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Best places to live in Greater Shenzhen

10 places with 22,882,796 residents within about 45 km of Shenzhen, 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 Shenzhen, 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. 1Danshui
    Guangdong, 126,701 residents    65
  2. 2Tantou (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 320,304 residents    62
  3. 3Shajing
    Guangdong, 127,089 residents    61
  4. 4Longgang (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 215,273 residents    61
  5. 5Shajing Town
    Guangdong, 67,093 residents    59
  6. 6Shajing Residential District
    Guangdong, 17,093 residents    56
  7. 7Sanjianzai
    Guangdong, 21,000 residents    49
  8. 8Bao'an
    Guangdong, 4,476,554 residents    49
  9. 9Fuyong
    Guangdong, 17,291 residents    47
  10. 10Shenzhen
    Guangdong, 17,494,398 residents    39

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For retired couples

  1. 1Shajing
    Guangdong, 127,089 residents    80
  2. 2Tantou (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 320,304 residents    79
  3. 3Shajing Town
    Guangdong, 67,093 residents    78
  4. 4Shajing Residential District
    Guangdong, 17,093 residents    78
  5. 5Danshui
    Guangdong, 126,701 residents    75
  6. 6Bao'an
    Guangdong, 4,476,554 residents    72
  7. 7Longgang (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 215,273 residents    71
  8. 8Sanjianzai
    Guangdong, 21,000 residents    69
  9. 9Fuyong
    Guangdong, 17,291 residents    68
  10. 10Shenzhen
    Guangdong, 17,494,398 residents    63

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For remote workers

  1. 1Tantou (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 320,304 residents    84
  2. 2Shajing
    Guangdong, 127,089 residents    83
  3. 3Bao'an
    Guangdong, 4,476,554 residents    81
  4. 4Shajing Town
    Guangdong, 67,093 residents    80
  5. 5Shajing Residential District
    Guangdong, 17,093 residents    78
  6. 6Longgang (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 215,273 residents    74
  7. 7Danshui
    Guangdong, 126,701 residents    73
  8. 8Sanjianzai
    Guangdong, 21,000 residents    72
  9. 9Shenzhen
    Guangdong, 17,494,398 residents    69
  10. 10Fuyong
    Guangdong, 17,291 residents    69

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For commuters

  1. 1Tantou (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 320,304 residents    91
  2. 2Shajing
    Guangdong, 127,089 residents    89
  3. 3Longgang (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 215,273 residents    89
  4. 4Shajing Town
    Guangdong, 67,093 residents    88
  5. 5Bao'an
    Guangdong, 4,476,554 residents    86
  6. 6Sanjianzai
    Guangdong, 21,000 residents    83
  7. 7Shenzhen
    Guangdong, 17,494,398 residents    83
  8. 8Shajing Residential District
    Guangdong, 17,093 residents    82
  9. 9Fuyong
    Guangdong, 17,291 residents    78
  10. 10Danshui
    Guangdong, 126,701 residents    76

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For single professionals

  1. 1Bao'an
    Guangdong, 4,476,554 residents    89
  2. 2Shenzhen
    Guangdong, 17,494,398 residents    86
  3. 3Tantou (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 320,304 residents    85
  4. 4Shajing
    Guangdong, 127,089 residents    81
  5. 5Longgang (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 215,273 residents    79
  6. 6Shajing Town
    Guangdong, 67,093 residents    78
  7. 7Sanjianzai
    Guangdong, 21,000 residents    70
  8. 8Shajing Residential District
    Guangdong, 17,093 residents    69
  9. 9Fuyong
    Guangdong, 17,291 residents    66
  10. 10Danshui
    Guangdong, 126,701 residents    57

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Tantou (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 320,304 residents    78
  2. 2Shajing
    Guangdong, 127,089 residents    77
  3. 3Longgang (Guangdong)
    Guangdong, 215,273 residents    76
  4. 4Shajing Town
    Guangdong, 67,093 residents    76
  5. 5Sanjianzai
    Guangdong, 21,000 residents    74
  6. 6Fuyong
    Guangdong, 17,291 residents    74
  7. 7Shajing Residential District
    Guangdong, 17,093 residents    74
  8. 8Bao'an
    Guangdong, 4,476,554 residents    63
  9. 9Danshui
    Guangdong, 126,701 residents    63
  10. 10Shenzhen
    Guangdong, 17,494,398 residents    55

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Towns in Greater Shenzhen