Where to live in Magdeburg as a student

Ranking of Magdeburg's 54 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 Magdeburg to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Neustädter See (87), Bahnhofsviertel (86) and Stadtfeld Ost (86).

Magdeburg areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Neustädter See	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Bahnhofsviertel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Stadtfeld Ost	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Nordfront	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Sternviertel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Alte Neustadt	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Leipziger Straße	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Zuckerbusch West	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Krökentorviertel/Breiter Weg NA	85 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Virchowquartier	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Elbbahnhof	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Hermann-Beims-Siedlung	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Bleckenburgstraße/Jahnring	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Buckau	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Cracau	83 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Brückfeld	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Neue Neustadt	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Neu Olvenstedt	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Altstadt	81 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Neustädter Feld	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Alt Cracau	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Angersiedlung	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Altstadtquartier	80 · excellent	Services on foot
24	Werder	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Sudenburg	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Stadtfeld West	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Hopfengarten	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Gewerbegebiet Buckau	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Encke-Carré	77 · good	Public green space
30	Salbke	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Nordwest	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Kannenstieg	74 · good	Public green space
33	Alt Olvenstedt	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Reform	72 · good	Services on foot
35	Fermersleben	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Lemsdorf	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Kümmelsberg Ostseite	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Diesdorf	67 · good	Public green space
39	Beyendorfer Grund	66 · good	Public green space
40	Ottersleben	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
41	Wiesengrund/Zur Pappel	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Am Spionskopf	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
43	Lindenhof	58 · fair	Public green space
44	Rothensee	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
45	Fauler Grund	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
46	Westerhüsen	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
47	Herrenkrug	31 · poor	Tree canopy
48	Industriehafen	25 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
49	Steinwiese	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
50	Prester	16 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
51	Kreuzhorst	16 · poor	Public green space
52	Neugrüneberg	16 · poor	Public green space
53	Lüttgen-Salbke	15 · poor	Public green space
54	Sohlener Berge	8 · 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