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Best places to live in Greater Essen

16 municipalities with 2,295,543 residents within about 40 km of Essen, 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 Essen, 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. 1Mülheim an der Ruhr
    Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt, 173,255 residents    48
  2. 2Schermbeck
    Wesel, 13,565 residents    48
  3. 3Essen
    Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 586,608 residents    41
  4. 4Heiligenhaus
    Mettmann, 26,590 residents    40
  5. 5Velbert
    Mettmann, 82,462 residents    36
  6. 6Gelsenkirchen
    Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 265,885 residents    36
  7. 7Herten
    Recklinghausen, 62,204 residents    35
  8. 8Recklinghausen
    Recklinghausen, 111,693 residents    35
  9. 9Bottrop
    Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt, 118,705 residents    34
  10. 10Gladbeck
    Recklinghausen, 75,799 residents    33

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For retired couples

  1. 1Gladbeck
    Recklinghausen, 75,799 residents    61
  2. 2Herten
    Recklinghausen, 62,204 residents    60
  3. 3Hattingen
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 54,620 residents    59
  4. 4Marl
    Recklinghausen, 85,001 residents    58
  5. 5Mülheim an der Ruhr
    Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt, 173,255 residents    58
  6. 6Gelsenkirchen
    Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 265,885 residents    57
  7. 7Heiligenhaus
    Mettmann, 26,590 residents    55
  8. 8Recklinghausen
    Recklinghausen, 111,693 residents    54
  9. 9Herne
    Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt, 157,896 residents    53
  10. 10Bottrop
    Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt, 118,705 residents    53

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For remote workers

  1. 1Hattingen
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 54,620 residents    70
  2. 2Gladbeck
    Recklinghausen, 75,799 residents    70
  3. 3Herten
    Recklinghausen, 62,204 residents    68
  4. 4Marl
    Recklinghausen, 85,001 residents    68
  5. 5Gelsenkirchen
    Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 265,885 residents    68
  6. 6Herne
    Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt, 157,896 residents    66
  7. 7Mülheim an der Ruhr
    Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt, 173,255 residents    65
  8. 8Recklinghausen
    Recklinghausen, 111,693 residents    64
  9. 9Dorsten
    Recklinghausen, 76,842 residents    63
  10. 10Bottrop
    Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt, 118,705 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1Gelsenkirchen
    Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 265,885 residents    76
  2. 2Bottrop
    Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt, 118,705 residents    73
  3. 3Mülheim an der Ruhr
    Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt, 173,255 residents    73
  4. 4Recklinghausen
    Recklinghausen, 111,693 residents    73
  5. 5Herten
    Recklinghausen, 62,204 residents    72
  6. 6Bochum
    Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt, 366,385 residents    72
  7. 7Gladbeck
    Recklinghausen, 75,799 residents    72
  8. 8Marl
    Recklinghausen, 85,001 residents    72
  9. 9Essen
    Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 586,608 residents    72
  10. 10Velbert
    Mettmann, 82,462 residents    69

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For single professionals

  1. 1Gelsenkirchen
    Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 265,885 residents    71
  2. 2Essen
    Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 586,608 residents    70
  3. 3Mülheim an der Ruhr
    Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt, 173,255 residents    69
  4. 4Bochum
    Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt, 366,385 residents    68
  5. 5Recklinghausen
    Recklinghausen, 111,693 residents    65
  6. 6Bottrop
    Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt, 118,705 residents    64
  7. 7Herten
    Recklinghausen, 62,204 residents    64
  8. 8Gladbeck
    Recklinghausen, 75,799 residents    63
  9. 9Marl
    Recklinghausen, 85,001 residents    63
  10. 10Herne
    Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt, 157,896 residents    61

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Gelsenkirchen
    Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 265,885 residents    61
  2. 2Marl
    Recklinghausen, 85,001 residents    57
  3. 3Herne
    Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt, 157,896 residents    57
  4. 4Gladbeck
    Recklinghausen, 75,799 residents    56
  5. 5Recklinghausen
    Recklinghausen, 111,693 residents    56
  6. 6Hattingen
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 54,620 residents    56
  7. 7Herten
    Recklinghausen, 62,204 residents    55
  8. 8Dorsten
    Recklinghausen, 76,842 residents    55
  9. 9Bottrop
    Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt, 118,705 residents    54
  10. 10Haltern am See
    Recklinghausen, 38,033 residents    53

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Towns in Greater Essen