Where to live in Pisa as a student

Ranking of Pisa's 23 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 Pisa to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Porta a Piagge (81), Cisanello (79) and San Martino (78).

Pisa areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Porta a Piagge	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Cisanello	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
3	San Martino	78 · good	Services on foot
4	La Cella	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Don Bosco	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	San Giusto	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	San Francesco	75 · good	Services on foot
8	Porta a Lucca	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Pratale	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Magistratura di Sant'Antonio	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	CEP	71 · good	Services on foot
12	Gagno	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Santa Maria	68 · good	Services on foot
14	Porta a Mare	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	San Marco	63 · good	Services on foot
16	Riglione	56 · fair	Services on foot
17	Barbaricina	54 · fair	Services on foot
18	Oratoio	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
19	I Passi	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
20	Eliopoli	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
21	La Vettola	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
22	Sant'Ermete	22 · poor	Services on foot
23	Putignano	20 · 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