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Best places to live in Greater Wuppertal

17 municipalities with 947,676 residents within about 30 km of Wuppertal, 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 Wuppertal, 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. 1Radevormwald
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 22,159 residents    75
  2. 2Wipperfürth
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 21,059 residents    73
  3. 3Hückeswagen
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 14,770 residents    73
  4. 4Wermelskirchen
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 34,673 residents    51
  5. 5Remscheid
    Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt, 112,970 residents    50
  6. 6Solingen
    Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 161,545 residents    49
  7. 7Wuppertal
    Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt, 358,938 residents    47
  8. 8Burscheid
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 19,005 residents    47
  9. 9Wülfrath
    Mettmann, 21,009 residents    38
  10. 10Haan
    Mettmann, 30,558 residents    35

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For retired couples

  1. 1Radevormwald
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 22,159 residents    67
  2. 2Wipperfürth
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 21,059 residents    65
  3. 3Hückeswagen
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 14,770 residents    63
  4. 4Ennepetal
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 30,502 residents    58
  5. 5Solingen
    Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 161,545 residents    57
  6. 6Wermelskirchen
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 34,673 residents    56
  7. 7Schwelm
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 28,711 residents    55
  8. 8Gevelsberg
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 31,198 residents    54
  9. 9Remscheid
    Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt, 112,970 residents    53
  10. 10Wuppertal
    Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt, 358,938 residents    52

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For remote workers

  1. 1Schalksmühle
    Märkischer Kreis, 10,219 residents    70
  2. 2Ennepetal
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 30,502 residents    69
  3. 3Radevormwald
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 22,159 residents    69
  4. 4Hückeswagen
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 14,770 residents    68
  5. 5Halver
    Märkischer Kreis, 16,284 residents    67
  6. 6Schwelm
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 28,711 residents    67
  7. 7Wipperfürth
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 21,059 residents    67
  8. 8Gevelsberg
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 31,198 residents    66
  9. 9Remscheid
    Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt, 112,970 residents    66
  10. 10Solingen
    Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 161,545 residents    65

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For commuters

  1. 1Remscheid
    Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt, 112,970 residents    75
  2. 2Wuppertal
    Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt, 358,938 residents    73
  3. 3Haan
    Mettmann, 30,558 residents    72
  4. 4Radevormwald
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 22,159 residents    71
  5. 5Hückeswagen
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 14,770 residents    68
  6. 6Solingen
    Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 161,545 residents    67
  7. 7Schwelm
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 28,711 residents    67
  8. 8Gevelsberg
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 31,198 residents    67
  9. 9Wülfrath
    Mettmann, 21,009 residents    66
  10. 10Wipperfürth
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 21,059 residents    65

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For single professionals

  1. 1Wuppertal
    Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt, 358,938 residents    68
  2. 2Remscheid
    Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt, 112,970 residents    68
  3. 3Haan
    Mettmann, 30,558 residents    59
  4. 4Solingen
    Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 161,545 residents    59
  5. 5Wülfrath
    Mettmann, 21,009 residents    56
  6. 6Schwelm
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 28,711 residents    54
  7. 7Hückeswagen
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 14,770 residents    53
  8. 8Wermelskirchen
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 34,673 residents    50
  9. 9Gevelsberg
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 31,198 residents    48
  10. 10Burscheid
    Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 19,005 residents    48

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Schalksmühle
    Märkischer Kreis, 10,219 residents    60
  2. 2Radevormwald
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 22,159 residents    60
  3. 3Remscheid
    Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt, 112,970 residents    58
  4. 4Hückeswagen
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 14,770 residents    58
  5. 5Halver
    Märkischer Kreis, 16,284 residents    57
  6. 6Wipperfürth
    Oberbergischer Kreis, 21,059 residents    57
  7. 7Gevelsberg
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 31,198 residents    56
  8. 8Schwelm
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 28,711 residents    55
  9. 9Ennepetal
    Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 30,502 residents    55
  10. 10Wuppertal
    Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt, 358,938 residents    54

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Towns in Greater Wuppertal