Where to live in Perugia as a student

Ranking of Perugia's 28 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 Perugia to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Val Vitiano (61), Castel del Piano (44) and San Sisto (42).

Perugia areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Val Vitiano	61 · good	Services on foot
2	Castel del Piano	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
3	San Sisto	42 · fair	Public green space
4	La Piaggia	34 · poor	Services on foot
5	Sant'Andrea delle Fratte	30 · poor	Public green space
6	Rimbocchi	27 · poor	Tree canopy
7	Madonna Alta	26 · poor	Services on foot
8	Elce	26 · poor	Services on foot
9	Sant'Erminio	26 · poor	Tree canopy
10	Montegrillo	26 · poor	Public green space
11	Ponte d'Oddi	25 · poor	Public green space
12	Il Sardo - Palazzo Secco	24 · poor	Services on foot
13	Santa Lucia	22 · poor	Tree canopy
14	Vestricciano	20 · poor	Services on foot
15	Villa Gemini	20 · poor	Public green space
16	San Marco	12 · poor	Tree canopy
17	Compresso Nuovo	8 · poor	Services on foot
18	Il Vicinato	7 · poor	Public green space
19	Colonnetta	6 · poor	Tree canopy
20	Pratolungo	6 · poor	Public green space
21	Rosciolo	6 · poor	Services on foot
22	Cava della Breccia	5 · poor	Tree canopy
23	Compresso Vecchio	5 · poor	Services on foot
24	Poggio Montione	5 · poor	Tree canopy
25	Le Pulci	4 · poor	Services on foot
26	Chirigiola	4 · poor	Services on foot
27	Capanne	3 · poor	Tree canopy
28	San Matteo	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