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Best places to live in Greater Chennai

50 places with 7,821,268 residents within about 55 km of Chennai, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Chennai, 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. 1Gūduvāncheri
    Tamil Nadu, 44,098 residents    63
  2. 2Maraimalainagar
    Tamil Nadu, 81,872 residents    63
  3. 3Tiruvallur
    Tamil Nadu, 56,074 residents    63
  4. 4Unamaucheri
    Tamil Nadu, 29,122 residents    63
  5. 5Mīnjūr
    Tamil Nadu, 28,337 residents    62
  6. 6Ponneri
    Tamil Nadu, 31,025 residents    62
  7. 7Vengattūr
    Tamil Nadu, 23,292 residents    62
  8. 8Tinnanūr
    Tamil Nadu, 37,095 residents    61
  9. 9Vandalūr
    Tamil Nadu, 16,852 residents    61
  10. 10Madambakkam
    Tamil Nadu, 17,058 residents    61

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For retired couples

  1. 1Unamaucheri
    Tamil Nadu, 29,122 residents    81
  2. 2Vandalūr
    Tamil Nadu, 16,852 residents    80
  3. 3Gūduvāncheri
    Tamil Nadu, 44,098 residents    80
  4. 4Mīnjūr
    Tamil Nadu, 28,337 residents    80
  5. 5Madambakkam
    Tamil Nadu, 17,058 residents    79
  6. 6Tinnanūr
    Tamil Nadu, 37,095 residents    79
  7. 7Ponneri
    Tamil Nadu, 31,025 residents    79
  8. 8Maraimalainagar
    Tamil Nadu, 81,872 residents    78
  9. 9Kattivākkam
    Tamil Nadu, 36,617 residents    78
  10. 10Injambakkam
    Tamil Nadu, 23,346 residents    78

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For remote workers

  1. 1Ambattur
    Tamil Nadu, 466,205 residents    83
  2. 2Avadi
    Tamil Nadu, 345,996 residents    83
  3. 3Perunkalattu
    Tamil Nadu, 37,342 residents    80
  4. 4Unamaucheri
    Tamil Nadu, 29,122 residents    80
  5. 5Tinnanūr
    Tamil Nadu, 37,095 residents    80
  6. 6Kattivākkam
    Tamil Nadu, 36,617 residents    80
  7. 7Sholinganallur
    Tamil Nadu, 35,602 residents    80
  8. 8Neelankarai
    Tamil Nadu, 76,600 residents    79
  9. 9Gūduvāncheri
    Tamil Nadu, 44,098 residents    79
  10. 10Injambakkam
    Tamil Nadu, 23,346 residents    79

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For commuters

  1. 1Ambattur
    Tamil Nadu, 466,205 residents    92
  2. 2Avadi
    Tamil Nadu, 345,996 residents    92
  3. 3Tambaram
    Tamil Nadu, 174,787 residents    91
  4. 4Pallāvaram
    Tamil Nadu, 233,984 residents    90
  5. 5Pammal
    Tamil Nadu, 75,870 residents    87
  6. 6Maduravoyal
    Tamil Nadu, 86,195 residents    86
  7. 7Chennai
    Tamil Nadu, 4,681,087 residents    86
  8. 8Vīrarāghavapuram
    Tamil Nadu, 64,698 residents    85
  9. 9Ullagaram
    Tamil Nadu, 53,322 residents    84
  10. 10Anakaputhur
    Tamil Nadu, 48,050 residents    84

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For single professionals

  1. 1Chennai
    Tamil Nadu, 4,681,087 residents    88
  2. 2Ambattur
    Tamil Nadu, 466,205 residents    88
  3. 3Avadi
    Tamil Nadu, 345,996 residents    87
  4. 4Pallāvaram
    Tamil Nadu, 233,984 residents    85
  5. 5Tambaram
    Tamil Nadu, 174,787 residents    84
  6. 6Tiruvottiyūr
    Tamil Nadu, 249,446 residents    81
  7. 7Maduravoyal
    Tamil Nadu, 86,195 residents    79
  8. 8Pammal
    Tamil Nadu, 75,870 residents    79
  9. 9Vīrarāghavapuram
    Tamil Nadu, 64,698 residents    77
  10. 10Ullagaram
    Tamil Nadu, 53,322 residents    76

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Avadi
    Tamil Nadu, 345,996 residents    77
  2. 2Ambattur
    Tamil Nadu, 466,205 residents    77
  3. 3Tambaram
    Tamil Nadu, 174,787 residents    77
  4. 4Neelankarai
    Tamil Nadu, 76,600 residents    76
  5. 5Kattivākkam
    Tamil Nadu, 36,617 residents    76
  6. 6Sholinganallur
    Tamil Nadu, 35,602 residents    76
  7. 7Kavanur
    Tamil Nadu, 54,986 residents    75
  8. 8Tinnanūr
    Tamil Nadu, 37,095 residents    75
  9. 9Unamaucheri
    Tamil Nadu, 29,122 residents    75
  10. 10Pallāvaram
    Tamil Nadu, 233,984 residents    75

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Towns in Greater Chennai