Where to live in St. Pölten as a student

Ranking of St. Pölten's 19 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 St. Pölten to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Viehofen (74), Weitern (72) and Regierungsviertel (70).

St. Pölten areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Viehofen	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
2	Weitern	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
3	Regierungsviertel	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Kupferbrunn	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Stattersdorf	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
6	Teufelhof	52 · fair	Public green space
7	Unterwagram	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
8	Oberwagram	48 · fair	Services on foot
9	Spratzern	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
10	Eisbergsiedlung	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
11	Ratzersdorf an der Traisen	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
12	Waldsiedlung	23 · poor	Services on foot
13	Neu-Hart	18 · poor	Public green space
14	Nadelbach	16 · poor	Public green space
15	Harland	15 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
16	St. Georgen am Steinfelde	12 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
17	Pottenbrunn	10 · poor	Services on foot
18	Eggendorf	10 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
19	Unterradlberg	9 · 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 2026-11-06. Method and sources