Where to live in Rostock as a student

Ranking of Rostock's 55 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 Rostock to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Groter Pohl (88), Neu Dierkow (86) and Tweelviertel (86).

Rostock areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Groter Pohl	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Neu Dierkow	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Tweelviertel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Lütten Klein	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Südstadt	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Brunnenhof	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Schmarl	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Brecht-Park	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Dierkow	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Evershagen	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Stadtmitte	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Toitenwinkel	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt	83 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Komponistenviertel	83 · excellent	Public green space
15	Groß Klein	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Hansaviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Reutershagen I	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Thünenviertel	82 · excellent	Public green space
19	Dierkow-Ost	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Toitenwinkel Dorf	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Dierkow-West	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Dierkow Dorf	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Stadthafen	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Dorf Groß Klein	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Reutershagen	79 · good	Services on foot
26	Östliche Altstadt	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Gartenstadt	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Reutershagen II	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Evershagen Dorf	76 · good	Public green space
30	Lichtenhagen	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Steintor-Vorstadt	76 · good	Public green space
32	Bramow	75 · good	Public green space
33	Gehlsdorf	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Warnemünde	71 · good	Services on foot
35	Schutow	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Brinckmansdorf	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Alt-Reutershagen	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Barnstorf	69 · good	Public green space
39	Silohalbinsel	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Eulenflucht	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
41	Biestow	63 · good	Public green space
42	Evershagen Süd	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Riekdahl	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
44	Klein Lichtenhagen	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
45	Kassebohm	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
46	Dalwitzhof	48 · fair	Tree canopy
47	Weißes Kreuz	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
48	Stadtweide	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
49	Birkengrund	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
50	Alt Bartelsdorf	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
51	Hohe Düne	29 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
52	Langenort	16 · poor	Tree canopy
53	Nienhagen	12 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
54	Dünenquartier	12 · poor	Public green space
55	Jürgeshof	12 · 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