Best places to live in Bayern
2,228 municipalities and 13,435,062 residents in Bayern, Germany, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, 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.
Rank Bayern for your household
Open the mapFor young families
- 1Neustadt a.d.Aisch
Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim, 13,523 residents78 - 2Emskirchen
Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim, 6,143 residents77 - 3Diespeck
Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim, 3,864 residents76 - 4Bad Windsheim
Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim, 12,766 residents76 - 5Weißenburg i.Bay.
Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, 18,931 residents76 - 6Kitzingen
Kitzingen, 23,377 residents75 - 7Neuendettelsau
Ansbach, Landkreis, 8,282 residents75 - 8Markt Erlbach
Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim, 5,727 residents75 - 9Uffenheim
Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim, 6,807 residents75 - 10Gerhardshofen
Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim, 2,526 residents75
For retired couples
- 1Herrsching a.Ammersee
Starnberg, 11,045 residents79 - 2Gauting
Starnberg, 21,435 residents79 - 3Gräfelfing
München, Landkreis, 13,673 residents78 - 4Seefeld
Starnberg, 7,768 residents78 - 5Bad Aibling
Rosenheim, Landkreis, 19,745 residents78 - 6Traunstein
Traunstein, 21,551 residents78 - 7Tutzing
Starnberg, 9,960 residents78 - 8Burghausen
Altötting, 19,494 residents78 - 9Krailling
Starnberg, 7,895 residents77 - 10Planegg
München, Landkreis, 11,088 residents77
For remote workers
- 1Kitzingen
Kitzingen, 23,377 residents79 - 2Neustadt b.Coburg
Coburg, Landkreis, 15,089 residents78 - 3Marktredwitz
Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge, 17,254 residents77 - 4Bad Neustadt a.d.Saale
Rhön-Grabfeld, 15,720 residents77 - 5Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Amberg-Sulzbach, 19,548 residents77 - 6Hof
Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt, 46,963 residents76 - 7Kulmbach
Kulmbach, 26,052 residents76 - 8Weißenburg i.Bay.
Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, 18,931 residents76 - 9Oberkotzau
Hof, Landkreis, 5,427 residents76 - 10Schwandorf
Schwandorf, 30,239 residents76
For commuters
- 1Neusäß
Augsburg, Landkreis, 23,251 residents82 - 2Neu-Ulm
Neu-Ulm, 61,780 residents81 - 3Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt, 142,308 residents80 - 4Unterföhring
München, Landkreis, 11,957 residents80 - 5Unterhaching
München, Landkreis, 26,079 residents80 - 6Freilassing
Berchtesgadener Land, 18,036 residents79 - 7Neuried
München, Landkreis, 9,038 residents79 - 8Stadtbergen
Augsburg, Landkreis, 15,614 residents79 - 9Regensburg
Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt, 159,465 residents79 - 10Senden
Neu-Ulm, 23,143 residents79
For single professionals
- 1München
München, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1,510,378 residents80 - 2Augsburg
Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt, 303,150 residents74 - 3Unterhaching
München, Landkreis, 26,079 residents73 - 4Unterföhring
München, Landkreis, 11,957 residents72 - 5Nürnberg
Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt, 526,091 residents72 - 6Neuried
München, Landkreis, 9,038 residents72 - 7Gräfelfing
München, Landkreis, 13,673 residents71 - 8Pullach i.Isartal
München, Landkreis, 8,989 residents71 - 9Fürth
Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt, 132,032 residents71 - 10Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt, 142,308 residents71
For movers on a budget
- 1Kemnath
Tirschenreuth, 5,714 residents83 - 2Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab, 5,950 residents82 - 3Marktredwitz
Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge, 17,254 residents81 - 4Rehau
Hof, Landkreis, 9,366 residents81 - 5Waldershof
Tirschenreuth, 4,233 residents81 - 6Oberkotzau
Hof, Landkreis, 5,427 residents81 - 7Selb
Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge, 14,727 residents81 - 8Döhlau
Hof, Landkreis, 3,802 residents80 - 9Naila
Hof, Landkreis, 7,618 residents80 - 10Altenstadt a.d.Waldnaab
Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab, 4,709 residents80
All profiles in Bayern
| Profile | Top place | Score | Places that pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young family | Neustadt a.d.Aisch | 78 | 1,925 |
| Low-income household | Kitzingen | 74 | 1,011 |
| Low-income family | Neustadt a.d.Aisch | 78 | 1,011 |
| Single parent | Neustadt a.d.Aisch | 78 | 589 |
| Pensioner couple | Herrsching a.Ammersee | 79 | 1,335 |
| Single pensioner | Kitzingen | 81 | 1,335 |
| Early retiree | Seefeld | 80 | 1,148 |
| Single professional | München | 80 | 310 |
| Young professional | München | 84 | 304 |
| DINKS | München | 86 | 139 |
| Remote worker | Kitzingen | 79 | 589 |
| Commuter | Neusäß | 82 | 569 |
| Car-free household | München | 94 | 222 |
| Student | München | 86 | 88 |
| First-home buyer | Kitzingen | 74 | 1,011 |
| Budget-constrained mover | Kemnath | 83 | 1,335 |
| Urban lifestyle seeker | München | 90 | 256 |
| Expat professional | München | 85 | 589 |
| Healthcare-first mover | Freilassing | 85 | 1,335 |
| Nature-focused household | Kemnath | 84 | 2,016 |
| Cross-border commuter | – | 0 | |
| Outdoor and mountain lover | Übersee | 77 | 1,925 |
| Rural value seeker | Kemnath | 87 | 2,016 |
| High-net-worth mover | Unterföhring | 89 | 1,925 |
| Lottery winner | Vaterstetten | 82 | 2,228 |
| Climate-resilient relocation | Waldsassen | 85 | 1,335 |
| Coastal living | Dießen am Ammersee | 79 | 311 |
| Business owner | Unterföhring | 92 | 1,335 |
| Digital native | München | 81 | 346 |
Towns of 30,000+ in Bayern
- München 1,510,378
- Nürnberg 526,091
- Augsburg 303,150
- Regensburg 159,465
- Ingolstadt 142,308
- Fürth 132,032
- Würzburg 128,246
- Erlangen 117,806
- Bamberg 80,580
- Landshut 75,272
- Bayreuth 74,907
- Aschaffenburg 72,918
- Kempten (Allgäu) 70,713
- Rosenheim 65,192
- Neu-Ulm 61,780
- Schweinfurt 55,067
- Passau 54,401
- Freising 49,939
- Straubing 49,775
- Dachau 48,337
- Hof 46,963
- Kaufbeuren 46,386
- Memmingen 46,178
- Weiden i.d.OPf. 43,188
- Amberg 42,676
- Ansbach 42,311
- Coburg 42,139
- Germering 41,822
- Schwabach 41,380
- Neumarkt i.d.OPf. 41,255
- Fürstenfeldbruck 38,187
- Erding 37,169
- Deggendorf 35,757
- Forchheim 33,610
- Neuburg a.d.Donau 30,881
- Friedberg 30,670
- Schwandorf 30,239