Living in Berat

Berat is a large municipality in Jug, Albania, home to 60,031 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are early retirees (top 9%, #5 of 61), people who put healthcare first (top 13%, #7 of 55), single pensioners (top 15%, #8 of 55).

Residents60,031
Density158 per km²
Area380.2 km²
Hub airport81 km (Tirana International)
Nearest city of 100k+34 km
Within 30 km245,000 people
Sea coast44 km
Climate typeMediterranean, hot summer (Csa)
Terrain around itabout 190 m, height range 480 m
Main railway line22.4 km
Distance to Tirana70 km
Within 10 km60,031 people
LandscapePindus
Winter daylight9 h 15 min, sunset 16:16

See Berat on the map

Open in Nestlyzer

Good to know about Berat

How Berat ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Albania. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Regional data: official figures on demographics, health and elderly, jobs and economy and safety and community, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

ProfileScoreIn AlbaniaIn Jug
Young family59#13 of 55#7 of 27Map
Low-income household56#19 of 61#9 of 31Map
Low-income family59#22 of 55#7 of 27Map
Single parent60#21 of 52#7 of 24Map
Pensioner couple73#9 of 55#9 of 27Map
Single pensioner74#8 of 55#8 of 27Map
Early retiree71#5 of 61#5 of 31Map
Single professional42#14 of 32#5 of 11Map
Young professional43#15 of 29#6 of 11Map
DINKS44#15 of 29#6 of 11Map
Remote worker74#13 of 58#7 of 28Map
Commuter56#22 of 30#10 of 11Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
First-home buyer56#24 of 55#9 of 27Map
Budget-constrained mover57#12 of 61#6 of 31Map
Urban lifestyle seeker36#14 of 29#5 of 11Map
Expat professional55#17 of 58#8 of 28Map
Healthcare-first mover67#7 of 55#7 of 27Map
Nature-focused household47#41 of 61#23 of 31Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover51#41 of 61#23 of 31Map
Rural value seeker44#40 of 61#22 of 31Map
High-net-worth mover65#4 of 61#4 of 31Map
Lottery winner59#13 of 61#4 of 31Map
Climate-resilient relocation69#12 of 61#9 of 31Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner56#23 of 61#10 of 31Map
Digital native36#15 of 32#6 of 11Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)88
  • Demographics77
  • Health and elderly75
  • Mobility and connectivity66
  • Foundation66
  • Lifestyle and amenities65
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)65
  • Safety and community57
  • Flat land (terrain relief)57
  • Jobs and economy50
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)50
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)46
  • Affordability40
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)38
  • Green space28
  • Education and family28
  • Sea or lake shore28
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)28
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)28
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)25
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)24
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.