Where to live in Leipzig as a student

Ranking of Leipzig's 75 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 Leipzig to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Waldstraßenviertel (98), Reudnitz (95) and Reudnitz-Thonberg (93).

Leipzig areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Waldstraßenviertel	98 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Reudnitz	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Reudnitz-Thonberg	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Plagwitz	92 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Neustadt-Neuschönefeld	92 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Lindenau	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Volkmarsdorf	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Meyer'sche Häuser Kleinzschocher	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Zentrum-Süd	88 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Altlindenau	88 · excellent	Public green space
11	Südvorstadt	88 · excellent	Public green space
12	Wohnkomplex 1	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Zentrum-West	87 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Anger-Crottendorf	87 · excellent	Public green space
15	Zentrum-Nordwest	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Lausen-Grünau	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Grünau-Ost	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Grünau-Mitte	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Schönau	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Marienbrunn	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Schleußig	86 · excellent	Public green space
22	Neu-Paunsdorf	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Grünau-Nord	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Zentrum-Südost	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Wohnkomplex 5.1	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Schönefeld-Ost	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Möckern	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Lößnig	84 · excellent	Public green space
29	Sellerhausen-Stünz	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
30	Grünau-Siedlung	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
31	Meyer'sche Häuser Eutritzsch	83 · excellent	Public green space
32	Seeburgviertel	83 · excellent	Services on foot
33	Neulindenau	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Stötteritz	82 · excellent	Public green space
35	Probstheida	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Schönefeld-Abtnaundorf	82 · excellent	Public green space
37	Großzschocher	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
38	Gohliser Höfe	82 · excellent	Public green space
39	Pfaffendorf	81 · excellent	Public green space
40	Leutzsch	81 · excellent	Public green space
41	Schönefeld	81 · excellent	Public green space
42	Paunsdorf	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
43	Zentrum	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
44	Neustadt	79 · good	Public green space
45	Connewitz	79 · good	Public green space
46	Zentrum-Ost	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
47	Zentrum-Nord	79 · good	Public green space
48	Windorf	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
49	Dölitz-Dösen	76 · good	Public green space
50	Mockau-Nord	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
51	Mockau-Süd	76 · good	Public green space
52	Gohlis	75 · good	Public green space
53	Kleinzschocher	74 · good	Public green space
54	Eutritzsch	74 · good	Public green space
55	Mölkau	72 · good	Public green space
56	Meyer'sche Häuser Reudnitz	71 · good	Public green space
57	Heiterblick	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
58	Thekla	70 · good	Public green space
59	Dölitz	67 · good	Public green space
60	Liebertwolkwitz	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
61	Wahren	65 · good	Public green space
62	Böhlitz-Ehrenberg	65 · good	Public green space
63	Engelsdorf	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
64	Wiederitzsch	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
65	Miltitz	58 · fair	Public green space
66	Meusdorf	57 · fair	Public green space
67	Lindenthal	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
68	Plaußig-Portitz	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
69	Gundorf	36 · poor	Public green space
70	Holzhausen	36 · poor	Public green space
71	Lützschena-Stahmeln	32 · poor	Public green space
72	Knautkleeberg-Knauthain	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
73	Barneck	30 · poor	Public green space
74	Seehausen	26 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
75	Althen-Kleinpösna	19 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources