Where to live in Milan as a student

Ranking of Milan's 148 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 Milan to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Porta Sempione (98), San Pietro in Sala (97) and Pagano (97).

Milan areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Porta Sempione	98 · excellent	Services on foot
2	San Pietro in Sala	97 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Pagano	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Lodi - Corvetto	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Affori	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Porta Venezia	95 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Quartiere Comasina	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Bruzzano	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Tre Torri	93 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Portello	92 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Quartiere Torretta	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Padova	92 · excellent	Public green space
13	Gorla	92 · excellent	Public green space
14	Porta Magenta	92 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Corvetto	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Porta Tenaglia	91 · excellent	Services on foot
17	Ponte Nuovo	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	De Angeli - Monte Rosa	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Acquabella	90 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Chiesa Rossa	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Villapizzone	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Isola	90 · excellent	Services on foot
23	Ghisolfa	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Porta Monforte	90 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Barona	90 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Restocco Maroni	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Tortona	89 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Corsica	89 · excellent	Public green space
29	Sarpi	89 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Conchetta	89 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Niguarda	89 · excellent	Public green space
32	Giardini Porta Venezia	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
33	Calvairate	89 · excellent	Services on foot
34	Quarto Oggiaro	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
35	Crescenzago	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	San Vittore	88 · excellent	Services on foot
37	Dergano	88 · excellent	Services on foot
38	Bullona	88 · excellent	Services on foot
39	Tibaldi	88 · excellent	Public green space
40	Mirabello	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
41	Giambellino	88 · excellent	Services on foot
42	Ticinese	88 · excellent	Services on foot
43	Washington	88 · excellent	Services on foot
44	Forze Armate	88 · excellent	Public green space
45	Arzaga	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
46	Cimiano	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
47	Pismonte	87 · excellent	Public green space
48	Niguarda - Cà Granda	87 · excellent	Public green space
49	Cassina de' Pomm	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
50	Rottole	86 · excellent	Public green space
51	Creta	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
52	Buenos Aires - Venezia	86 · excellent	Services on foot
53	Porta Genova	86 · excellent	Services on foot
54	Centrale	86 · excellent	Services on foot
55	Ortica	86 · excellent	Public green space
56	Porta Nuova	85 · excellent	Services on foot
57	Le Terrazze	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
58	Boldinasco	84 · excellent	Public green space
59	Loreto	84 · excellent	Services on foot
60	La Maddalena	84 · excellent	Services on foot
61	Quarto Cagnino	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
62	Magenta - San Vittore	84 · excellent	Services on foot
63	Moncucco	84 · excellent	Public green space
64	Cagnola	84 · excellent	Services on foot
65	Sella Nuova	84 · excellent	Services on foot
66	Turro	83 · excellent	Public green space
67	Quartiere Gallaratese	83 · excellent	Public green space
68	Gallaratese	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
69	Porta Lodovica	83 · excellent	Services on foot
70	Quartiere Missaglia	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
71	Montalbino	83 · excellent	Services on foot
72	Bicocca	83 · excellent	Public green space
73	Maciachini - Maggiolina	82 · excellent	Services on foot
74	Porta Garibaldi	82 · excellent	Services on foot
75	Precotto	82 · excellent	Services on foot
76	Quartiere Valsesia	82 · excellent	Public green space
77	Parco Nord	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
78	Quartiere Forlanini	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
79	Adriano	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
80	Brera	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
81	Comasina	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
82	Lorenteggio	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
83	Fiera	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
84	Porta Volta	81 · excellent	Services on foot
85	Bande Nere	81 · excellent	Services on foot
86	Stadera	81 · excellent	Public green space
87	Scalo Romana	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
88	Boffalora	81 · excellent	Public green space
89	QT8	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
90	Molinazzo	80 · excellent	Services on foot
91	Carrobbio	80 · excellent	Services on foot
92	Navigli	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
93	Porta Vigentina	80 · excellent	Services on foot
94	Umbria - Molise	80 · excellent	Services on foot
95	Pratocentenaro	79 · good	Public green space
96	Cascina Merlata	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
97	Lampugnano	79 · good	Public green space
98	Porta Romana	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
99	Quartiere Lodovico il Moro	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
100	Quartiere Adriano	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
101	San Siro	78 · good	Public green space
102	Musocco	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
103	XXII Marzo	78 · good	Services on foot
104	Ortomercato	78 · good	Services on foot
105	Conca Fallata	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
106	San Cristoforo	76 · good	Services on foot
107	Bovisa	76 · good	Services on foot
108	Vigentino	76 · good	Public green space
109	Rogoredo	76 · good	Public green space
110	Ronchetto sul Naviglio	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
111	Bovisasca	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
112	Vialba	74 · good	Public green space
113	Morsenchio	74 · good	Public green space
114	Lambrate	74 · good	Public green space
115	Ponte Seveso	73 · good	Services on foot
116	Quartiere Feltre	72 · good	Public green space
117	Cascina Bianca	71 · good	Public green space
118	Gratosoglio - Ticinello	71 · good	Public green space
119	Porta Vittoria	70 · good	Services on foot
120	Ripamonti	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
121	Ponte Lambro	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
122	Trenno	70 · good	Public green space
123	Stephenson	70 · good	Public green space
124	Farini	70 · good	Services on foot
125	Greco	69 · good	Services on foot
126	Merezzate	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
127	Villa San Giovanni	69 · good	Services on foot
128	Segnano	68 · good	Services on foot
129	Ex Om - Morivione	68 · good	Public green space
130	Quartiere Travaglia	67 · good	Public green space
131	Municipio 8 di Milano	67 · good	Services on foot
132	Quadronno	67 · good	Services on foot
133	Quartiere degli Olmi	66 · good	Public green space
134	Viale Monza	65 · good	Services on foot
135	Selinunte	64 · good	Public green space
136	Duomo	63 · good	Services on foot
137	Quinto Romano	60 · good	Public green space
138	Casoretto	57 · fair	Services on foot
139	Figino	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
140	Rubattino	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
141	Baggio	54 · fair	Public green space
142	Crocetta	54 · fair	Services on foot
143	Città Studi	54 · fair	Services on foot
144	Verziere	50 · fair	Services on foot
145	Ronchetto delle Rane	47 · fair	Public green space
146	Morivione	30 · poor	Public green space
147	Certosa	26 · poor	Public green space
148	Muggiano	17 · 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 2026-11-02. Method and sources