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Best places to live in Greater Beijing

8 places with 20,683,214 residents within about 60 km of Beijing, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Beijing, 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. 1Fangshan
    Beijing, 97,026 residents    67
  2. 2Mentougou
    Beijing, 197,772 residents    66
  3. 3Daxing (Beijing)
    Beijing, 104,904 residents    63
  4. 4Sanhe (Hebei)
    Hebei, 965,075 residents    62
  5. 5Liangxiang
    Beijing, 76,744 residents    61
  6. 6Tongzhou
    Beijing, 163,326 residents    61
  7. 7Shunyi
    Beijing, 117,623 residents    59
  8. 8Beijing
    Beijing, 18,960,744 residents    39

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For retired couples

  1. 1Fangshan
    Beijing, 97,026 residents    73
  2. 2Mentougou
    Beijing, 197,772 residents    69
  3. 3Tongzhou
    Beijing, 163,326 residents    63
  4. 4Daxing (Beijing)
    Beijing, 104,904 residents    62
  5. 5Liangxiang
    Beijing, 76,744 residents    61
  6. 6Sanhe (Hebei)
    Hebei, 965,075 residents    61
  7. 7Shunyi
    Beijing, 117,623 residents    58
  8. 8Beijing
    Beijing, 18,960,744 residents    52

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For remote workers

  1. 1Sanhe (Hebei)
    Hebei, 965,075 residents    77
  2. 2Mentougou
    Beijing, 197,772 residents    77
  3. 3Fangshan
    Beijing, 97,026 residents    75
  4. 4Tongzhou
    Beijing, 163,326 residents    73
  5. 5Daxing (Beijing)
    Beijing, 104,904 residents    72
  6. 6Liangxiang
    Beijing, 76,744 residents    69
  7. 7Beijing
    Beijing, 18,960,744 residents    68
  8. 8Shunyi
    Beijing, 117,623 residents    68

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For commuters

  1. 1Mentougou
    Beijing, 197,772 residents    88
  2. 2Tongzhou
    Beijing, 163,326 residents    87
  3. 3Sanhe (Hebei)
    Hebei, 965,075 residents    87
  4. 4Daxing (Beijing)
    Beijing, 104,904 residents    85
  5. 5Beijing
    Beijing, 18,960,744 residents    83
  6. 6Shunyi
    Beijing, 117,623 residents    75
  7. 7Liangxiang
    Beijing, 76,744 residents    74
  8. 8Fangshan
    Beijing, 97,026 residents    61

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For single professionals

  1. 1Beijing
    Beijing, 18,960,744 residents    86
  2. 2Sanhe (Hebei)
    Hebei, 965,075 residents    82
  3. 3Mentougou
    Beijing, 197,772 residents    78
  4. 4Tongzhou
    Beijing, 163,326 residents    76
  5. 5Daxing (Beijing)
    Beijing, 104,904 residents    69
  6. 6Liangxiang
    Beijing, 76,744 residents    60
  7. 7Shunyi
    Beijing, 117,623 residents    55
  8. 8Fangshan
    Beijing, 97,026 residents    49

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Mentougou
    Beijing, 197,772 residents    76
  2. 2Tongzhou
    Beijing, 163,326 residents    75
  3. 3Sanhe (Hebei)
    Hebei, 965,075 residents    74
  4. 4Daxing (Beijing)
    Beijing, 104,904 residents    73
  5. 5Liangxiang
    Beijing, 76,744 residents    71
  6. 6Shunyi
    Beijing, 117,623 residents    64
  7. 7Fangshan
    Beijing, 97,026 residents    63
  8. 8Beijing
    Beijing, 18,960,744 residents    55

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Towns in Greater Beijing