Where to live in Lisbon as a student

Ranking of Lisbon's 88 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 Lisbon to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Bairro do Calhau (86), Quinta da Bela Flor (86) and Saldanha (85).

Lisbon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Bairro do Calhau	86 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Quinta da Bela Flor	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Saldanha	85 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Alto da Boavista	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Areeiro	85 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Lumiar	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	São Sebastião da Pedreira	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Bairro das Estacas	84 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Bairro da Esperança	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Célula C	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Telheiras Norte I	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Bairro Azul	82 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Bairro Jardim	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Bairro de São Miguel	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Pedrouços	80 · excellent	Public green space
16	Sete Rios	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Campo Grande	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Coração de Jesus	79 · good	Services on foot
19	Campolide	78 · good	Services on foot
20	Carriche	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Quinta do Lambert	78 · good	Public green space
22	Bairro da Encarnação	78 · good	Public green space
23	Bairro da Liberdade	78 · good	Public green space
24	Célula B	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Campo Pequeno	77 · good	Services on foot
26	Carnide	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Bairro do Rego	77 · good	Services on foot
28	Quinta das Laranjeiras	77 · good	Services on foot
29	Bairro dos Lóios	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Célula D	76 · good	Services on foot
31	Olivais Norte	76 · good	Services on foot
32	Célula F	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Bairro do Armador	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Santo António	75 · good	Services on foot
35	São João de Brito	75 · good	Services on foot
36	Bairro do Condado	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Santos-o-Velho	74 · good	Services on foot
38	Benfica	74 · good	Services on foot
39	Quinta do Pisany	74 · good	Public green space
40	Bairro de Santa Cruz de Benfica	73 · good	Services on foot
41	Bairro da Flamenga	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Alta de Lisboa	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Casal dos Machados	73 · good	Public green space
44	Prazeres	72 · good	Services on foot
45	Madragoa	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
46	Bairro da Cruz Vermelha	69 · good	Services on foot
47	Alfama	69 · good	Services on foot
48	Parque das Nações	68 · good	Services on foot
49	Bairro das Pedralvas	67 · good	Services on foot
50	Bairro Padre Cruz	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
51	Célula E	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
52	São João	65 · good	Services on foot
53	Bairro da Madre de Deus	64 · good	Public green space
54	Quinta do Jacinto	64 · good	Services on foot
55	Baixa	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
56	Bairro do Vale Fundão	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
57	Bairro das Amendoeiras	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
58	Bairro dos Alfinetes	62 · good	Public green space
59	Picheleira	61 · good	Public green space
60	Bairro Alto	61 · good	Services on foot
61	Pena	61 · good	Services on foot
62	Bairro do Horizonte	58 · fair	Services on foot
63	Santa Engrácia	57 · fair	Services on foot
64	Bairro de Inglaterra	57 · fair	Services on foot
65	Poço do Bispo	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
66	Quinta do Morgado	53 · fair	Public green space
67	Santo Amaro	53 · fair	Services on foot
68	Bairro das Calvanas	51 · fair	Public green space
69	Anjos	49 · fair	Services on foot
70	Restelo	49 · fair	Public green space
71	Junqueira	44 · fair	Services on foot
72	Quinta dos Alcoutins	42 · fair	Tree canopy
73	Alto do Chapeleiro	41 · fair	Public green space
74	Lapa	30 · poor	Services on foot
75	Santa Isabel	29 · poor	Services on foot
76	Santo Condestável	28 · poor	Services on foot
77	Casalinho da Ajuda	27 · poor	Services on foot
78	São Francisco Xavier	27 · poor	Public green space
79	Ceuta Sul	27 · poor	Public green space
80	Bairro Lopes	26 · poor	Public green space
81	Graça	26 · poor	Services on foot
82	Quinta do Loureiro	26 · poor	Public green space
83	Bairro do Alto da Ajuda	26 · poor	Public green space
84	Bairro da GNR (Ajuda)	25 · poor	Public green space
85	Charneca	25 · poor	Public green space
86	Bairro 2 de Maio	25 · poor	Public green space
87	Bairro dos Sete Céus	20 · poor	Public green space
88	Galinheiras	19 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources