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Best places to live in Greater Ghent

35 municipalities with 876,915 residents within about 25 km of Ghent, 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 Ghent, 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. 1Wetteren
    Arr. Dendermonde, 26,960 residents    74
  2. 2Lokeren
    Arr. Sint-Niklaas, 43,554 residents    74
  3. 3Oudenaarde / Audenarde
    Arr. Oudenaarde, 32,702 residents    74
  4. 4Eeklo
    Arr. Eeklo, 22,401 residents    74
  5. 5Zottegem
    Arr. Aalst, 28,085 residents    74
  6. 6Lochristi
    Arr. Gent, 23,028 residents    72
  7. 7Berlare
    Arr. Dendermonde, 15,486 residents    71
  8. 8Herzele
    Arr. Aalst, 18,928 residents    70
  9. 9Zelzate
    Arr. Eeklo, 13,704 residents    69
  10. 10Melle
    Arr. Gent, 11,981 residents    69

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For retired couples

  1. 1Eeklo
    Arr. Eeklo, 22,401 residents    73
  2. 2Lokeren
    Arr. Sint-Niklaas, 43,554 residents    72
  3. 3Wetteren
    Arr. Dendermonde, 26,960 residents    70
  4. 4Zottegem
    Arr. Aalst, 28,085 residents    70
  5. 5Oudenaarde / Audenarde
    Arr. Oudenaarde, 32,702 residents    70
  6. 6Gent / Gand
    Arr. Gent, 269,597 residents    69
  7. 7Deinze
    Arr. Gent, 45,471 residents    67
  8. 8Berlare
    Arr. Dendermonde, 15,486 residents    67
  9. 9Lievegem
    Arr. Gent, 27,225 residents    66
  10. 10Assenede
    Arr. Eeklo, 14,650 residents    66

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For remote workers

  1. 1Lokeren
    Arr. Sint-Niklaas, 43,554 residents    77
  2. 2Oudenaarde / Audenarde
    Arr. Oudenaarde, 32,702 residents    77
  3. 3Zottegem
    Arr. Aalst, 28,085 residents    77
  4. 4Wetteren
    Arr. Dendermonde, 26,960 residents    76
  5. 5Eeklo
    Arr. Eeklo, 22,401 residents    76
  6. 6Lochristi
    Arr. Gent, 23,028 residents    73
  7. 7Herzele
    Arr. Aalst, 18,928 residents    72
  8. 8Berlare
    Arr. Dendermonde, 15,486 residents    72
  9. 9Melle
    Arr. Gent, 11,981 residents    70
  10. 10Nazareth
    Arr. Gent, 12,305 residents    70

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For commuters

  1. 1Gent / Gand
    Arr. Gent, 269,597 residents    84
  2. 2Merelbeke
    Arr. Gent, 25,229 residents    81
  3. 3Lochristi
    Arr. Gent, 23,028 residents    78
  4. 4Melle
    Arr. Gent, 11,981 residents    77
  5. 5Evergem
    Arr. Gent, 36,860 residents    76
  6. 6Destelbergen
    Arr. Gent, 19,110 residents    76
  7. 7Wetteren
    Arr. Dendermonde, 26,960 residents    75
  8. 8De Pinte
    Arr. Gent, 11,091 residents    75
  9. 9Lievegem
    Arr. Gent, 27,225 residents    75
  10. 10Deinze
    Arr. Gent, 45,471 residents    74

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For single professionals

  1. 1Gent / Gand
    Arr. Gent, 269,597 residents    75
  2. 2Merelbeke
    Arr. Gent, 25,229 residents    66
  3. 3Evergem
    Arr. Gent, 36,860 residents    65
  4. 4Lochristi
    Arr. Gent, 23,028 residents    64
  5. 5Melle
    Arr. Gent, 11,981 residents    61
  6. 6De Pinte
    Arr. Gent, 11,091 residents    60
  7. 7Destelbergen
    Arr. Gent, 19,110 residents    60
  8. 8Lokeren
    Arr. Sint-Niklaas, 43,554 residents    59
  9. 9Wetteren
    Arr. Dendermonde, 26,960 residents    58
  10. 10Deinze
    Arr. Gent, 45,471 residents    57

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Oudenaarde / Audenarde
    Arr. Oudenaarde, 32,702 residents    71
  2. 2Lokeren
    Arr. Sint-Niklaas, 43,554 residents    70
  3. 3Merelbeke
    Arr. Gent, 25,229 residents    69
  4. 4Eeklo
    Arr. Eeklo, 22,401 residents    69
  5. 5Zottegem
    Arr. Aalst, 28,085 residents    69
  6. 6Zelzate
    Arr. Eeklo, 13,704 residents    68
  7. 7Lochristi
    Arr. Gent, 23,028 residents    67
  8. 8Wetteren
    Arr. Dendermonde, 26,960 residents    67
  9. 9Melle
    Arr. Gent, 11,981 residents    67
  10. 10De Pinte
    Arr. Gent, 11,091 residents    66

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Towns in Greater Ghent