Where to live in Modena as a student

Ranking of Modena's 32 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 Modena to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: San Faustino (84), Crocetta (84) and Sant'Agnese (84).

Modena areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	San Faustino	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Crocetta	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Sant'Agnese	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Musicisti	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Villaggio Giardino	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Torrenova	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Scaglia	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Buon Pastore	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Centro storico	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Punta	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Colombara	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Amendola	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Rotonda	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Cittadella	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	San Lazzaro	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Villaggio Artigiano	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Sacca	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Rosselli	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	San Cataldo	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Saliceto Panaro	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Saliceta San Giuliano	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Fossalta	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Madonnina	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Villaggio Zeta	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Collegara	29 · poor	Public green space
26	San Giacomo	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
27	Sant'Anna	28 · poor	Public green space
28	Torrazzi	26 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
29	Mulini Nuovi	23 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
30	Quattro Ville	18 · poor	Services on foot
31	Bruciata	14 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
32	San Pancrazio	12 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

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