How well do students live in Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg?

Students Index

In what way is Heidelberg better for students than the average?

Why is Heidelberg actually suitable for students? How is Heidelberg different from other regions?

vs. federal state Baden-Württemberg

Share of residents between 20 and 29 in %
21.4% vs. 16.4%
21.4% vs. 16.4%
Average linear distance to the next supermarket or groceries
260m vs. 771m
260m vs. 771m
Average number of inhabitants per restaurant
322 vs. 396.8
322 vs. 396.8
Average linear distance to the nearest shop
123m vs. 373m
123m vs. 373m
Average linear distance to the nearest university
441m vs. 7km
441m vs. 7km
Average linear distance to the nearest restaurant
163m vs. 404m
163m vs. 404m
Average number of inhabitants per shop
135.8 vs. 164.4
135.8 vs. 164.4
Average linear distance to the next public swimming facility
1.1km vs. 1.8km
1.1km vs. 1.8km
The list above shows indicator values of Heidelberg compared to the respective average value in Baden-Württemberg.

vs. Germany

Average linear distance to the nearest shop
123m vs. 2.1km
123m vs. 2.1km
Average linear distance to the next supermarket or groceries
260m vs. 3.9km
260m vs. 3.9km
Average linear distance to the nearest university
441m vs. 18.3km
441m vs. 18.3km
Average linear distance to the nearest restaurant
163m vs. 2.3km
163m vs. 2.3km
Average number of inhabitants per shop
135.8 vs. 389
135.8 vs. 389
Average linear distance to the next public swimming facility
1.1km vs. 5.9km
1.1km vs. 5.9km
Average number of inhabitants per restaurant
322 vs. 654.4
322 vs. 654.4
Share of households without children in the total number of households in %
75.9% vs. 62%
75.9% vs. 62%
Share of single households in the total number of households in %
46.5% vs. 31.2%
46.5% vs. 31.2%
Share of residents between 20 and 29 in %
21.4% vs. 9.4%
21.4% vs. 9.4%
The list above shows indicator values of Heidelberg compared to the respective average value in Germany.

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Top urban municipalities for students in the state of Baden-Württemberg

Heidelberg for students
Freiburg im Breisgau for students
Mannheim for students
Karlsruhe for students
Stuttgart for students
Ulm for students
Heilbronn for students
Pforzheim for students
Baden-Baden for students
Heidelberg is an urban municipality in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The city has a land area of circa 109 km², a total population of circa one hundred and sixty thousand residents and eighty thousand households. Round about 1,467 persons live on each square kilometer, the mean age is round about 39 years and 2.0 inhabitants per household live in Heidelberg. The city is inhabited by a high number of people between 20 and 29 and is the ideal student region. This region has a total of sixty-two academies in close proximity and offers moreover 60 own unis. The next university lies in the mean just 441 meters away. The next public swimming pool lies on average just 1.1 kilometers apart and in one of the 17 public pools you may draw your swimming lanes. The region has with 136 citizens per shop a very good supply for everyday needs, the next store lies on average in a distance of merely 123 meters, the mean distance to the next guesthouse is with just 163 meters very low and this location has with 322 inhabitants per bar or restaurant a flawless gastronomische compilation. This region is inhabited by few kids and is inhabited by many singles.
123 m Average linear distance to the nearest shop
260 m Average linear distance to the next supermarket or groceries
441 m Average linear distance to the nearest university

In what way is Heidelberg in the average for students?

Inhabitants between 20 and 29 years per restaurants, bars, pubs, fast food, cafés etc. in this region
61.1 vs. 58
61.1 vs. 58
Average number of inhabitants per supermarket
1,887 vs. 1,867
1,887 vs. 1,867
The list above shows indicator values of Heidelberg compared to the respective average value in Germany.

In what way is Heidelberg worse for students than the average?

Inhabitants between 20 and 29 years per accessible movie theater, theater and museum
648.6 vs. 83.8
648.6 vs. 83.8
Share of vegetation, water and sport areas (excluding agricultural areas) in relation to the total area (excluding agricultural areas) in %
24.8% vs. 36.2%
24.8% vs. 36.2%
The list above shows indicator values of Heidelberg compared to the respective average value in Germany.

Common numbers about Heidelberg

Average age of the total population
39.1 vs. 44.2
39.1 vs. 44.2
Average number of inhabitants per household
2 vs. 2.3
2 vs. 2.3
People per km²
1,467 vs. 197.5
1,467 vs. 197.5
Share of green areas in the total area in %
69.1% vs. 68.8%
69.1% vs. 68.8%
Share of water areas in the total area in %
1.3% vs. 1.1%
1.3% vs. 1.1%
Total area
109.3km² vs. 32.4km²
109.3km² vs. 32.4km²
Households
79,668 vs. 3,339
79,668 vs. 3,339
Inhabitants
160,355 vs. 6,887
160,355 vs. 6,887
The list above shows indicator values of Heidelberg compared to the respective average value in Germany.

Urban municipalities in Baden-Württemberg

> Baden-Baden > Freiburg im Breisgau > Heidelberg > Heilbronn > Karlsruhe > Mannheim > Pforzheim > Stuttgart > Ulm
| Sources: Population: © Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) (2018), © Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) | Public safety: PKS Bundeskriminalamt, 2019, Kreis - Falltabellen (2019) | Landuse: OpenStreetMap contributors (2021) | Recreation: OpenStreetMap contributors (2021) | Households: © Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) (2011), © Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) | Health: OpenStreetMap contributors (2021) | Living: OpenStreetMap contributors (2021) | Education: OpenStreetMap contributors (2021), OpenStreetMap contributors |

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