Where to live in Málaga as a student

Ranking of Málaga's 111 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 Málaga to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: La Torrecilla (86), Jardín de Málaga (85) and Los Naranjos (84).

Málaga areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	La Torrecilla	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Jardín de Málaga	85 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Los Naranjos	84 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Segalerva	84 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Los Tilos	83 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Soho	83 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Cañada de los Ingleses	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	El Romeral	82 · excellent	Services on foot
9	La Merced	82 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Ardira	81 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Mármoles	81 · excellent	Services on foot
12	El Bulto	81 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Huerta La Palma	81 · excellent	Public green space
14	Finca La Palma	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	La Malagueta	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Torre Atalaya	79 · good	Services on foot
17	El Torcal	79 · good	Services on foot
18	Carranque	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Dos Hermanas	78 · good	Services on foot
20	Monte Sancha	78 · good	Public green space
21	Nueva Málaga	78 · good	Services on foot
22	Los Viveros	78 · good	Public green space
23	Hacienda Capitán	78 · good	Services on foot
24	El Tejar	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Los Cipreses	77 · good	Services on foot
26	Ave María	77 · good	Services on foot
27	Sagrada Familia	77 · good	Public green space
28	La Princesa	77 · good	Services on foot
29	El Perchel	77 · good	Services on foot
30	San Martín	77 · good	Services on foot
31	Huelin	77 · good	Services on foot
32	Tiro de Pichón	77 · good	Services on foot
33	El Cónsul	76 · good	Services on foot
34	Puerta Blanca	76 · good	Services on foot
35	Parque Victoria Eugenia	76 · good	Services on foot
36	Guadaljaire	76 · good	Services on foot
37	La Trinidad	76 · good	Services on foot
38	Portada Alta	75 · good	Services on foot
39	Hacienda Roldán	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Los Corazones	75 · good	Services on foot
41	Santa Isabel	75 · good	Services on foot
42	Camino de Antequera	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Hacienda Bizcochero	75 · good	Services on foot
44	El Cónsul 2	75 · good	Services on foot
45	Hacienda Cabello	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
46	Capuchinos	74 · good	Services on foot
47	Mainake	74 · good	Services on foot
48	La Unión	74 · good	Services on foot
49	Cortijo Alto	73 · good	Services on foot
50	Las Palmeras	73 · good	Public green space
51	Pedregalejo Playa	71 · good	Services on foot
52	Lourdes	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
53	Almudena	70 · good	Services on foot
54	Virgen del Carmen	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
55	La Barriguilla	68 · good	Services on foot
56	Churriana	68 · good	Services on foot
57	Cañada de los Cardos	67 · good	Services on foot
58	El Atabal	67 · good	Services on foot
59	El Tomillar	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
60	Soliva Este	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
61	Barceló	64 · good	Services on foot
62	El Limonero	63 · good	Services on foot
63	Finca El Pato	63 · good	Services on foot
64	Cristo de la Epidemia	62 · good	Services on foot
65	Las Virreinas	59 · fair	Public green space
66	Intelhorce	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
67	La Palma	58 · fair	Public green space
68	Florisol	58 · fair	Services on foot
69	Hacienda Clavero	58 · fair	Public green space
70	Los Morales 1	55 · fair	Services on foot
71	La Viña	54 · fair	Public green space
72	Cortijo de Torres	50 · fair	Public green space
73	Granja Suárez	50 · fair	Services on foot
74	Roquero	45 · fair	Services on foot
75	Huerta Nueva-Puerto de la Torre	42 · fair	Services on foot
76	Los Prados	34 · poor	Public green space
77	Santa Isabel-Puerto de la Torre	32 · poor	Services on foot
78	El Candado	30 · poor	Public green space
79	El Brillante	29 · poor	Services on foot
80	Pinares de Olletas	29 · poor	Public green space
81	Sierra Blanquilla	27 · poor	Public green space
82	La Manía	26 · poor	Public green space
83	El Mayorazgo	26 · poor	Public green space
84	Miramar del Palo	25 · poor	Services on foot
85	Valle de los Galanes	25 · poor	Services on foot
86	La Pelusilla	24 · poor	Services on foot
87	Las Acacias	24 · poor	Services on foot
88	Cerrado de Calderón	24 · poor	Public green space
89	El Polvorín	24 · poor	Public green space
90	El Drago	24 · poor	Services on foot
91	La Mosca	22 · poor	Services on foot
92	San José	22 · poor	Public green space
93	Las Cuevas	22 · poor	Services on foot
94	Cortijo Bazán	22 · poor	Services on foot
95	La Corta	21 · poor	Services on foot
96	Santa Rosalía-Maqueda	21 · poor	Services on foot
97	Campanillas	21 · poor	Services on foot
98	Huertecilla Mañas	21 · poor	Services on foot
99	Las Pedrizas	19 · poor	Services on foot
100	Salinas	19 · poor	Services on foot
101	Guadalmar	19 · poor	Public green space
102	La Noria	18 · poor	Services on foot
103	Miraflores del Palo	18 · poor	Services on foot
104	Lomas de San Antón	16 · poor	Tree canopy
105	El Chaparral	15 · poor	Services on foot
106	Puertosol	13 · poor	Services on foot
107	Castañetas	9 · poor	Services on foot
108	Wittenberg	8 · poor	Public green space
109	Jarazmín	6 · poor	Services on foot
110	Colmenarejo	5 · poor	Services on foot
111	El Cortijuelo-Junta de los Caminos	3 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources