Where to live in Cologne as a student

Ranking of Cologne's 113 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 Cologne to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Stellwerk 60 (94), Nippes (93) and Agnesviertel (93).

Cologne areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Stellwerk 60	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Nippes	93 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Agnesviertel	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Bickendorf	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Neuehrenfeld	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Komponistenviertel	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Ehrenfeld	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Ursulaviertel	90 · excellent	Public green space
9	Rathenauviertel	90 · excellent	Public green space
10	Studentenviertel	90 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Klettenberg	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Severinsviertel	89 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Bayenthal	88 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Höhenberg	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Chorweiler	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Lindenthal	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Kriel	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Griechenmarktviertel	88 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Belgisches Viertel	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Zollstock	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Vingst	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Ostheim	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Rolshoven	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Mauenheim	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Sülz	86 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Riehl	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Ossendorf	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Sechzigviertel	86 · excellent	Public green space
29	Friedrich-Karl Terrassen	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
30	Eil	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
31	Raderberg	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
32	Bilderstöckchen	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
33	Gartenstadt-Nord	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Blumenberg	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
35	Kalk	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Gereonsviertel	85 · excellent	Public green space
37	Seeberg	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
38	Poll	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
39	Longerich	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Braunsfeld	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
41	Clouth-Quartier	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
42	Humboldt	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
43	Volkhoven	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
44	Apostelviertel	84 · excellent	Public green space
45	Holweide	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
46	Pesch	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
47	Heimersdorf	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
48	Buchforst	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
49	Finkenberg	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
50	Südstadt	83 · excellent	Services on foot
51	Buchheim	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
52	Marienburg	83 · excellent	Public green space
53	Bocklemünd	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
54	Deutz	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
55	Neubrück	82 · excellent	Public green space
56	Kunibertsviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
57	Junkersdorf	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
58	Weidenpesch	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
59	Stammheim	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
60	Merheim	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
61	Stadtwaldviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
62	Brück	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
63	Raderthal	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
64	Gremberg	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
65	Sürth	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
66	Porz	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
67	Grengel	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
68	Volksgartenviertel	81 · excellent	Public green space
69	Wahn	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
70	Flittard	81 · excellent	Public green space
71	Dellbrück	80 · excellent	Public green space
72	Thielenbruch	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
73	Müngersdorf	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
74	Weiler	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
75	Pantaleonsviertel	80 · excellent	Public green space
76	Höhenhaus	80 · excellent	Public green space
77	Lindweiler	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
78	Rodenkirchen	79 · good	Public green space
79	Esch	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
80	Dünnwald	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
81	Mülheim	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
82	Urbach	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
83	Niehl	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
84	Ensen	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
85	Rath	78 · good	Public green space
86	Westend	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
87	Weiden	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
88	Wahnheide	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
89	Georgsviertel	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
90	Elsdorf	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
91	Zündorf	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
92	Gremberghoven	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
93	Kapitolviertel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
94	Widdersdorf	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
95	Vogelsang	75 · good	Public green space
96	Mengenich	75 · good	Public green space
97	Westhoven	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
98	Weiß	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
99	Neu-Vogelsang	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
100	Lützlongerich	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
101	Rondorf	71 · good	Public green space
102	Lind	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
103	Neumarktviertel	69 · good	Services on foot
104	Roggendorf/Thenhoven	68 · good	Public green space
105	Feldkassel	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
106	Godorf	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
107	Lövenich	60 · good	Tree canopy
108	Langel	59 · fair	Public green space
109	Meschenich	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
110	Hochkirchen	56 · fair	Public green space
111	Fühlingen	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
112	Strunden	34 · poor	Tree canopy
113	Heumar	27 · 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