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Best places to live in Greater Düsseldorf

19 municipalities with 1,842,621 residents within about 30 km of Düsseldorf, 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 Düsseldorf, 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. 1Willich
    Viersen, 50,212 residents    48
  2. 2Mönchengladbach
    Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt, 268,943 residents    48
  3. 3Bedburg
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 24,645 residents    47
  4. 4Viersen
    Viersen, 79,250 residents    43
  5. 5Mettmann
    Mettmann, 39,197 residents    40
  6. 6Jüchen
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 24,141 residents    37
  7. 7Korschenbroich
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 34,324 residents    37
  8. 8Kaarst
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 44,208 residents    36
  9. 9Langenfeld (Rheinland)
    Mettmann, 59,908 residents    35
  10. 10Neuss
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 155,163 residents    35

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For retired couples

  1. 1Bedburg
    Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 24,645 residents    57
  2. 2Mönchengladbach
    Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt, 268,943 residents    56
  3. 3Monheim am Rhein
    Mettmann, 43,524 residents    56
  4. 4Mettmann
    Mettmann, 39,197 residents    55
  5. 5Dormagen
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 65,170 residents    54
  6. 6Langenfeld (Rheinland)
    Mettmann, 59,908 residents    53
  7. 7Korschenbroich
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 34,324 residents    51
  8. 8Willich
    Viersen, 50,212 residents    51
  9. 9Viersen
    Viersen, 79,250 residents    51
  10. 10Neuss
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 155,163 residents    50

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For remote workers

  1. 1Mönchengladbach
    Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt, 268,943 residents    63
  2. 2Willich
    Viersen, 50,212 residents    63
  3. 3Monheim am Rhein
    Mettmann, 43,524 residents    61
  4. 4Viersen
    Viersen, 79,250 residents    59
  5. 5Dormagen
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 65,170 residents    56
  6. 6Mettmann
    Mettmann, 39,197 residents    56
  7. 7Langenfeld (Rheinland)
    Mettmann, 59,908 residents    55
  8. 8Jüchen
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 24,141 residents    53
  9. 9Korschenbroich
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 34,324 residents    53
  10. 10Rommerskirchen
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 13,688 residents    53

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For commuters

  1. 1Langenfeld (Rheinland)
    Mettmann, 59,908 residents    73
  2. 2Ratingen
    Mettmann, 87,513 residents    72
  3. 3Neuss
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 155,163 residents    72
  4. 4Mönchengladbach
    Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt, 268,943 residents    72
  5. 5Monheim am Rhein
    Mettmann, 43,524 residents    71
  6. 6Kaarst
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 44,208 residents    70
  7. 7Düsseldorf
    Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt, 631,217 residents    70
  8. 8Hilden
    Mettmann, 55,689 residents    69
  9. 9Meerbusch
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 57,440 residents    69
  10. 10Mettmann
    Mettmann, 39,197 residents    69

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For single professionals

  1. 1Düsseldorf
    Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt, 631,217 residents    68
  2. 2Neuss
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 155,163 residents    66
  3. 3Ratingen
    Mettmann, 87,513 residents    65
  4. 4Mönchengladbach
    Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt, 268,943 residents    65
  5. 5Langenfeld (Rheinland)
    Mettmann, 59,908 residents    63
  6. 6Erkrath
    Mettmann, 43,801 residents    63
  7. 7Hilden
    Mettmann, 55,689 residents    61
  8. 8Monheim am Rhein
    Mettmann, 43,524 residents    59
  9. 9Kaarst
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 44,208 residents    59
  10. 10Meerbusch
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 57,440 residents    58

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Viersen
    Viersen, 79,250 residents    44
  2. 2Mönchengladbach
    Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt, 268,943 residents    43
  3. 3Willich
    Viersen, 50,212 residents    42
  4. 4Monheim am Rhein
    Mettmann, 43,524 residents    34
  5. 5Langenfeld (Rheinland)
    Mettmann, 59,908 residents    33
  6. 6Ratingen
    Mettmann, 87,513 residents    29
  7. 7Mettmann
    Mettmann, 39,197 residents    26
  8. 8Hilden
    Mettmann, 55,689 residents    25
  9. 9Erkrath
    Mettmann, 43,801 residents    25
  10. 10Meerbusch
    Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 57,440 residents    24

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Towns in Greater Düsseldorf