Where to live in Saarbrücken as a student

Ranking of Saarbrücken's 45 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 Saarbrücken to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Preußenviertel (82), Rastpfuhl (80) and St. Johann (80).

Saarbrücken areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Preußenviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Rastpfuhl	80 · excellent	Public green space
3	St. Johann	80 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Rotenbühl	80 · excellent	Public green space
5	Alt-Saarbrücken	75 · good	Public green space
6	Nauwieser Viertel	75 · good	Services on foot
7	St. Arnual	74 · good	Tree canopy
8	Quartier Eurobahnhof	73 · good	Public green space
9	Regierungsviertel	73 · good	Public green space
10	Rodenhof	70 · good	Tree canopy
11	Folsterhöhe	69 · good	Public green space
12	Matzenberg	67 · good	Public green space
13	Schafbrücke	66 · good	Tree canopy
14	Wackenberg	65 · good	Public green space
15	Triller	65 · good	Public green space
16	Dudweiler	58 · fair	Tree canopy
17	Füllengarten	50 · fair	Tree canopy
18	Rockershausen	50 · fair	Public green space
19	Kieselhumes	50 · fair	Public green space
20	Reppersberg	44 · fair	Tree canopy
21	Malstatt	41 · fair	Public green space
22	Goldene Bremm	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
23	Scheidt	30 · poor	Tree canopy
24	Fechingen	29 · poor	Tree canopy
25	Brebach	28 · poor	Public green space
26	Eschberg	27 · poor	Public green space
27	Burbach	27 · poor	Public green space
28	Am Homburg	26 · poor	Tree canopy
29	Ottenhausen	25 · poor	Tree canopy
30	Herrensohr	25 · poor	Tree canopy
31	Bübingen	25 · poor	Tree canopy
32	Gersweiler	24 · poor	Tree canopy
33	Altenkessel	23 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Rußhütte	23 · poor	Public green space
35	Sonnenhügel	23 · poor	Tree canopy
36	Bischmisheim	22 · poor	Tree canopy
37	Jägersfreude	21 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Güdingen	21 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Irgenhöhe	17 · poor	Tree canopy
40	Klarenthal	14 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Ensheim	12 · poor	Public green space
42	Eschringen	10 · poor	Public green space
43	Brebach-Fechingen	10 · poor	Public green space
44	Unner	8 · poor	Tree canopy
45	Scheidterberg	8 · 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