Where to live in Regensburg as a student

Ranking of Regensburg's 44 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 Regensburg to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Königswiesen Süd (87), Wohnanlage Nibelungenhain (86) and Ganghofersiedlung (86).

Regensburg areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Königswiesen Süd	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Wohnanlage Nibelungenhain	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Ganghofersiedlung	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Königswiesen	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Postblock	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Galgenberg	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Kasernenviertel	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Marina Quartier / Zollinger Süd	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Rennplatz	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Quartier am Kunstpark	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Konradsiedlung	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Altstadt	82 · excellent	Public green space
13	Steinweg	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Kumpfmühl	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Das Dörnberg	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Innovationsquartier	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Ostermayer-Viertel	81 · excellent	Public green space
18	Reinhausen	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Innerer Westen	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Westheim	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Stadtamhof	80 · excellent	Public green space
22	Wutzlhofen	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Margaretenau	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Burgweinting	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Schwabelweis	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Ziegetsdorf	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Neuprüll	75 · good	Public green space
28	Ostenviertel	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Brandlberg	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Weichs	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Prüfening	72 · good	Public green space
32	Sallern	72 · good	Public green space
33	Dechbetten	72 · good	Tree canopy
34	Candis Quartier	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Unterisling	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Pfaffenstein	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Kreuzhof	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
38	Graß	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
39	Großprüfening	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
40	Gallingkofen	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
41	Irl	25 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
42	Oberisling	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
43	Keilberg	17 · poor	Public green space
44	Leoprechting	3 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources