Where to live in Potsdam as a student

Ranking of Potsdam's 38 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 Potsdam to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Brandenburger Vorstadt (89), Zentrum Ost und Nuthepark (88) and Auf dem Kiewitt (87).

Potsdam areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Brandenburger Vorstadt	89 · excellent	Public green space
2	Zentrum Ost und Nuthepark	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Auf dem Kiewitt	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Nikolaigärten	87 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Jutekiez	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Potsdam West	86 · excellent	Public green space
7	Schlaatz	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Jägervorstadt	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Bornstedt	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Waldstadt I	85 · excellent	Public green space
11	Waldstadt II	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Teltower Vorstadt	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Babelsberg Süd	84 · excellent	Public green space
14	Viertel der Seidenweber	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Hauptbahnhof und Brauhausberg Nord	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Nauener Vorstadt	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Kolonie Bergstücken	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
18	Historische Innenstadt	81 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Stern	81 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Drewitz	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Waldstadt I und Industriegelände	79 · good	Public green space
22	Bornstedter Feld	79 · good	Public green space
23	Neu-Drewitz	78 · good	Tree canopy
24	Kirchsteigfeld	76 · good	Services on foot
25	Bergstücken	76 · good	Public green space
26	Babelsberg Nord	74 · good	Public green space
27	Berliner Vorstadt	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Hermannswerder	50 · fair	Public green space
29	Neubabelsberg	37 · poor	Public green space
30	Krampnitz	35 · poor	Tree canopy
31	Bornim	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
32	Templiner Vorstadt	31 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
33	Eiche	30 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Neu Fahrland	29 · poor	Tree canopy
35	Sacrow	24 · poor	Public green space
36	Klein Glienicke	21 · poor	Public green space
37	Neuhainholz	18 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
38	Nedlitz	14 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

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