Where to live in Nuremberg as a student

Ranking of Nuremberg's 86 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 Nuremberg to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Sebald (96), Nibelungenviertel (95) and Maxfeld (94).

Nuremberg areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sebald	96 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Nibelungenviertel	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Maxfeld	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Gärten hinter der Veste	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Kleinweidenmühle	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Rennweg	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Sankt Leonhard	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Lichtenhof	88 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Sankt Jobst	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Sankt Peter	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Hummelstein	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Veilhof	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Gleißhammer	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Langwasser	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Glockenhof	86 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Wöhrd	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Loher Moos	85 · excellent	Public green space
18	Sankt Johannis	85 · excellent	Public green space
19	Herrnhütte	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Röthenbach bei Schweinau	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Himpfelshof	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Ebensee	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Neuselsbrunn	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Eibach	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Rehhof	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Sündersbühl	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Gebersdorf	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Zerzabelshof	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
29	Neuröthenbach	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
30	Schniegling	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
31	Gärten bei Wöhrd	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
32	R	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
33	Galgenhof	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Lorenz	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Doos	79 · good	Public green space
36	Schweinau	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Laufamholz	78 · good	Public green space
38	Schoppershof	78 · good	Public green space
39	Eberhardshof	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Gartenstadt	78 · good	Public green space
41	Seetor	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Gostenhof	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Ziegelstein	77 · good	Public green space
44	Kettelersiedlung	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
45	S	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
46	Gibitzenhof	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
47	Weigelshof	76 · good	Public green space
48	Mögeldorf	76 · good	Public green space
49	Rabus	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
50	Tullnau	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
51	Hasenbuck	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
52	Neue Mitte Thon	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
53	Neukatzwang	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
54	Großreuth bei Schweinau	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
55	Reichelsdorf	73 · good	Tree canopy
56	Tafelhof	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
57	Pillenreuth	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
58	Eichenlöhlein	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
59	Koppenhof	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
60	Schafhof	72 · good	Tree canopy
61	Altenfurt	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
62	Großreuth hinter der Veste	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
63	Steinbühl	72 · good	Services on foot
64	Rangierbahnhofsiedlung	71 · good	Public green space
65	Falkenheim	70 · good	Public green space
66	Wetzendorf	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
67	Muggenhof	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
68	Gaismannshof	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
69	Erlenstegen	63 · good	Public green space
70	Leyh	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
71	Kleinreuth hinter der Veste	60 · good	Services on foot
72	Sandreuth	60 · good	Services on foot
73	Katzwang	59 · fair	Tree canopy
74	Thon	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
75	Großgründlach	54 · fair	Services on foot
76	Maiach	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
77	Moorenbrunn	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
78	Rieterbogen	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
79	Reichelsdorfer Keller	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
80	Boxdorf	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
81	Mühlhof	37 · poor	Tree canopy
82	Kleinreuth bei Schweinau	29 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
83	Schnepfenreuth	27 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
84	Fischbach bei Nürnberg	25 · poor	Tree canopy
85	Buchenbühl	24 · poor	Tree canopy
86	Buch	18 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources