Where to live in Kiel as a student

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

According to CityPulse: Damperhof (97), Brunswik (96) and Französisches Viertel (94).

Kiel areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Damperhof	97 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Brunswik	96 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Französisches Viertel	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Blücherplatz	93 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Gaarden-Ost	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Ravensberg	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Südfriedhof	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Winterbek	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Dichterviertel	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Wik	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Mettenhof	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Stinkviertel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf	85 · excellent	Public green space
14	Altstadt	84 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Wellingdorf	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Sophienhöhe	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Philosophenviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Hassee	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Elmschenhagen	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Ellerbek	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Schreventeich	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Friedrichsort	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Wellsee	78 · good	Public green space
24	Vorstadt	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Pries	78 · good	Public green space
26	Klausbrook	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Hasseldieksdamm	76 · good	Tree canopy
28	Schilksee	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Vieburg	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Heidenberg	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Sieversdiek	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Düsternbrook	73 · good	Public green space
33	Suchsdorf	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Demühlen	71 · good	Public green space
35	Russee	70 · good	Public green space
36	Poppenbrügge	67 · good	Tree canopy
37	Holtenau	67 · good	Services on foot
38	Meimersdorf	18 · poor	Public green space
39	Hammer	12 · 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