Where to live in Palma as a student

Ranking of Palma's 69 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 Palma to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: es Camp Redó (90), Bons Aires (89) and s'Olivera (88).

Palma areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	es Camp Redó	90 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Bons Aires	89 · excellent	Services on foot
3	s'Olivera	88 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Corea	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Son Dureta	87 · excellent	Public green space
6	Canavall	87 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Son Dameto	85 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Son Cotoner	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Cas Capiscol	85 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Camp d'en Serralta	84 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Arxiduc	84 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Pere Garau	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Foners	83 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Son Armadans	82 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Son Espanyolet	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	El Terreno	80 · excellent	Public green space
17	Son Rapinya	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Santa Catalina	80 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Son Gotleu	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Can Capes	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Son Costa	78 · good	Services on foot
22	Son Pisà	78 · good	Services on foot
23	Can Mallol	76 · good	Services on foot
24	Nou Llevant	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Canamunt	75 · good	Services on foot
26	la Soledat	75 · good	Public green space
27	Sant Agustí	75 · good	Tree canopy
28	Son Oliva	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	El Rafal Nou	73 · good	Services on foot
30	la Vileta	73 · good	Services on foot
31	Son Peretó	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Son Roca	72 · good	Tree canopy
33	El Rafal Vell	72 · good	Services on foot
34	Son Fortesa	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Son Ferragut	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Son Cladera	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Son Gibert	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Can Pastilla	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Ciutat Jardí	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Sa Teulera Nova	64 · good	Public green space
41	Son Xigala	63 · good	Public green space
42	Portopí	63 · good	Public green space
43	Son Serra	63 · good	Public green space
44	es Viver	62 · good	Services on foot
45	So na Dolça	62 · good	Services on foot
46	es Coll d'en Rabassa	61 · good	Services on foot
47	sa Indioteria	60 · good	Services on foot
48	es Molinar	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
49	la Gruta	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
50	Son Ferriol nou	56 · fair	Services on foot
51	Son Güells	56 · fair	Public green space
52	Son Serra Perera	53 · fair	Public green space
53	Son Ximelis	46 · fair	Services on foot
54	Es Turó	34 · poor	Services on foot
55	s'Arenal	27 · poor	Services on foot
56	Bellavista	27 · poor	Tree canopy
57	Les Meravelles	24 · poor	Public green space
58	Cala Major	24 · poor	Public green space
59	la Bonanova	23 · poor	Public green space
60	Sometimes	22 · poor	Public green space
61	Son Montserrat	20 · poor	Public green space
62	Son Bessó	20 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
63	Es Pil·larí Nou	20 · poor	Public green space
64	Es Secar de son Sardina	16 · poor	Services on foot
65	Establiments Nou	9 · poor	Public green space
66	So na Pau	5 · poor	Services on foot
67	Urbanització de Son Oliver	4 · poor	Services on foot
68	Can Flo	2 · poor	Tree canopy
69	Can Valent	1 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources