Where to live in Madrid as a student

Ranking of Madrid's 162 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 Madrid to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Tranquilidad (100), Puerta Bonita (95) and Amposta (94).

Madrid areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Tranquilidad	100 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Puerta Bonita	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Amposta	94 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Hellín	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Pradolongo	94 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Marroquina	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Santa Eugenia	92 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Las Acacias	92 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Villaverde Bajo	92 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Carabanchel	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Salvador	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	La Elipa	90 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Imperial	90 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Valdeacederas	90 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Palomeras Sureste	90 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Lucero	90 · excellent	Services on foot
17	El Pilar	90 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Los Rosales	89 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Orcasur	89 · excellent	Public green space
20	Abrantes	89 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Palacio	89 · excellent	Services on foot
22	San Fermín	89 · excellent	Public green space
23	Media Legua	89 · excellent	Services on foot
24	Moratalaz	89 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Fontarrón	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Argüelles	89 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Puerta del Ángel	89 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Los Ángeles	88 · excellent	Services on foot
29	Comillas	88 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Entrevías	88 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Chopera	88 · excellent	Services on foot
32	Barrio del Aeropuerto	88 · excellent	Public green space
33	Colonia de la Prensa	88 · excellent	Services on foot
34	Portazgo	87 · excellent	Services on foot
35	Arganzuela	87 · excellent	Services on foot
36	Niño Jesús	87 · excellent	Services on foot
37	Pueblo Nuevo	87 · excellent	Services on foot
38	Concepción	87 · excellent	Services on foot
39	Recoletos	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Delicias	86 · excellent	Services on foot
41	Estrella	86 · excellent	Services on foot
42	Ibiza	86 · excellent	Services on foot
43	Castillejos	86 · excellent	Services on foot
44	Ciudad de los Periodistas	86 · excellent	Services on foot
45	Hortaleza	85 · excellent	Services on foot
46	Aluche	85 · excellent	Services on foot
47	Castellana	85 · excellent	Services on foot
48	El Pozo del Tío Raimundo	85 · excellent	Services on foot
49	Buenavista	85 · excellent	Services on foot
50	Costa Fleming	85 · excellent	Services on foot
51	San Isidro	85 · excellent	Services on foot
52	Valdezarza	85 · excellent	Services on foot
53	San Blas - Canillejas	84 · excellent	Services on foot
54	Cármenes	84 · excellent	Services on foot
55	Legazpi	84 · excellent	Services on foot
56	Villaverde Alto	84 · excellent	Services on foot
57	Cuatro Caminos	83 · excellent	Services on foot
58	Villaverde	83 · excellent	Services on foot
59	Zofío	82 · excellent	Public green space
60	Almendrales	82 · excellent	Public green space
61	Arcos	82 · excellent	Services on foot
62	El Pardo	82 · excellent	Public green space
63	Pacífico	81 · excellent	Services on foot
64	Palos de la Frontera	81 · excellent	Services on foot
65	Rosas	81 · excellent	Services on foot
66	Fuentelarreina	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
67	Ventas	81 · excellent	Services on foot
68	Universidad	81 · excellent	Services on foot
69	U.V.A. Hortaleza	81 · excellent	Services on foot
70	Opañel	80 · excellent	Services on foot
71	Jerónimos	80 · excellent	Public green space
72	Pavones	80 · excellent	Services on foot
73	Quintana	80 · excellent	Services on foot
74	Palomeras Bajas	80 · excellent	Services on foot
75	Puente de Vallecas	80 · excellent	Services on foot
76	Ciudad Pegaso	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
77	Moscardó	79 · good	Services on foot
78	El Viso	79 · good	Services on foot
79	Gaztambide	78 · good	Services on foot
80	Chamberí	78 · good	Services on foot
81	San Cristóbal	78 · good	Public green space
82	Orcasitas	78 · good	Public green space
83	San Pascual	78 · good	Services on foot
84	Horcajo	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
85	Montecarmelo	77 · good	Services on foot
86	Retiro	76 · good	Services on foot
87	Valdebernardo	76 · good	Services on foot
88	Guindalera	76 · good	Services on foot
89	Virgen del Cortijo	76 · good	Services on foot
90	Villa de Vallecas	76 · good	Services on foot
91	Mirasierra	76 · good	Public green space
92	Atocha	76 · good	Public green space
93	Trafalgar	75 · good	Services on foot
94	Justicia	74 · good	Services on foot
95	Ríos Rosas	74 · good	Services on foot
96	Vista Alegre	74 · good	Services on foot
97	Adelfas	74 · good	Services on foot
98	Casco Histórico de Vallecas	74 · good	Services on foot
99	Vinateros	74 · good	Services on foot
100	Numancia	74 · good	Services on foot
101	Piovera	73 · good	Public green space
102	Latina	73 · good	Services on foot
103	Palomas	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
104	La Paz	73 · good	Services on foot
105	Canillejas	72 · good	Public green space
106	Salamanca	70 · good	Services on foot
107	Almagro	70 · good	Services on foot
108	Almenara	70 · good	Services on foot
109	Tetuán	69 · good	Services on foot
110	Colonia de la Policía	69 · good	Services on foot
111	Fuente del Berro	69 · good	Services on foot
112	Ciudad de los Poetas	69 · good	Services on foot
113	Simancas	69 · good	Public green space
114	Puerta de Hierro	68 · good	Public green space
115	Sanchinarro	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
116	Valdebebas	68 · good	Services on foot
117	Ensanche de Vallecas	66 · good	Services on foot
118	Goya	66 · good	Services on foot
119	Valdefuentes	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
120	Sol	65 · good	Services on foot
121	Casco Histórico de Vicálvaro	64 · good	Services on foot
122	Cortes	64 · good	Services on foot
123	Las Águilas	64 · good	Services on foot
124	Valverde	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
125	Usera	62 · good	Services on foot
126	Las Tablas	62 · good	Services on foot
127	Peñagrande	61 · good	Public green space
128	Bellas Vistas	60 · good	Services on foot
129	El Cañaveral	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
130	Butarque	60 · good	Public green space
131	Vallehermoso	59 · fair	Services on foot
132	San Diego	59 · fair	Services on foot
133	Las Cárcavas - San Antonio	58 · fair	Public green space
134	Lista	58 · fair	Services on foot
135	Arapiles	55 · fair	Services on foot
136	Aravaca	53 · fair	Public green space
137	Prosperidad	53 · fair	Services on foot
138	Embajadores	51 · fair	Services on foot
139	Berruguete	44 · fair	Services on foot
140	Ciudad Lineal	29 · poor	Services on foot
141	Costillares	29 · poor	Services on foot
142	Fuencarral	29 · poor	Public green space
143	Chamartín	28 · poor	Services on foot
144	Pinar del Rey	28 · poor	Services on foot
145	San Juan Bautista	28 · poor	Services on foot
146	Hispanoamérica	28 · poor	Services on foot
147	Manoteras	28 · poor	Public green space
148	Canillas	28 · poor	Services on foot
149	Apóstol Santiago	28 · poor	Public green space
150	Nueva España	28 · poor	Services on foot
151	Barrio de La Estación	27 · poor	Services on foot
152	Colina	27 · poor	Services on foot
153	Ciudad Jardín	27 · poor	Services on foot
154	Vicálvaro	27 · poor	Public green space
155	Atalaya	26 · poor	Public green space
156	Valderribas	26 · poor	Public green space
157	Campamento	25 · poor	Services on foot
158	Begoña	25 · poor	Services on foot
159	Barajas	24 · poor	Public green space
160	Encinar de los Reyes	24 · poor	Public green space
161	Castilla	23 · poor	Public green space
162	Rejas	22 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources