Living in Lyngby-Taarbæk

Lyngby-Taarbæk is a large municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark, home to 58,538 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are expat professionals (top 6%, #5 of 95), business owners (top 7%, #6 of 97), people who put healthcare first (top 13%, #11 of 91).

Residents58,538
Density1,503 per km²
Area39.0 km²
5-year growth+4.9%
Hub airport21 km (Copenhagen Kastrup)
Nearest city of 100k+11 km
Within 30 km1,988,400 people
Sea coast6 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 60 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to København12 km
Within 10 km333,817 people
Greater areaGreater Copenhagen, 12 km out
LandscapeZealand
Winter daylight7 h 00 min, sunset 15:38

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How Lyngby-Taarbæk 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 family47#60 of 91#27 of 28Map
Low-income household18#93 of 97#26 of 29Map
Low-income family32#81 of 91#27 of 28Map
Single parent41#74 of 90#27 of 28Map
Pensioner couple64#29 of 91#18 of 28Map
Single pensioner59#42 of 91#23 of 28Map
Early retiree63#24 of 97#10 of 29Map
Single professional59#10 of 61#8 of 27Map
Young professional63#10 of 58#8 of 27Map
DINKS66#8 of 49#7 of 26Map
Remote worker51#87 of 95#24 of 29Map
Commuter71#12 of 60#8 of 27Map
Car-free household67#11 of 45#8 of 25Map
Student73#13 of 37#9 of 23Map
First-home buyer34#81 of 91#23 of 28Map
Budget-constrained mover21#91 of 97#24 of 29Map
Urban lifestyle seeker61#11 of 49#8 of 26Map
Expat professional69#5 of 95#5 of 29Map
Healthcare-first mover64#11 of 91#9 of 28Map
Nature-focused household27#89 of 98#20 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 lover22#84 of 98#23 of 29Map
Rural value seeker5#94 of 98#25 of 29Map
High-net-worth mover72#6 of 98#6 of 29Map
Lottery winner74#3 of 99#2 of 30Map
Climate-resilient relocation65#67 of 97#14 of 29Map
Coastal living65#82 of 94#23 of 29Map
Business owner78#6 of 97#5 of 29Map
Digital native61#12 of 61#9 of 27Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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)98
  • Mobility and connectivity94
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)93
  • Sea or lake shore93
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)90
  • Demographics89
  • Taxes and wealth89
  • Education and family85
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)85
  • Lifestyle and amenities82
  • Health and elderly79
  • Foundation78
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)74
  • Jobs and economy67
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance59
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)58
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)55
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)45
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)40
  • Safety and community35
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)30
  • Flat land (terrain relief)18
  • Green space11
  • Affordability4
  • 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.