Where to live in Rome as a student

Ranking of Rome's 194 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 Rome to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Celio (99), Poggio Ameno (96) and Tor De' Schiavi (92).

Rome areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Celio	99 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Poggio Ameno	96 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Tor De' Schiavi	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Montagnola	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Appio Claudio	90 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Cecafumo	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Città giudiziaria	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Cinecittà	89 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Don Bosco	89 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Trionfale	89 · excellent	Public green space
11	Ostiense	89 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Monte Mario - Trionfale	88 · excellent	Public green space
13	Quadraro	87 · excellent	Public green space
14	San Paolo	87 · excellent	Public green space
15	Villa Certosa	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Marconi	86 · excellent	Services on foot
17	Quadraretto	86 · excellent	Public green space
18	San Saba	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Tuscolano	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Columbus	84 · excellent	Public green space
21	San Giovanni	84 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Testaccio	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Parioli	83 · excellent	Public green space
24	Ponte Milvio	83 · excellent	Public green space
25	Monte Sacro	83 · excellent	Public green space
26	Garbatella	83 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Tor Marancia	82 · excellent	Public green space
28	Flaminio	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
29	Torpignattara	82 · excellent	Public green space
30	Prati	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
31	Decima	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
32	Pigneto	80 · excellent	Services on foot
33	Tufello	80 · excellent	Public green space
34	Cinecittà Est	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
35	Casilino 23	80 · excellent	Public green space
36	Appio-Latino	80 · excellent	Services on foot
37	Aurelio	80 · excellent	Public green space
38	Colli Aniene	79 · good	Public green space
39	Esquilino	78 · good	Public green space
40	Torrino Nord	78 · good	Public green space
41	EUR	78 · good	Public green space
42	Salario	77 · good	Services on foot
43	Alessandrino	77 · good	Public green space
44	Pinciano	77 · good	Public green space
45	Centocelle	76 · good	Public green space
46	Nomentano	76 · good	Public green space
47	Borgo	76 · good	Public green space
48	Prenestino-Centocelle	76 · good	Public green space
49	Trieste	76 · good	Public green space
50	Primavalle	75 · good	Public green space
51	Torrino	75 · good	Public green space
52	E.U.R.	75 · good	Public green space
53	San Lorenzo	73 · good	Public green space
54	Trevi	73 · good	Public green space
55	Trastevere	73 · good	Public green space
56	Lido di Ostia Ponente	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
57	Torre Spaccata	73 · good	Public green space
58	Prenestino-Labicano	72 · good	Services on foot
59	La Buca	72 · good	Public green space
60	Collatino	71 · good	Public green space
61	Quarticciolo	71 · good	Public green space
62	Roma 70	70 · good	Public green space
63	Parrocchietta	69 · good	Public green space
64	Castro Pretorio	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
65	Ponte	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
66	Torre Maura	68 · good	Public green space
67	Monte Mario Alto	68 · good	Public green space
68	Insula delle Palme	67 · good	Public green space
69	Campo Marzio	66 · good	Public green space
70	Insula dei Tigli	64 · good	Public green space
71	Monteverde	64 · good	Public green space
72	Fonte Meravigliosa	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
73	Monti	63 · good	Public green space
74	Fonte Ostiense	62 · good	Public green space
75	Ponte di Nona	62 · good	Public green space
76	Parione	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
77	Giuliano-Dalmata	62 · good	Public green space
78	Val Cannuta	61 · good	Public green space
79	Torrevecchia	61 · good	Services on foot
80	Colle Salario	61 · good	Public green space
81	Isola 46	59 · fair	Public green space
82	Lido di Ostia Levante	58 · fair	Public green space
83	Tiburtino	58 · fair	Public green space
84	Bastogi	58 · fair	Public green space
85	Romanina	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
86	Ludovisi	57 · fair	Public green space
87	Porta di Roma	56 · fair	Public green space
88	Fidene	56 · fair	Public green space
89	Poggio del Torrino	55 · fair	Public green space
90	Ardeatino	55 · fair	Public green space
91	Sant'Eustachio	54 · fair	Services on foot
92	Giardinetti	53 · fair	Public green space
93	Torrenova	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
94	Aeroporto di Ciampino	51 · fair	Public green space
95	Fonte Laurentina	49 · fair	Public green space
96	Pigna	48 · fair	Public green space
97	Insula degli Aceri	46 · fair	Public green space
98	Colle degli Abeti	43 · fair	Public green space
99	Collina delle Muse	42 · fair	Public green space
100	Ponte Mammolo	41 · fair	Public green space
101	Torraccia di San Basilio	40 · fair	Public green space
102	Ostia Antica	32 · poor	Public green space
103	Trigoria	31 · poor	Public green space
104	Monte Sacro Alto	30 · poor	Public green space
105	Casal Bruciato	29 · poor	Public green space
106	Val Melaina	29 · poor	Public green space
107	Fleming	27 · poor	Public green space
108	Balduina	27 · poor	Public green space
109	Serpentara	27 · poor	Public green space
110	Vigna Stelluti	26 · poor	Public green space
111	Castel Giubileo	26 · poor	Public green space
112	Pietralata	26 · poor	Public green space
113	Trullo	25 · poor	Public green space
114	Quarto Miglio	25 · poor	Public green space
115	Tomba di Nerone	25 · poor	Public green space
116	Gianicolense	25 · poor	Public green space
117	Infernetto	24 · poor	Public green space
118	San Basilio	24 · poor	Public green space
119	Della Vittoria	24 · poor	Public green space
120	Casetta Mattei	24 · poor	Public green space
121	Tor Sapienza	24 · poor	Public green space
122	Colle del Sole	24 · poor	Public green space
123	Corviale	24 · poor	Public green space
124	Labaro	24 · poor	Public green space
125	Tor Tre Teste	24 · poor	Public green space
126	Statuario	24 · poor	Public green space
127	Tor de' Cenci	24 · poor	Public green space
128	Portuense	24 · poor	Public green space
129	Olgiata ingresso SUD	24 · poor	Public green space
130	Tor Vergata	23 · poor	Services on foot
131	Vallerano	23 · poor	Public green space
132	Casal Boccone	23 · poor	Public green space
133	Farnesina	23 · poor	Public green space
134	Cassia	23 · poor	Public green space
135	Tor Cervara	22 · poor	Public green space
136	La Giustiniana	22 · poor	Public green space
137	Cinquina	22 · poor	Public green space
138	Tor di Quinto	21 · poor	Public green space
139	Tor Bella Monaca	21 · poor	Public green space
140	Acilia Nord	21 · poor	Public green space
141	Acilia Sud	21 · poor	Public green space
142	Capannelle	20 · poor	Public green space
143	La Storta	19 · poor	Public green space
144	La Rustica	19 · poor	Public green space
145	Casal Morena	19 · poor	Services on foot
146	Ottavia	19 · poor	Public green space
147	Monte del Marmo	19 · poor	Public green space
148	Centro Grande	19 · poor	Public green space
149	Torre Angela	18 · poor	Public green space
150	Torresina	18 · poor	Public green space
151	Mezzocammino	18 · poor	Public green space
152	Tor San Giovanni	18 · poor	Public green space
153	Cesano	18 · poor	Services on foot
154	Casalotti	18 · poor	Public green space
155	Palmarola	18 · poor	Public green space
156	Acquafredda	18 · poor	Public green space
157	Castel Fusano	17 · poor	Public green space
158	Valle Muricana	17 · poor	Public green space
159	Olgiata ingresso NORD	17 · poor	Public green space
160	Acquatraversa - Camilluccia	17 · poor	Public green space
161	Montespaccato	17 · poor	Public green space
162	Magliana Vecchia	16 · poor	Public green space
163	Borghesiana	16 · poor	Services on foot
164	Maglianella	16 · poor	Public green space
165	Horti della Marcigliana	16 · poor	Public green space
166	Settecamini	16 · poor	Public green space
167	Selva Candida	15 · poor	Public green space
168	Case Rosse	15 · poor	Services on foot
169	Colle Monfortani	15 · poor	Public green space
170	Valle Fiorita	15 · poor	Public green space
171	Selva Nera	15 · poor	Public green space
172	Gregna di Sant'Andrea	14 · poor	Services on foot
173	Consorzio Torre Gaia	13 · poor	Public green space
174	Casal Palocco	13 · poor	Public green space
175	Torre Gaia	12 · poor	Public green space
176	Massimina	12 · poor	Public green space
177	Rocca Cencia	9 · poor	Public green space
178	Fosso San Giuliano	8 · poor	Services on foot
179	Cecchignola	8 · poor	Public green space
180	Santa Cornelia	8 · poor	Public green space
181	Lunghezza	8 · poor	Services on foot
182	Prima Porta	7 · poor	Public green space
183	Cesano Vecchia	7 · poor	Public green space
184	Casal Lumbroso	6 · poor	Tree canopy
185	Selvotta	6 · poor	Public green space
186	Osa	6 · poor	Services on foot
187	Ponte Galeria	6 · poor	Public green space
188	Colle dei Pini	6 · poor	Public green space
189	Spallette	5 · poor	Services on foot
190	Castel di Leva	4 · poor	Tree canopy
191	Divino Amore	4 · poor	Services on foot
192	Borgo Santa Fumia	3 · poor	Services on foot
193	Monte dell'Ara-Valle Santa	3 · poor	Tree canopy
194	Santa Maria di Galeria	3 · poor	Tree canopy

What it does not consider

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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