Best places to live in Greater Heidelberg

43 municipalities with 501,029 residents within about 25 km of Heidelberg, 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 Heidelberg, 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.