Where to live in Messina as a student

Ranking of Messina's 70 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 Messina to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Borgo Case Basse (69), Sant'Agata (59) and Il Tirone (25).

Messina areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Borgo Case Basse	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
2	Sant'Agata	59 · fair	Public green space
3	Il Tirone	25 · poor	Services on foot
4	Contemplazione	25 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
5	Montepiselli	25 · poor	Services on foot
6	Muricello	25 · poor	Services on foot
7	Rione Vota	24 · poor	Services on foot
8	Giostra	24 · poor	Services on foot
9	Paradiso	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
10	Carrubbara	24 · poor	Public green space
11	Quartiere Americano	24 · poor	Public green space
12	Torre Vittoria	24 · poor	Services on foot
13	Valle degli Angeli	23 · poor	Public green space
14	Fondo Ogliastri	23 · poor	Services on foot
15	Contrada Giudeo	22 · poor	Services on foot
16	Le Quattro Fontane	22 · poor	Services on foot
17	Ganzirri	21 · poor	Public green space
18	Contrada Battaglia	20 · poor	Services on foot
19	Gazzi	20 · poor	Services on foot
20	Santissima Annunziata	20 · poor	Services on foot
21	San Licandro	20 · poor	Services on foot
22	Maregrosso	19 · poor	Services on foot
23	Z.I.R.	18 · poor	Public green space
24	Cappuccini	18 · poor	Services on foot
25	Fondo Fucile	18 · poor	Services on foot
26	Gravitelli	18 · poor	Tree canopy
27	Santo	16 · poor	Services on foot
28	Villaggio Aldisio	16 · poor	Services on foot
29	Camaro San Paolo	15 · poor	Services on foot
30	Torre Faro	15 · poor	Public green space
31	Contrada Citola	13 · poor	Services on foot
32	Ritiro	12 · poor	Services on foot
33	Bisconte	12 · poor	Services on foot
34	Minissale	10 · poor	Services on foot
35	Tremestieri	10 · poor	Services on foot
36	Pistunina	10 · poor	Services on foot
37	Contesse	10 · poor	Services on foot
38	Contrada Castellana	10 · poor	Services on foot
39	Contrada Casalotto	10 · poor	Services on foot
40	Le Serre	10 · poor	Public green space
41	Villaggio UNRRA	10 · poor	Services on foot
42	San Leonardo	9 · poor	Services on foot
43	Villaggio CEP	9 · poor	Services on foot
44	Principe	9 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
45	Pace	9 · poor	Services on foot
46	Granatari	8 · poor	Public green space
47	Contrada Badessa	8 · poor	Services on foot
48	San Giovannello	8 · poor	Services on foot
49	Bordonaro	8 · poor	Services on foot
50	Camaro	8 · poor	Services on foot
51	Mili Moleti	8 · poor	Services on foot
52	Serri	8 · poor	Public green space
53	Santa Lucia sopra Contesse	7 · poor	Services on foot
54	Camaro Superiore	7 · poor	Tree canopy
55	Contrada Sorba	6 · poor	Tree canopy
56	Contrada Nuovo Piano di Zona	6 · poor	Services on foot
57	Ponte Schiavo	6 · poor	Services on foot
58	Policara	5 · poor	Services on foot
59	Pisciotto	5 · poor	Tree canopy
60	San Paolo	5 · poor	Tree canopy
61	Scala	5 · poor	Tree canopy
62	Zuccaro	5 · poor	Services on foot
63	Larderia Inferiore	4 · poor	Tree canopy
64	Immacolata	4 · poor	Tree canopy
65	Germania	4 · poor	Services on foot
66	Catarratti	4 · poor	Tree canopy
67	Marotta Inferiore	4 · poor	Tree canopy
68	Contrada Feudo degli Ammalati	3 · poor	Tree canopy
69	Piano di Mastro Pagano	3 · poor	Tree canopy
70	Larderia Superiore	3 · 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 2026-11-03. Method and sources