Where to live in Munich as a student

Ranking of Munich's 146 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 Munich to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Glockenbach (100), Haidhausen (99) and Schwabing-West (98).

Munich areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Glockenbach	100 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Haidhausen	99 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Schwabing-West	98 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Untere Au	98 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Untergiesing	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Au	97 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Giesing	97 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Milbertshofen	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Schwabing	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Mittersendling	97 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Untersendling	96 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Ackermannbogen	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Obergiesing	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Sendling	96 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Ebenau	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Theresienhöhe	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Erich-Kästner-Viertel	96 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Neuhausen	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Sendlinger Feld	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Alt-Schwabing	95 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Haidhausen-Nord	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Schwanthalerhöhe	95 · excellent	Services on foot
23	Dreimühlen	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Viktoriaviertel	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Haidhausen-Süd	94 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Isarvorstadt	93 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Ludwigsvorstadt	93 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Laim	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
29	Am alten nördlichen Friedhof	92 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Maxvorstadt	91 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Friedenheim	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
32	Am Schlachthof	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
33	St. Benno-Viertel	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Josephsburg	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
35	Graggenauerviertel	89 · excellent	Services on foot
36	Baumkirchen	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
37	Prinz-Eugen-Park	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
38	Neuperlach	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
39	Am Waldfriedhof	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Echarding	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
41	Obere Au	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
42	Steinhausen	88 · excellent	Services on foot
43	Westend	88 · excellent	Services on foot
44	Bogenhausen	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
45	Harthof	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
46	Nymphenburg	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
47	Altbogenhausen	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
48	Lehel	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
49	Schönfeldvorstadt	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
50	Englschalking	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
51	Parkstadt Bogenhausen	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
52	Gärtnerplatz	88 · excellent	Services on foot
53	Berliner Viertel	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
54	Priel	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
55	Am Stiftsbogen	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
56	Alt-Moosach	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
57	Nordhaide	87 · excellent	Services on foot
58	Am Westpark	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
59	Fürstenried Ost	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
60	Ramersdorf	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
61	Fürstenried	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
62	Gern	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
63	Nymphenburg Süd	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
64	Nederling	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
65	Berg am Laim	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
66	Thalkirchen	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
67	Am Oberwiesenfeld	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
68	St. Vinzenz-Viertel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
69	Südseite	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
70	Perlach	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
71	Marsfeld	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
72	Denning	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
73	Pasing	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
74	Forstenried	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
75	Solln	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
76	Borstei	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
77	Stadelheim	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
78	Neuharlaching	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
79	Alexisquartier	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
80	Neuhadern	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
81	Pipping	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
82	Oberföhring	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
83	Michaeliburg	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
84	Waldkolonie Pasing	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
85	Parkstadt Schwabing	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
86	Werksviertel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
87	Obermenzing	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
88	Parkstadt Solln	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
89	Klinikviertel	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
90	Hasenbergl	85 · excellent	Public green space
91	Biederstein	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
92	Obersendling	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
93	Johanneskirchen	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
94	Neuaubing	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
95	Neupasing	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
96	Kreuzhof	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
97	Zamdorf	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
98	Gartenstadt Trudering	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
99	Westkreuz	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
100	Fasanerie	83 · excellent	Public green space
101	Harlaching	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
102	Großhadern	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
103	Freimann-Süd	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
104	Lerchenau	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
105	Maxhof	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
106	Neuherberg	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
107	Waldperlach	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
108	Riem	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
109	Moosach	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
110	Alt-Freimann	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
111	Hartmannshofen	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
112	Kirchtrudering	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
113	Villenkolonie Neuwittelsbach	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
114	Neutrudering	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
115	Trudering	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
116	Kleinhadern	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
117	Hadern	81 · excellent	Services on foot
118	Siebenbrunn	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
119	Domagkpark	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
120	Prinz-Ludwigs-Höhe	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
121	Messestadt Riem	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
122	Neufreimann	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
123	Blumenau	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
124	Aubing	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
125	Freimanner Heide	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
126	Am Riesenfeld	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
127	Hackenviertel	79 · good	Services on foot
128	Fasangarten	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
129	Kieferngarten	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
130	Herzogpark	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
131	Kreuzviertel	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
132	Waldtrudering	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
133	Am Hirschgarten	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
134	Am Hart	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
135	Kleinlappen	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
136	Neu-Langwied	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
137	Neulustheim	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
138	Untermenzing	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
139	Am Westbad	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
140	Allach	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
141	Feldmoching	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
142	Am Moosfeld	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
143	Lochhausen	70 · good	Public green space
144	Daglfing	68 · good	Public green space
145	Ludwigsfeld	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
146	Freiham	47 · fair	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 2026-11-05. Method and sources