Where to live in Porto as a student

Ranking of Porto's 80 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 Porto to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Bairro Marechal Gomes da Costa (86), Pinhais da Foz (85) and Avis (84).

Porto areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Bairro Marechal Gomes da Costa	86 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Pinhais da Foz	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Avis	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Marquês	84 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Bairro do Bom Sucesso	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Lugarinho	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Bairro do Lagarteiro	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Sobreiras	82 · excellent	Public green space
9	Bairro dos Castelos	81 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Bairro Sidónio Pais	80 · excellent	Public green space
11	Monte da Luz	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Carreiros	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Antas	79 · good	Services on foot
14	Bairro do Monte Pedral	78 · good	Services on foot
15	Foz do Douro	77 · good	Public green space
16	Santa Catarina	77 · good	Public green space
17	Bairro do Carriçal	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Aldoar	76 · good	Public green space
19	Paranhos	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Lima	75 · good	Services on foot
21	Monte Pedral	74 · good	Services on foot
22	Ranha	74 · good	Public green space
23	Monsanto	73 · good	Services on foot
24	Pêgo Negro	73 · good	Public green space
25	Nevogilde	73 · good	Public green space
26	Cedofeita	72 · good	Services on foot
27	Vila Maria Odete	72 · good	Services on foot
28	Covelo	71 · good	Services on foot
29	Granja	70 · good	Tree canopy
30	Salazares	70 · good	Services on foot
31	Regado	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Bairro de Casas Económicas de São Roque da Lameira	69 · good	Services on foot
33	Bairro da Boavista	69 · good	Services on foot
34	Conjunto Urbano da Ribeira	67 · good	Services on foot
35	CETA Aldoar 1a Fase	67 · good	Public green space
36	Monte dos Burgos	66 · good	Public green space
37	Bairro de São Vítor	66 · good	Services on foot
38	Ouro	64 · good	Public green space
39	Conjunto de Habitações (Bairro)	64 · good	Services on foot
40	Congostas	63 · good	Public green space
41	Formiga	63 · good	Public green space
42	Quinta de Vilar d'Allen	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Bairro do Engenheiro Machado Vaz	61 · good	Services on foot
44	Bairro Jerónimo Azevedo (Viso)	60 · good	Services on foot
45	Lordelo do Ouro	59 · fair	Public green space
46	Asprela	58 · fair	Services on foot
47	Aval de Baixo	56 · fair	Services on foot
48	Centro Histórico do Porto	56 · fair	Services on foot
49	Santa Luzia	54 · fair	Public green space
50	Pereiró	54 · fair	Services on foot
51	Campanhã	54 · fair	Public green space
52	Bairro dos Poetas	54 · fair	Public green space
53	Furamontes	53 · fair	Tree canopy
54	Leal	51 · fair	Services on foot
55	Ramalde	51 · fair	Public green space
56	Bairro da Maceda	44 · fair	Services on foot
57	Bairro de Santo Eugénio	42 · fair	Public green space
58	Bairro da Fábrica da Areosa	35 · poor	Services on foot
59	Massarelos	29 · poor	Public green space
60	Zona Histórica do Porto	29 · poor	Services on foot
61	Bairro da Vilarinha	27 · poor	Public green space
62	Carregal	26 · poor	Public green space
63	Bairro Cooperativa 'O Lar Familiar'	26 · poor	Public green space
64	Bairro das Campinas	26 · poor	Services on foot
65	Revilão	26 · poor	Public green space
66	Bessa	25 · poor	Public green space
67	Bonfim	25 · poor	Public green space
68	Moreira	25 · poor	Services on foot
69	Mirante	25 · poor	Services on foot
70	Bairro de Contumil	25 · poor	Services on foot
71	Cooperativa dos Trabalhadores do Porto	24 · poor	Services on foot
72	Bairro Duque de Saldanha	24 · poor	Public green space
73	Areosa	24 · poor	Services on foot
74	Pinheiro	24 · poor	Public green space
75	Bolhão	24 · poor	Services on foot
76	Bairro do Viso	24 · poor	Services on foot
77	Outeiro	23 · poor	Services on foot
78	Lameira	23 · poor	Services on foot
79	Currais	23 · poor	Public green space
80	Tronco	23 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources