Where to live in Padua as a student

Ranking of Padua's 34 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 Padua to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: San Carlo (82), Sacra Famiglia (81) and Santa Rita (81).

Padua areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	San Carlo	82 · excellent	Public green space
2	Sacra Famiglia	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Santa Rita	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Sant'Osvaldo	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Guizza	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	San Bellino	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Arcella	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	San Giuseppe	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Madonna Pellegrina	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Stanga	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Forcellini	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Ponte di Brenta	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	San Gregorio di Camin	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Mortise	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Cave	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Brusegana	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Paltana	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Brentelle di Sopra	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Pontevigodarzere	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Sacro Cuore	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Mandria	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Voltabarozzo	62 · good	Services on foot
23	San Lazzaro	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Sant'Ignazio	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Terranegra	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
26	Altichiero	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Isola di Torre	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Crocifisso	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Torre	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
30	Montà	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
31	Chiesanuova	48 · fair	Public green space
32	Ponterotto	26 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
33	Granze di Camin	21 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
34	Voltabrusegana	15 · poor	Services on foot

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