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Best places to live in Greater Hamburg

196 municipalities with 3,055,035 residents within about 40 km of Hamburg, 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 Hamburg, 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. 1Hamburg
    Hamburg, 1,910,160 residents    45
  2. 2Geesthacht
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 32,763 residents    45
  3. 3Schwarzenbek
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 17,370 residents    42
  4. 4Reinbek
    Stormarn, 28,579 residents    42
  5. 5Ahrensburg
    Stormarn, 34,601 residents    42
  6. 6Henstedt-Ulzburg
    Segeberg, 28,375 residents    41
  7. 7Aumühle
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 3,342 residents    41
  8. 8Kaltenkirchen
    Segeberg, 23,478 residents    41
  9. 9Wohltorf
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 2,577 residents    40
  10. 10Glinde
    Stormarn, 18,656 residents    40

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For retired couples

  1. 1Ahrensburg
    Stormarn, 34,601 residents    65
  2. 2Bargteheide
    Stormarn, 16,320 residents    64
  3. 3Kaltenkirchen
    Segeberg, 23,478 residents    62
  4. 4Reinbek
    Stormarn, 28,579 residents    62
  5. 5Henstedt-Ulzburg
    Segeberg, 28,375 residents    62
  6. 6Schwarzenbek
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 17,370 residents    61
  7. 7Elmshorn
    Pinneberg, 50,728 residents    60
  8. 8Geesthacht
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 32,763 residents    60
  9. 9Glinde
    Stormarn, 18,656 residents    59
  10. 10Sülfeld
    Segeberg, 3,316 residents    59

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For remote workers

  1. 1Ahrensburg
    Stormarn, 34,601 residents    57
  2. 2Buxtehude
    Stade, 41,256 residents    57
  3. 3Schwarzenbek
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 17,370 residents    56
  4. 4Bargteheide
    Stormarn, 16,320 residents    56
  5. 5Reinbek
    Stormarn, 28,579 residents    55
  6. 6Geesthacht
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 32,763 residents    55
  7. 7Henstedt-Ulzburg
    Segeberg, 28,375 residents    55
  8. 8Kaltenkirchen
    Segeberg, 23,478 residents    54
  9. 9Buchholz in der Nordheide
    Harburg, 41,290 residents    54
  10. 10Schenefeld
    Pinneberg, 19,817 residents    53

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For commuters

  1. 1Hamburg
    Hamburg, 1,910,160 residents    72
  2. 2Norderstedt
    Segeberg, 82,719 residents    70
  3. 3Reinbek
    Stormarn, 28,579 residents    70
  4. 4Ahrensburg
    Stormarn, 34,601 residents    69
  5. 5Glinde
    Stormarn, 18,656 residents    67
  6. 6Rellingen
    Pinneberg, 14,840 residents    67
  7. 7Oststeinbek
    Stormarn, 8,990 residents    67
  8. 8Barsbüttel
    Stormarn, 13,148 residents    66
  9. 9Schenefeld
    Pinneberg, 19,817 residents    66
  10. 10Halstenbek
    Pinneberg, 18,042 residents    65

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For single professionals

  1. 1Hamburg
    Hamburg, 1,910,160 residents    74
  2. 2Norderstedt
    Segeberg, 82,719 residents    59
  3. 3Pinneberg
    Pinneberg, 44,756 residents    53
  4. 4Reinbek
    Stormarn, 28,579 residents    52
  5. 5Ahrensburg
    Stormarn, 34,601 residents    51
  6. 6Henstedt-Ulzburg
    Segeberg, 28,375 residents    51
  7. 7Buxtehude
    Stade, 41,256 residents    50
  8. 8Wedel
    Pinneberg, 34,617 residents    49
  9. 9Glinde
    Stormarn, 18,656 residents    48
  10. 10Schenefeld
    Pinneberg, 19,817 residents    47

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Wentorf bei Hamburg
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 13,493 residents    27
  2. 2Geesthacht
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 32,763 residents    27
  3. 3Buxtehude
    Stade, 41,256 residents    27
  4. 4Kaltenkirchen
    Segeberg, 23,478 residents    26
  5. 5Henstedt-Ulzburg
    Segeberg, 28,375 residents    26
  6. 6Schwarzenbek
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 17,370 residents    25
  7. 7Jork
    Stade, 12,395 residents    24
  8. 8Aumühle
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 3,342 residents    23
  9. 9Börnsen
    Herzogtum Lauenburg, 4,678 residents    23
  10. 10Harsefeld
    Stade, 14,789 residents    23

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Towns in Greater Hamburg