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Best places to live in Greater Cologne

18 municipalities with 1,954,598 residents within about 30 km of Cologne, 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 Cologne, 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. 1Nörvenich
    Düren, 11,387 residents    59
  2. 2Bergisch Gladbach
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 112,660 residents    56
  3. 3Leichlingen (Rheinland)
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 28,202 residents    55
  4. 4Odenthal
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 15,385 residents    53
  5. 5Kürten
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 20,158 residents    52
  6. 6Bergheim
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 62,172 residents    50
  7. 7Overath
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 27,489 residents    48
  8. 8Leverkusen
    Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 166,414 residents    48
  9. 9Pulheim
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 56,284 residents    47
  10. 10Brühl
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 45,515 residents    47

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For retired couples

  1. 1Bergisch Gladbach
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 112,660 residents    61
  2. 2Brühl
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 45,515 residents    61
  3. 3Köln
    Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1,087,353 residents    60
  4. 4Wesseling
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 38,355 residents    60
  5. 5Leichlingen (Rheinland)
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 28,202 residents    60
  6. 6Bergheim
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 62,172 residents    59
  7. 7Odenthal
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 15,385 residents    58
  8. 8Leverkusen
    Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 166,414 residents    56
  9. 9Hürth
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 61,252 residents    54
  10. 10Kürten
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 20,158 residents    54

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For remote workers

  1. 1Nörvenich
    Düren, 11,387 residents    60
  2. 2Bergisch Gladbach
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 112,660 residents    56
  3. 3Leichlingen (Rheinland)
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 28,202 residents    56
  4. 4Brühl
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 45,515 residents    55
  5. 5Leverkusen
    Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 166,414 residents    54
  6. 6Wesseling
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 38,355 residents    54
  7. 7Bergheim
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 62,172 residents    53
  8. 8Odenthal
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 15,385 residents    53
  9. 9Pulheim
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 56,284 residents    51
  10. 10Köln
    Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1,087,353 residents    51

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For commuters

  1. 1Leverkusen
    Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 166,414 residents    73
  2. 2Hürth
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 61,252 residents    71
  3. 3Köln
    Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1,087,353 residents    71
  4. 4Bergisch Gladbach
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 112,660 residents    70
  5. 5Frechen
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 53,128 residents    69
  6. 6Pulheim
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 56,284 residents    67
  7. 7Brühl
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 45,515 residents    66
  8. 8Leichlingen (Rheinland)
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 28,202 residents    66
  9. 9Wesseling
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 38,355 residents    65
  10. 10Rösrath
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 29,206 residents    65

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For single professionals

  1. 1Köln
    Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1,087,353 residents    72
  2. 2Leverkusen
    Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 166,414 residents    67
  3. 3Hürth
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 61,252 residents    66
  4. 4Frechen
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 53,128 residents    58
  5. 5Bergisch Gladbach
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 112,660 residents    58
  6. 6Brühl
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 45,515 residents    57
  7. 7Leichlingen (Rheinland)
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 28,202 residents    56
  8. 8Kerpen
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 67,627 residents    55
  9. 9Wesseling
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 38,355 residents    55
  10. 10Bergheim
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 62,172 residents    54

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Nörvenich
    Düren, 11,387 residents    47
  2. 2Leverkusen
    Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 166,414 residents    30
  3. 3Leichlingen (Rheinland)
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 28,202 residents    22
  4. 4Bergisch Gladbach
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 112,660 residents    22
  5. 5Rösrath
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 29,206 residents    22
  6. 6Hürth
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 61,252 residents    22
  7. 7Frechen
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 53,128 residents    21
  8. 8Pulheim
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 56,284 residents    20
  9. 9Overath
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 27,489 residents    20
  10. 10Brühl
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 45,515 residents    20

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Towns in Greater Cologne