Living in Reykjavíkurborg

Name: Reykjavíkurborg
Address: IS

Reykjavíkurborg is a city in Iceland, home to 128,793 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are cross-border commuters (top 4%, #1 of 29), movers on a budget (top 5%, #1 of 21), business owners (top 5%, #1 of 21).

Residents128,793

Density527 per km²

Area244.4 km²

Hub airport39 km (Keflavik International)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km236,300 people

Sea coast2 km

Climate typeSubpolar oceanic (Cfc)

Terrain around itabout 50 m, height range 220 m

Main railway line1,138.7 km

Distance to Reykjavík5 km

Within 10 km227,993 people

Winter daylight4 h 07 min, sunset 15:30

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Good to know about Reykjavíkurborg

It is right on the coast of the North Atlantic Ocean.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 4 h 07 min and sets around 15:30; in late June it sets around 0:03.

How Reykjavíkurborg ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Iceland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Regional data: official figures on demographics, education and family, health and elderly and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

Profile	Score	In Iceland	In region
Young family	62	#1 of 8	–	Map
Low-income household	67	#1 of 17	–	Map
Low-income family	64	#1 of 7	–	Map
Single parent	66	#1 of 6	–	Map
Pensioner couple	66	#1 of 7	–	Map
Single pensioner	72	#1 of 7	–	Map
Early retiree	51	#3 of 18	–	Map
Single professional	64	#1 of 7	–	Map
Young professional	68	#1 of 6	–	Map
DINKS	65	#1 of 5	–	Map
Remote worker	71	#1 of 10	–	Map
Commuter	80	#1 of 8	–	Map
Car-free household	73	#1 of 7	–	Map
Student	85	#1 of 5	–	Map
First-home buyer	66	#1 of 7	–	Map
Budget-constrained mover	62	#1 of 21	–	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	64	#1 of 6	–	Map
Expat professional	67	#1 of 10	–	Map
Healthcare-first mover	81	#1 of 7	–	Map
Nature-focused household	19	#26 of 33	–	Map
Cross-border commuter	83	#1 of 29	–	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	48	#17 of 29	–	Map
Rural value seeker	25	#22 of 33	–	Map
High-net-worth mover	75	#1 of 29	–	Map
Lottery winner	72	#1 of 66	–	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	70	#2 of 21	–	Map
Coastal living	64	#8 of 21	–	Map
Business owner	72	#1 of 21	–	Map
Digital native	68	#1 of 7	–	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Sea or lake shore100
Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)100
Port access (major sea or inland port)99
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)96
Mobility and connectivity94
Foundation92
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)86
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)81
Lifestyle and amenities75
Flat land (terrain relief)71
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)64
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance55
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)50
Jobs and economy49
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)49
Affordability42
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)34
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)20
Green space0
Education and family0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.