Living in Helsingør

Helsingør is a large municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark, home to 63,838 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are people who put healthcare first (top 17%, #15 of 91), expat professionals (top 17%, #16 of 95), young professionals (top 26%, #15 of 58).

Residents63,838
Density517 per km²
Area123.6 km²
5-year growth+2.0%
Hub airport46 km (Copenhagen Kastrup)
Nearest city of 100k+9 km
Within 30 km670,300 people
Sea coast2 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 30 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to København39 km
Within 10 km215,144 people
LandscapeZealand
Winter daylight6 h 56 min, sunset 15:36

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How Helsingør ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Denmark. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn DenmarkIn Hovedstaden
Young family53#36 of 91#18 of 28Map
Low-income household30#81 of 97#18 of 29Map
Low-income family44#60 of 91#15 of 28Map
Single parent51#51 of 90#15 of 28Map
Pensioner couple61#52 of 91#26 of 28Map
Single pensioner58#49 of 91#25 of 28Map
Early retiree55#73 of 97#27 of 29Map
Single professional56#16 of 61#12 of 27Map
Young professional60#15 of 58#11 of 27Map
DINKS60#14 of 49#11 of 26Map
Remote worker50#89 of 95#26 of 29Map
Commuter69#22 of 60#16 of 27Map
Car-free household63#17 of 45#12 of 25Map
Student0#34 of 37#21 of 23Map
First-home buyer42#60 of 91#17 of 28Map
Budget-constrained mover26#84 of 97#18 of 29Map
Urban lifestyle seeker56#14 of 49#10 of 26Map
Expat professional63#16 of 95#12 of 29Map
Healthcare-first mover63#15 of 91#13 of 28Map
Nature-focused household32#81 of 98#14 of 29Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover30#62 of 98#5 of 29Map
Rural value seeker15#87 of 98#18 of 29Map
High-net-worth mover46#58 of 98#26 of 29Map
Lottery winner69#13 of 99#8 of 30Map
Climate-resilient relocation68#52 of 97#6 of 29Map
Coastal living69#55 of 94#11 of 29Map
Business owner55#49 of 97#27 of 29Map
Digital native44#30 of 61#18 of 27Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Sea or lake shore100
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)99
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)91
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)87
  • Education and family85
  • Foundation81
  • Flat land (terrain relief)79
  • Mobility and connectivity77
  • Lifestyle and amenities74
  • Health and elderly74
  • Demographics60
  • Jobs and economy59
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)58
  • Safety and community43
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)41
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)34
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)34
  • Taxes and wealth32
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance26
  • Green space24
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)19
  • Affordability16
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)12
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)12
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.