Where to live in Loulé as a student

Ranking of Loulé's 29 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 Loulé to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Vilamoura (49), Cerro do Galo (31) and Passis (19).

Loulé areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Vilamoura	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
2	Cerro do Galo	31 · poor	Services on foot
3	Passis	19 · poor	Services on foot
4	Alto Relógio	19 · poor	Services on foot
5	Goncinha	16 · poor	Services on foot
6	Figueiral	16 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
7	Trafal	8 · poor	Public green space
8	Escanxinas	7 · poor	Services on foot
9	Fonte Santa	7 · poor	Services on foot
10	Terras Ruivas	6 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
11	Além	5 · poor	Public green space
12	Maritenda	4 · poor	Services on foot
13	São João da Venda	4 · poor	Services on foot
14	Troto	4 · poor	Services on foot
15	Esteval	3 · poor	Services on foot
16	Quatro Estradas	3 · poor	Services on foot
17	Vale de Éguas	3 · poor	Services on foot
18	Garrão	3 · poor	Public green space
19	Vale Formoso	3 · poor	Services on foot
20	Conseguinte	3 · poor	Services on foot
21	Areeiro	3 · poor	Services on foot
22	Ameijoafra	3 · poor	Services on foot
23	Cascalheira	2 · poor	Services on foot
24	Pombal	2 · poor	Services on foot
25	Morgadinho	2 · poor	Tree canopy
26	Franqueada	2 · poor	Services on foot
27	Funchais	1 · poor	Services on foot
28	Barreiras Brancas	1 · poor	Services on foot
29	Vale Covo	1 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources