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Best places to live in Greater Québec

18 places with 1,252,063 residents within about 25 km of Québec, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability, education and family and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Québec, 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. 1Beauport
    Quebec, 81,425 residents    78
  2. 2Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf
    Quebec, 37,540 residents    73
  3. 3La Cité-Limoilou
    Quebec, 108,415 residents    71
  4. 4Saint Romuald
    Quebec, 11,663 residents    71
  5. 5Les Rivières
    Quebec, 77,000 residents    71
  6. 6Charlesbourg
    Quebec, 82,870 residents    71
  7. 7Lévis
    Quebec, 143,414 residents    70
  8. 8Sainte-Foy
    Quebec, 111,300 residents    70
  9. 9L'Ancienne-Lorette
    Quebec, 16,516 residents    67
  10. 10Boischatel
    Quebec, 8,231 residents    67

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For retired couples

  1. 1Beauport
    Quebec, 81,425 residents    72
  2. 2Saint Romuald
    Quebec, 11,663 residents    71
  3. 3Boischatel
    Quebec, 8,231 residents    71
  4. 4Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf
    Quebec, 37,540 residents    65
  5. 5Lévis
    Quebec, 143,414 residents    65
  6. 6L'Ange-Gardien
    Quebec, 3,634 residents    64
  7. 7Les Rivières
    Quebec, 77,000 residents    61
  8. 8Château-Richer
    Quebec, 3,563 residents    60
  9. 9La Cité-Limoilou
    Quebec, 108,415 residents    60
  10. 10Charlesbourg
    Quebec, 82,870 residents    60

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For remote workers

  1. 1Beauport
    Quebec, 81,425 residents    78
  2. 2Saint Romuald
    Quebec, 11,663 residents    74
  3. 3Lévis
    Quebec, 143,414 residents    73
  4. 4Boischatel
    Quebec, 8,231 residents    73
  5. 5Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf
    Quebec, 37,540 residents    73
  6. 6La Cité-Limoilou
    Quebec, 108,415 residents    71
  7. 7Les Rivières
    Quebec, 77,000 residents    71
  8. 8Charlesbourg
    Quebec, 82,870 residents    70
  9. 9Sainte-Foy
    Quebec, 111,300 residents    69
  10. 10L'Ancienne-Lorette
    Quebec, 16,516 residents    67

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For commuters

  1. 1Lévis
    Quebec, 143,414 residents    89
  2. 2Sainte-Foy
    Quebec, 111,300 residents    86
  3. 3La Cité-Limoilou
    Quebec, 108,415 residents    85
  4. 4Les Rivières
    Quebec, 77,000 residents    84
  5. 5Beauport
    Quebec, 81,425 residents    83
  6. 6Charlesbourg
    Quebec, 82,870 residents    81
  7. 7Saint Romuald
    Quebec, 11,663 residents    80
  8. 8Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf
    Quebec, 37,540 residents    78
  9. 9L'Ancienne-Lorette
    Quebec, 16,516 residents    77
  10. 10Boischatel
    Quebec, 8,231 residents    75

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For single professionals

  1. 1Lévis
    Quebec, 143,414 residents    78
  2. 2La Cité-Limoilou
    Quebec, 108,415 residents    74
  3. 3Sainte-Foy
    Quebec, 111,300 residents    73
  4. 4Les Rivières
    Quebec, 77,000 residents    72
  5. 5Beauport
    Quebec, 81,425 residents    71
  6. 6Charlesbourg
    Quebec, 82,870 residents    69
  7. 7Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf
    Quebec, 37,540 residents    64
  8. 8Saint Romuald
    Quebec, 11,663 residents    63
  9. 9L'Ancienne-Lorette
    Quebec, 16,516 residents    56
  10. 10Boischatel
    Quebec, 8,231 residents    56

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Lévis
    Quebec, 143,414 residents    78
  2. 2Boischatel
    Quebec, 8,231 residents    75
  3. 3Sainte-Foy
    Quebec, 111,300 residents    75
  4. 4La Cité-Limoilou
    Quebec, 108,415 residents    75
  5. 5Saint Romuald
    Quebec, 11,663 residents    75
  6. 6Beauport
    Quebec, 81,425 residents    74
  7. 7Les Rivières
    Quebec, 77,000 residents    74
  8. 8Charlesbourg
    Quebec, 82,870 residents    74
  9. 9Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf
    Quebec, 37,540 residents    74
  10. 10L'Ancienne-Lorette
    Quebec, 16,516 residents    72

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Towns in Greater Québec