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Best places to live in Greater Bologna

30 municipalities with 823,775 residents within about 25 km of Bologna, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (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 Bologna, 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. 1San Giovanni in Persiceto
    Bologna, 27,989 residents    57
  2. 2Marzabotto
    Bologna, 6,885 residents    56
  3. 3Pieve di Cento
    Bologna, 7,333 residents    55
  4. 4San Pietro in Casale
    Bologna, 12,953 residents    54
  5. 5Valsamoggia
    Bologna, 31,953 residents    54
  6. 6San Lazzaro di Savena
    Bologna, 32,774 residents    52
  7. 7Castello d'Argile
    Bologna, 6,627 residents    52
  8. 8Ozzano dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 14,063 residents    52
  9. 9Pianoro
    Bologna, 17,735 residents    51
  10. 10Monterenzio
    Bologna, 6,127 residents    51

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For retired couples

  1. 1San Giovanni in Persiceto
    Bologna, 27,989 residents    66
  2. 2Budrio
    Bologna, 18,362 residents    66
  3. 3Castel San Pietro Terme
    Bologna, 20,713 residents    65
  4. 4San Lazzaro di Savena
    Bologna, 32,774 residents    65
  5. 5San Giorgio di Piano
    Bologna, 9,502 residents    64
  6. 6Valsamoggia
    Bologna, 31,953 residents    64
  7. 7San Pietro in Casale
    Bologna, 12,953 residents    63
  8. 8Pieve di Cento
    Bologna, 7,333 residents    63
  9. 9Castenaso
    Bologna, 16,382 residents    62
  10. 10Ozzano dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 14,063 residents    62

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For remote workers

  1. 1San Giovanni in Persiceto
    Bologna, 27,989 residents    64
  2. 2San Pietro in Casale
    Bologna, 12,953 residents    61
  3. 3Marzabotto
    Bologna, 6,885 residents    59
  4. 4Valsamoggia
    Bologna, 31,953 residents    59
  5. 5Pianoro
    Bologna, 17,735 residents    57
  6. 6Pieve di Cento
    Bologna, 7,333 residents    56
  7. 7Budrio
    Bologna, 18,362 residents    56
  8. 8Ozzano dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 14,063 residents    56
  9. 9San Lazzaro di Savena
    Bologna, 32,774 residents    56
  10. 10San Giorgio di Piano
    Bologna, 9,502 residents    55

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For commuters

  1. 1Bologna
    Bologna, 390,518 residents    77
  2. 2Casalecchio di Reno
    Bologna, 35,531 residents    76
  3. 3San Lazzaro di Savena
    Bologna, 32,774 residents    75
  4. 4Castel Maggiore
    Bologna, 18,504 residents    71
  5. 5Calderara di Reno
    Bologna, 13,654 residents    70
  6. 6Castenaso
    Bologna, 16,382 residents    70
  7. 7Zola Predosa
    Bologna, 19,377 residents    70
  8. 8Granarolo dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 12,896 residents    69
  9. 9Ozzano dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 14,063 residents    68
  10. 10Anzola dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 12,363 residents    67

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For single professionals

  1. 1Bologna
    Bologna, 390,518 residents    71
  2. 2Casalecchio di Reno
    Bologna, 35,531 residents    64
  3. 3San Lazzaro di Savena
    Bologna, 32,774 residents    63
  4. 4Calderara di Reno
    Bologna, 13,654 residents    59
  5. 5Castel Maggiore
    Bologna, 18,504 residents    59
  6. 6Castenaso
    Bologna, 16,382 residents    58
  7. 7Granarolo dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 12,896 residents    58
  8. 8Valsamoggia
    Bologna, 31,953 residents    52
  9. 9Zola Predosa
    Bologna, 19,377 residents    52
  10. 10Anzola dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 12,363 residents    50

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Marzabotto
    Bologna, 6,885 residents    40
  2. 2San Giovanni in Persiceto
    Bologna, 27,989 residents    38
  3. 3Pieve di Cento
    Bologna, 7,333 residents    34
  4. 4San Pietro in Casale
    Bologna, 12,953 residents    34
  5. 5Monterenzio
    Bologna, 6,127 residents    30
  6. 6Valsamoggia
    Bologna, 31,953 residents    29
  7. 7Castello d'Argile
    Bologna, 6,627 residents    27
  8. 8Calderara di Reno
    Bologna, 13,654 residents    26
  9. 9Anzola dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 12,363 residents    25
  10. 10Ozzano dell'Emilia
    Bologna, 14,063 residents    25

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Towns in Greater Bologna