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Best places to live in Greater Berlin

79 municipalities with 5,025,008 residents within about 45 km of Berlin, 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.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Berlin, 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. 1Hoppegarten
    Märkisch-Oderland, 18,556 residents    59
  2. 2Neuenhagen bei Berlin
    Märkisch-Oderland, 19,143 residents    58
  3. 3Strausberg
    Märkisch-Oderland, 27,780 residents    57
  4. 4Ahrensfelde
    Barnim, 14,144 residents    56
  5. 5Petershagen/Eggersdorf
    Märkisch-Oderland, 15,757 residents    56
  6. 6Schöneiche bei Berlin
    Oder-Spree, 13,145 residents    56
  7. 7Hohen Neuendorf
    Oberhavel, 27,131 residents    55
  8. 8Mühlenbecker Land
    Oberhavel, 15,438 residents    54
  9. 9Woltersdorf
    Oder-Spree, 8,446 residents    54
  10. 10Wandlitz
    Barnim, 24,363 residents    54

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For retired couples

  1. 1Hoppegarten
    Märkisch-Oderland, 18,556 residents    66
  2. 2Oranienburg
    Oberhavel, 48,492 residents    65
  3. 3Strausberg
    Märkisch-Oderland, 27,780 residents    65
  4. 4Falkensee
    Havelland, 45,005 residents    65
  5. 5Hohen Neuendorf
    Oberhavel, 27,131 residents    65
  6. 6Grünheide (Mark)
    Oder-Spree, 9,193 residents    65
  7. 7Teltow
    Potsdam-Mittelmark, 27,880 residents    65
  8. 8Neuenhagen bei Berlin
    Märkisch-Oderland, 19,143 residents    65
  9. 9Eberswalde
    Barnim, 41,704 residents    65
  10. 10Ahrensfelde
    Barnim, 14,144 residents    64

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For remote workers

  1. 1Neuenhagen bei Berlin
    Märkisch-Oderland, 19,143 residents    74
  2. 2Hoppegarten
    Märkisch-Oderland, 18,556 residents    72
  3. 3Petershagen/Eggersdorf
    Märkisch-Oderland, 15,757 residents    71
  4. 4Strausberg
    Märkisch-Oderland, 27,780 residents    69
  5. 5Schöneiche bei Berlin
    Oder-Spree, 13,145 residents    69
  6. 6Falkensee
    Havelland, 45,005 residents    68
  7. 7Woltersdorf
    Oder-Spree, 8,446 residents    68
  8. 8Hohen Neuendorf
    Oberhavel, 27,131 residents    67
  9. 9Grünheide (Mark)
    Oder-Spree, 9,193 residents    67
  10. 10Oranienburg
    Oberhavel, 48,492 residents    66

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For commuters

  1. 1Potsdam
    Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt, 187,119 residents    73
  2. 2Berlin
    Berlin, 3,782,202 residents    68
  3. 3Kleinmachnow
    Potsdam-Mittelmark, 20,152 residents    66
  4. 4Blankenfelde-Mahlow
    Teltow-Fläming, 29,344 residents    66
  5. 5Ludwigsfelde
    Teltow-Fläming, 29,441 residents    65
  6. 6Teltow
    Potsdam-Mittelmark, 27,880 residents    64
  7. 7Schulzendorf
    Dahme-Spreewald, 9,665 residents    63
  8. 8Schönefeld
    Dahme-Spreewald, 19,529 residents    63
  9. 9Schöneiche bei Berlin
    Oder-Spree, 13,145 residents    62
  10. 10Großbeeren
    Teltow-Fläming, 9,148 residents    62

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For single professionals

  1. 1Berlin
    Berlin, 3,782,202 residents    70
  2. 2Potsdam
    Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt, 187,119 residents    65
  3. 3Kleinmachnow
    Potsdam-Mittelmark, 20,152 residents    46
  4. 4Blankenfelde-Mahlow
    Teltow-Fläming, 29,344 residents    46
  5. 5Schöneiche bei Berlin
    Oder-Spree, 13,145 residents    45
  6. 6Königs Wusterhausen
    Dahme-Spreewald, 39,096 residents    45
  7. 7Stahnsdorf
    Potsdam-Mittelmark, 16,266 residents    45
  8. 8Ludwigsfelde
    Teltow-Fläming, 29,441 residents    44
  9. 9Woltersdorf
    Oder-Spree, 8,446 residents    44
  10. 10Schulzendorf
    Dahme-Spreewald, 9,665 residents    43

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Neuenhagen bei Berlin
    Märkisch-Oderland, 19,143 residents    60
  2. 2Erkner
    Oder-Spree, 12,008 residents    59
  3. 3Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf
    Märkisch-Oderland, 14,742 residents    59
  4. 4Woltersdorf
    Oder-Spree, 8,446 residents    59
  5. 5Hoppegarten
    Märkisch-Oderland, 18,556 residents    58
  6. 6Schöneiche bei Berlin
    Oder-Spree, 13,145 residents    58
  7. 7Petershagen/Eggersdorf
    Märkisch-Oderland, 15,757 residents    57
  8. 8Grünheide (Mark)
    Oder-Spree, 9,193 residents    56
  9. 9Rüdersdorf bei Berlin
    Märkisch-Oderland, 16,296 residents    55
  10. 10Strausberg
    Märkisch-Oderland, 27,780 residents    55

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Towns in Greater Berlin