Where to live in Pavia as a student

Ranking of Pavia's 20 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 Pavia to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Torretta (82), Santo Spirito (81) and Ponte di Pietra (81).

Pavia areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Torretta	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Santo Spirito	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Ponte di Pietra	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Città Giardino	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Ticinello	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	San Giovannino	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Vallone	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Borgo Ticino	70 · good	Public green space
9	Crosione	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Cassinetto	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Vallone Nuovo	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Mirabello	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	San Lanfranco	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	San Pietro in Verzolo	60 · good	Public green space
15	Rione Scala	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
16	Montebolone	31 · poor	Services on foot
17	Montemaino	30 · poor	Public green space
18	Cravino	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
19	Ca' della Terra	7 · poor	Tree canopy
20	Sora	7 · 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 2026-11-03. Method and sources