Where to live in Palermo as a student

Ranking of Palermo's 41 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 Palermo to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Resuttana (83), Olivuzza (81) and Acquasanta (79).

Palermo areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Resuttana	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Olivuzza	81 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Acquasanta	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Uditore	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Kalsa	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Vucciria	67 · good	Public green space
7	Il Capo	64 · good	Services on foot
8	San Lorenzo	58 · fair	Public green space
9	Guadagna	52 · fair	Public green space
10	Romagnolo	43 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
11	Sferracavallo	42 · fair	Public green space
12	Valdesi	40 · fair	Public green space
13	Settecannoli	39 · poor	Public green space
14	Brancaccio	32 · poor	Services on foot
15	Altarello	29 · poor	Services on foot
16	Roccella	29 · poor	Services on foot
17	Albergheria	28 · poor	Public green space
18	Villaggio Santa Rosalia	24 · poor	Public green space
19	Zen	23 · poor	Public green space
20	Partanna	22 · poor	Public green space
21	Arenella	22 · poor	Services on foot
22	Passo di Rigano	21 · poor	Services on foot
23	Patti	21 · poor	Public green space
24	Tommaso Natale	20 · poor	Public green space
25	Pallavicino	20 · poor	Public green space
26	Pagliarelli	20 · poor	Public green space
27	Falsomiele	18 · poor	Public green space
28	Cardillo	18 · poor	Public green space
29	Bandita	17 · poor	Services on foot
30	Boccadifalco	16 · poor	Public green space
31	Mondello	16 · poor	Public green space
32	Cruillas	14 · poor	Services on foot
33	Borgo Nuovo	14 · poor	Public green space
34	Acqua dei Corsari	14 · poor	Public green space
35	Chiavelli	14 · poor	Public green space
36	Vergine Maria	13 · poor	Public green space
37	Molara	12 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Villagrazia	7 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Inserra	7 · poor	Tree canopy
40	Baida	4 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Croce Verde	2 · poor	Tree canopy

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