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Best places to live in China

2,056 places and 702,048,442 residents, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

Municipalities2,056
Residents702,048,442
Regions31
Data depthBasic
8#8 Yongxin4#4 Fengyi3#3 Longfeng (Hubei)2#2 Naxi
Young family fit across China, one dot per place; numbers mark the top 10. #1, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10 lie outside this map (overseas).weakerbest fit not ranked

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For young families

  1. 1Changbai
    Jilin, 58,266 residents    77
  2. 2Naxi
    Sichuan, 50,020 residents    75
  3. 3Longfeng (Hubei)
    Hubei, 61,862 residents    74
  4. 4Fengyi
    Yunnan, 61,890 residents    74
  5. 5Erdaojiang
    Jilin, 60,831 residents    74
  6. 6Jidong
    Heilongjiang, 58,520 residents    74
  7. 7Dianzi
    Shandong, 51,267 residents    74
  8. 8Yongxin
    Chongqing, 49,951 residents    74
  9. 9Xinglongshan
    Jilin, 58,432 residents    74
  10. 10Laojunmiao
    Gansu, 84,769 residents    74

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For retired couples

  1. 1Wuchuan
    Guangdong, 104,168 residents    86
  2. 2Daye
    Hubei, 347,406 residents    86
  3. 3Anbu
    Guangdong, 162,964 residents    85
  4. 4Chenghua
    Guangdong, 152,453 residents    85
  5. 5Tanzhou
    Guangdong, 382,445 residents    85
  6. 6Huanggang (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 225,956 residents    85
  7. 7Xiaoshan
    Zhejiang, 95,234 residents    84
  8. 8Daliang
    Guangdong, 210,411 residents    84
  9. 9Chóngfú
    Zhejiang, 112,060 residents    83
  10. 10Luojing
    Shanghai, 54,329 residents    83

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For remote workers

  1. 1Tanzhou
    Guangdong, 382,445 residents    84
  2. 2Zhoushan
    Zhejiang, 882,932 residents    84
  3. 3Taicang
    Jiangsu, 831,113 residents    84
  4. 4Tantou (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 320,304 residents    84
  5. 5Xianyang
    Shaanxi, 1,034,081 residents    84
  6. 6Anbu
    Guangdong, 162,964 residents    84
  7. 7Jinshan (Shanghai)
    Shanghai, 822,776 residents    84
  8. 8E’zhou (Hubei)
    Hubei, 668,727 residents    84
  9. 9Xiaogan
    Hubei, 908,266 residents    83
  10. 10Zhuzhou
    Hunan, 1,129,687 residents    83

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For commuters

  1. 1Rui’an
    Zhejiang, 927,383 residents    92
  2. 2Taicang
    Jiangsu, 831,113 residents    92
  3. 3Jinshan (Shanghai)
    Shanghai, 822,776 residents    92
  4. 4Shangyu
    Zhejiang, 770,000 residents    92
  5. 5Xianyang
    Shaanxi, 1,034,081 residents    92
  6. 6Zhenjiang
    Jiangsu, 950,516 residents    92
  7. 7Luancheng
    Hebei, 597,130 residents    92
  8. 8Banan
    Chongqing, 508,703 residents    91
  9. 9Tanzhou
    Guangdong, 382,445 residents    91
  10. 10Jinjiang (Fujian)
    Fujian, 1,416,151 residents    91

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For single professionals

  1. 1Yiwu
    Zhejiang, 1,481,384 residents    91
  2. 2Quanzhou
    Fujian, 1,469,157 residents    91
  3. 3Zhangjiagang
    Jiangsu, 1,432,044 residents    91
  4. 4Jinjiang (Fujian)
    Fujian, 1,416,151 residents    91
  5. 5Chaozhou
    Guangdong, 1,750,945 residents    91
  6. 6Jiangyin
    Jiangsu, 1,779,515 residents    91
  7. 7Jieyang
    Guangdong, 1,899,394 residents    91
  8. 8Songjiang
    Shanghai, 1,973,500 residents    91
  9. 9Kunshan
    Jiangsu, 2,092,496 residents    90
  10. 10Jiading
    Shanghai, 1,886,100 residents    90

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Rui’an
    Zhejiang, 927,383 residents    79
  2. 2Tanzhou
    Guangdong, 382,445 residents    79
  3. 3Anbu
    Guangdong, 162,964 residents    79
  4. 4Taicang
    Jiangsu, 831,113 residents    79
  5. 5Jinshan (Shanghai)
    Shanghai, 822,776 residents    79
  6. 6Chenghua
    Guangdong, 152,453 residents    79
  7. 7Luancheng
    Hebei, 597,130 residents    79
  8. 8Yuepu
    Shanghai, 139,328 residents    79
  9. 9Banan
    Chongqing, 508,703 residents    79
  10. 10Jinzhou (Liaoning, 215,386 residents)
    Liaoning, 215,386 residents    79

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