Where to live in Venice as a student

Ranking of Venice's 24 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 Venice to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Carpenedo (84), Bissuola (81) and Rione Pertini (78).

Venice areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Carpenedo	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Bissuola	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Rione Pertini	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Cita	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Santa Barbara	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Cipressina	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Prà' Secco	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Catene	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Gazzera	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Villaggio Laguna	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Villabona	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
12	Santa Croce	55 · fair	Services on foot
13	Terraglio	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
14	Sant'Elena	31 · poor	Public green space
15	Torre Antica	29 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
16	Marocco	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
17	Dorsoduro	21 · poor	Services on foot
18	San Polo	20 · poor	Services on foot
19	Cannaregio	19 · poor	Services on foot
20	Giudecca	19 · poor	Public green space
21	Isola San Giorgio	18 · poor	Services on foot
22	San Marco	17 · poor	Services on foot
23	San Martino Sinistra	17 · poor	Services on foot
24	San Mauro	10 · poor	Public green space

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 2026-11-02. Method and sources