellent	Public green space
32	Rotherbaum	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
33	Osdorfer Born	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Fuhlsbüttel	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
35	Ohlsdorf	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Bahrenfeld	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
37	Berne	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
38	Steilshoop	83 · excellent	Public green space
39	Groß Flottbek	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Wandsbek	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
41	Karolinenviertel	82 · excellent	Public green space
42	Bramfeld	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
43	Schiffbek	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
44	Langenhorn	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
45	Horner Geest	82 · excellent	Public green space
46	Neuwiedenthal	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
47	Osdorf	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
48	Horn	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
49	Farmsen-Berne	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
50	Wellingsbüttel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
51	Gartenstadt Farmsen	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
52	Groß Borstel	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
53	Hummelsbüttel	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
54	Gartenstadt Hohnerkamp	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
55	Bergedorf-West	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
56	Poppenbüttel	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
57	Max-Brauer-Quartier	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
58	Lurup	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
59	Wilstorf	80 · excellent	Public green space
60	Marienthal	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
61	Jenfeld	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
62	Eidelstedt	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
63	Bergedorf	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
64	Lohbrügge-Nord	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
65	Rahlstedt	79 · good	Public green space
66	Stellingen	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
67	Lokstedt	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
68	Alsterdorf	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
69	Othmarschen	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
70	Rothenburgsort	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
71	Neugraben	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
72	Tonndorf	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
73	Niendorf	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
74	Sasel	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
75	Barmwisch	77 · good	Public green space
76	Schnelsen	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
77	Flüsseviertel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
78	Langenbek	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
79	St. Georg	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
80	Nettelnburg	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
81	Neuallermöhe-West	74 · good	Public green space
82	Oldenfelde	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
83	Iserbrook	74 · good	Tree canopy
84	Fischbeker Heidbrook	74 · good	Public green space
85	Hausbruch	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
86	Veddel	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
87	Tegelsbarg	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
88	Neuallermöhe-Ost	73 · good	Public green space
89	Klein Borstel	73 · good	Public green space
90	Marmstorf	73 · good	Public green space
91	Mümmelmannsberg	73 · good	Public green space
92	Gartenstadt Berne	72 · good	Public green space
93	Bergstedt	72 · good	Public green space
94	Sülldorf	72 · good	Public green space
95	Hammerbrook	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
96	Meiendorf	72 · good	Public green space
97	Neuallermöhe	71 · good	Public green space
98	Sinstorf	69 · good	Public green space
99	Billstedt	69 · good	Public green space
100	Neugraben-Fischbek	68 · good	Public green space
101	Volksdorf	65 · good	Public green space
102	HafenCity	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
103	Finkenwerder	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
104	Rissen	62 · good	Public green space
105	Nienstedten	46 · fair	Public green space
106	Lemsahl-Mellingstedt	37 · poor	Tree canopy
107	Rönneburg	31 · poor	Tree canopy
108	Wohldorf-Ohlstedt	28 · poor	Public green space
109	Blankenese	26 · poor	Public green space
110	Duvenstedt	23 · poor	Tree canopy
111	Billwerder	19 · poor	Public green space
112	Neuenfelde	18 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
113	Kirchwerder	11 · poor	Services on foot
114	Reitbrook	10 · poor	Public green space
115	Curslack	9 · poor	Public green space
116	Ochsenwerder	8 · poor	Public green space

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