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Best places to live in Greater Shanghai

28 places with 60,144,390 residents within about 55 km of Shanghai, 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 Shanghai, 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. 1Zhujing
    Shanghai, 120,084 residents    71
  2. 2Chengqiao
    Shanghai, 113,442 residents    70
  3. 3Yuepu
    Shanghai, 139,328 residents    66
  4. 4Chongming
    Shanghai, 637,921 residents    65
  5. 5Luojing
    Shanghai, 54,329 residents    65
  6. 6Taicang
    Jiangsu, 831,113 residents    64
  7. 7Jinshan (Shanghai)
    Shanghai, 822,776 residents    64
  8. 8Qingpu
    Shanghai, 1,271,424 residents    54
  9. 9Kunshan
    Jiangsu, 2,092,496 residents    53
  10. 10Nanqiao
    Shanghai, 361,185 residents    53

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For retired couples

  1. 1Luojing
    Shanghai, 54,329 residents    83
  2. 2Yuepu
    Shanghai, 139,328 residents    82
  3. 3Chengqiao
    Shanghai, 113,442 residents    82
  4. 4Zhujing
    Shanghai, 120,084 residents    81
  5. 5Chongming
    Shanghai, 637,921 residents    81
  6. 6Jinshan (Shanghai)
    Shanghai, 822,776 residents    79
  7. 7Taicang
    Jiangsu, 831,113 residents    77
  8. 8Luodian
    Shanghai, 118,323 residents    72
  9. 9Kunshan
    Jiangsu, 2,092,496 residents    72
  10. 10Jiading
    Shanghai, 1,886,100 residents    71

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For remote workers

  1. 1Taicang
    Jiangsu, 831,113 residents    84
  2. 2Jinshan (Shanghai)
    Shanghai, 822,776 residents    84
  3. 3Chongming
    Shanghai, 637,921 residents    82
  4. 4Luojing
    Shanghai, 54,329 residents    82
  5. 5Yuepu
    Shanghai, 139,328 residents    82
  6. 6Jiading
    Shanghai, 1,886,100 residents    82
  7. 7Kunshan
    Jiangsu, 2,092,496 residents    81
  8. 8Zhujing
    Shanghai, 120,084 residents    81
  9. 9Qingpu
    Shanghai, 1,271,424 residents    80
  10. 10Nanqiao
    Shanghai, 361,185 residents    79

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For commuters

  1. 1Taicang
    Jiangsu, 831,113 residents    92
  2. 2Jinshan (Shanghai)
    Shanghai, 822,776 residents    92
  3. 3Qingpu
    Shanghai, 1,271,424 residents    90
  4. 4Fengxiang
    Shanghai, 1,140,872 residents    90
  5. 5Songjiang
    Shanghai, 1,973,500 residents    90
  6. 6Yuepu
    Shanghai, 139,328 residents    90
  7. 7Jiading
    Shanghai, 1,886,100 residents    89
  8. 8Kunshan
    Jiangsu, 2,092,496 residents    89
  9. 9Nanqiao
    Shanghai, 361,185 residents    88
  10. 10Minhang
    Shanghai, 2,716,600 residents    88

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For single professionals

  1. 1Songjiang
    Shanghai, 1,973,500 residents    91
  2. 2Kunshan
    Jiangsu, 2,092,496 residents    90
  3. 3Jiading
    Shanghai, 1,886,100 residents    90
  4. 4Qingpu
    Shanghai, 1,271,424 residents    90
  5. 5Minhang
    Shanghai, 2,716,600 residents    90
  6. 6Fengxiang
    Shanghai, 1,140,872 residents    90
  7. 7Taicang
    Jiangsu, 831,113 residents    89
  8. 8Jinshan (Shanghai)
    Shanghai, 822,776 residents    88
  9. 9Puxi
    Shanghai, 6,683,712 residents    86
  10. 10Nanqiao
    Shanghai, 361,185 residents    85

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Taicang
    Jiangsu, 831,113 residents    79
  2. 2Jinshan (Shanghai)
    Shanghai, 822,776 residents    79
  3. 3Yuepu
    Shanghai, 139,328 residents    79
  4. 4Luojing
    Shanghai, 54,329 residents    77
  5. 5Qingpu
    Shanghai, 1,271,424 residents    75
  6. 6Fengxiang
    Shanghai, 1,140,872 residents    73
  7. 7Chongming
    Shanghai, 637,921 residents    73
  8. 8Zhujing
    Shanghai, 120,084 residents    73
  9. 9Nanqiao
    Shanghai, 361,185 residents    72
  10. 10Songjiang
    Shanghai, 1,973,500 residents    72

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Towns in Greater Shanghai