Where to live in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as a student

Ranking of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 62 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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Cuatro Cañones (80), Miller Bajo (80) and Arenales (78).

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Cuatro Cañones	80 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Miller Bajo	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Arenales	78 · good	Services on foot
4	Schamann	78 · good	Services on foot
5	El Polvorín	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Ciudad Jardin	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Triana	75 · good	Services on foot
8	Siete Palmas	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Vegueta	68 · good	Services on foot
10	San Juan	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Vega de San José	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	El Risco de San Nicolás	64 · good	Services on foot
13	Las Alcaravaneras	64 · good	Services on foot
14	Puerto	63 · good	Services on foot
15	La Minilla	62 · good	Public green space
16	Las Rehoyas	62 · good	Public green space
17	Guanarteme	61 · good	Services on foot
18	La Isleta	57 · fair	Services on foot
19	Tamaraceite	54 · fair	Services on foot
20	La Feria del Atlántico	53 · fair	Public green space
21	San Cristóbal	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
22	Cinco Continentes	45 · fair	Public green space
23	Lomo los Frailes	43 · fair	Services on foot
24	Almatriche Bajo	40 · fair	Public green space
25	Las Perreras	35 · poor	Public green space
26	Los Tarahales	33 · poor	Services on foot
27	Escaleritas	31 · poor	Public green space
28	Jinámar	30 · poor	Public green space
29	Las Torres	23 · poor	Public green space
30	La Paterna	21 · poor	Public green space
31	La Galera	19 · poor	Services on foot
32	Llanos de las Nieves	17 · poor	Services on foot
33	Tafira Alta	17 · poor	Services on foot
34	El Cardón	15 · poor	Services on foot
35	Lomo Blanco	14 · poor	Public green space
36	Isla Perdida	13 · poor	Services on foot
37	Marzagán	13 · poor	Public green space
38	Monte Luz	12 · poor	Services on foot
39	Hoya Andrea	12 · poor	Services on foot
40	San Roque	11 · poor	Services on foot
41	Tafira Baja	10 · poor	Public green space
42	El Batán	10 · poor	Services on foot
43	Las Majadillas	9 · poor	Services on foot
44	Urbanización El Lasso	9 · poor	Services on foot
45	San Francisco de Paula	8 · poor	Services on foot
46	El Zardo	8 · poor	Services on foot
47	San Lorenzo	7 · poor	Services on foot
48	Almatriche Alto	7 · poor	Services on foot
49	Salto del Negro	6 · poor	Services on foot
50	Piletas	6 · poor	Services on foot
51	Los Giles	6 · poor	Services on foot
52	Casa Ayala	6 · poor	Services on foot
53	Tenoya	5 · poor	Services on foot
54	Ciudad del Campo	5 · poor	Services on foot
55	Las Mesas	5 · poor	Services on foot
56	Montesol	5 · poor	Services on foot
57	Lomo Verdejo	5 · poor	Services on foot
58	Santa Margarita	5 · poor	Services on foot
59	Los Hoyos	4 · poor	Services on foot
60	Costa Ayala	4 · poor	Services on foot
61	Las Coloradas	4 · poor	Services on foot
62	San José del Álamo	3 · poor	Services on foot

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