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Best places to live in Greater Brussels

108 municipalities with 3,134,878 residents within about 40 km of Brussels, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Brussels, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Gooik
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 9,527 residents    75
  2. 2Aalst (Aalst) / Alost (Alost)
    Arr. Aalst, 90,995 residents    74
  3. 3Liedekerke
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 14,013 residents    74
  4. 4Ninove
    Arr. Aalst, 40,363 residents    74
  5. 5Galmaarden / Gammerages
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 8,931 residents    73
  6. 6Geraardsbergen / Grammont
    Arr. Aalst, 34,999 residents    73
  7. 7Dendermonde / Termonde
    Arr. Dendermonde, 47,185 residents    73
  8. 8Lede
    Arr. Aalst, 19,310 residents    72
  9. 9Herne
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 6,825 residents    72
  10. 10Denderleeuw
    Arr. Aalst, 21,056 residents    71

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For retired couples

  1. 1Dendermonde / Termonde
    Arr. Dendermonde, 47,185 residents    71
  2. 2Ninove
    Arr. Aalst, 40,363 residents    70
  3. 3Geraardsbergen / Grammont
    Arr. Aalst, 34,999 residents    70
  4. 4Lede
    Arr. Aalst, 19,310 residents    70
  5. 5Leuven / Louvain
    Arr. Leuven, 104,009 residents    69
  6. 6Aalst (Aalst) / Alost (Alost)
    Arr. Aalst, 90,995 residents    69
  7. 7Sint-Genesius-Rode / Rhode-Saint-Genèse
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 18,693 residents    67
  8. 8Lebbeke
    Arr. Dendermonde, 20,059 residents    67
  9. 9Merchtem
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 18,029 residents    67
  10. 10Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 36,525 residents    67

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For remote workers

  1. 1Dendermonde / Termonde
    Arr. Dendermonde, 47,185 residents    77
  2. 2Aalst (Aalst) / Alost (Alost)
    Arr. Aalst, 90,995 residents    77
  3. 3Ninove
    Arr. Aalst, 40,363 residents    76
  4. 4Geraardsbergen / Grammont
    Arr. Aalst, 34,999 residents    76
  5. 5Lede
    Arr. Aalst, 19,310 residents    74
  6. 6Denderleeuw
    Arr. Aalst, 21,056 residents    74
  7. 7Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
    Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, 98,365 residents    71
  8. 8Liedekerke
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 14,013 residents    71
  9. 9Haaltert
    Arr. Aalst, 19,402 residents    71
  10. 10Anderlecht
    Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, 126,581 residents    71

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For commuters

  1. 1Dilbeek
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 44,878 residents    84
  2. 2Leuven / Louvain
    Arr. Leuven, 104,009 residents    83
  3. 3Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 36,525 residents    82
  4. 4Grimbergen
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 39,860 residents    82
  5. 5Zaventem
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 36,676 residents    81
  6. 6Vilvoorde / Vilvorde
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 47,445 residents    80
  7. 7Asse
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 35,755 residents    80
  8. 8Halle (Halle-Vilvoorde) / Hal (Hal-Vilvorde)
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 42,595 residents    80
  9. 9Machelen (Halle-Vilvoorde) / Machelen (Hal-Vilvorde)
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 16,576 residents    79
  10. 10Wemmel
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 18,179 residents    79

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For single professionals

  1. 1Dilbeek
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 44,878 residents    75
  2. 2Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 36,525 residents    75
  3. 3Grimbergen
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 39,860 residents    75
  4. 4Vilvoorde / Vilvorde
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 47,445 residents    73
  5. 5Asse
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 35,755 residents    72
  6. 6Zaventem
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 36,676 residents    72
  7. 7Leuven / Louvain
    Arr. Leuven, 104,009 residents    71
  8. 8Wemmel
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 18,179 residents    69
  9. 9Anderlecht
    Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, 126,581 residents    69
  10. 10Machelen (Halle-Vilvoorde) / Machelen (Hal-Vilvorde)
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 16,576 residents    69

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Aalst (Aalst) / Alost (Alost)
    Arr. Aalst, 90,995 residents    72
  2. 2Dendermonde / Termonde
    Arr. Dendermonde, 47,185 residents    69
  3. 3Geraardsbergen / Grammont
    Arr. Aalst, 34,999 residents    69
  4. 4Ninove
    Arr. Aalst, 40,363 residents    68
  5. 5Denderleeuw
    Arr. Aalst, 21,056 residents    67
  6. 6Galmaarden / Gammerages
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 8,931 residents    67
  7. 7Gooik
    Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde, 9,527 residents    67
  8. 8Zele
    Arr. Dendermonde, 21,501 residents    66
  9. 9Lede
    Arr. Aalst, 19,310 residents    66
  10. 10Rebecq
    Arr. Nivelles, 11,133 residents    65

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Towns in Greater Brussels