Where to live in Lucerne as a student

Ranking of Lucerne's 25 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 Lucerne to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Steghof (85), Neustadt (85) and Bramberg (84).

Lucerne areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Steghof	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Neustadt	85 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Bramberg	84 · excellent	Public green space
4	Kleinstadt	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Steinhof	83 · excellent	Public green space
6	Maihof	82 · excellent	Public green space
7	St. Karli	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Altstadt	81 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Tribschen	76 · good	Public green space
10	Wesemlin	74 · good	Tree canopy
11	Untergütsch	71 · good	Tree canopy
12	Rothen	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Unterlöchli	68 · good	Tree canopy
14	Reussbühl	66 · good	Tree canopy
15	Rodtegg	65 · good	Tree canopy
16	Würzenbach	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Dreilinden	65 · good	Tree canopy
18	Halde; Lützelmatt	59 · fair	Tree canopy
19	Littau	51 · fair	Services on foot
20	Büttenen	36 · poor	Tree canopy
21	Obergütsch	29 · poor	Tree canopy
22	Schönbühl	28 · poor	Public green space
23	Tribschenmoos	27 · poor	Public green space
24	Weinbergli	27 · poor	Public green space
25	Littauerboden	20 · poor	Tree canopy

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 2026-11-07. Method and sources