Esta los estuidantes viven aqui?
Are thers students living here? Thank You
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Are thers students living here? Thank You
¿Vivan los estudiantes aquí?
The subjuntive here is not right. If you are asking about the difference between "¿Viven los estudiantes aquí'" and "¿Viven aquí los estudiantes'", there is none. Both are correct but the former is not the usual way to say it.
¿Viven aquí los estudiantes?
That is the most or more common one.
¿Hay duda de que es el mejor?
In this case, could we also use the subjunctive? "¿Hay duda de que sea el mejor'"
In that case, are there any subtle differences in meaning, like the attitudes of the person asking the question? My guess is that there is, but I'm far from being able to put my finger on it.
¿Viven los estudiantes aquí?
More common:
¿Viven aquí los estudiantes'
Its the subjunctive versus the present tense. The meaning is changed because the subjunctive shows doubt.
The subjunctive is not required every time there is a doubt: it is very harmful misconception. In that sentence of yours, subjunctive is simply NOT possible, no matter how much doubt you show. Doubt does NOT imply subjunctive. Wrong rule! Forget it! You can express rule without subjunctive, and use subjunctive without doubt.
Look at sentences expressing strong doubts, all in indicative:
Ignoro si van a venir
Quizá vendrán algún día, espero.
Es una duda que tengo
¿Hay duda de que es el mejor?
Es imposible saber qué va a pasar.
Based on "Are thers students living here'", I'd say "Hay estudiantes que viven aqui." Lazarus' "¿Viven aquí los estudiantes'" is, of course possible (and, quite possibly the most likely), but admits of two interpretations. 1) what you suggested in English and 2) "Do the students live here. (the second possibility would require that something in the previous context (which you did not provide) suggests that you are talking about some specific students.
Its the subjunctive versus the present tense. The meaning is changed because the subjunctive shows doubt.
¿Vive[color=red][/color]n los estudiantes aquí?
More common:
¿Viven aquí los estudiantes?
Why is that more common? Does it change the meaning of the sentence'
Vengo aquí a menudo, pero yo no vivo aquí. 
Are thers students living here? Thank You
¿Vivan los estudiantes aquí'
