Living in Daugavpils

Daugavpils is a large municipality in Latvia, home to 80,627 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are movers on a budget (top 19%, #18 of 99), people who put healthcare first (top 25%, #16 of 65), remote workers (top 26%, #17 of 67).

Residents80,627
Density1,114 per km²
Area72.4 km²
Hub airport160 km (Vilnius International)
Nearest city of 100k+2 km
Within 30 km122,200 people
Lake shore25 km (Lake Drūkšiai)
Climate typeContinental, warm summer (Dfb)
Terrain around itabout 110 m, height range 60 m
Nearest large lakeDrūkšiai, 25 km
Nearest major riverDaugava, 2.0 km
Main railway line1.0 km
Border with Lithuania22 km
Distance to Riga191 km
Within 10 km107,856 people
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight6 h 58 min, sunset 15:41

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How Daugavpils ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Latvia. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn LatviaIn region
Young family41#37 of 65–Map
Low-income household36#34 of 89–Map
Low-income family44#32 of 61–Map
Single parent44#32 of 49–Map
Pensioner couple57#26 of 65–Map
Single pensioner60#18 of 65–Map
Early retiree50#49 of 93–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for commute–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
Remote worker62#17 of 67–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for commute–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for commute–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for campus–Map
First-home buyer24#34 of 61–Map
Budget-constrained mover54#18 of 99–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
Expat professional41#26 of 67–Map
Healthcare-first mover63#16 of 65–Map
Nature-focused household22#101 of 104–Map
Cross-border commuter29#16 of 59–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover1#100 of 103–Map
Rural value seeker30#95 of 104–Map
High-net-worth mover66#11 of 103–Map
Lottery winner52#17 of 104–Map
Climate-resilient relocation65#41 of 99–Map
Coastal living53#47 of 65–Map
Business owner26#42 of 99–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)98
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)97
  • Foundation97
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Health and elderly73
  • Lifestyle and amenities68
  • Sea or lake shore61
  • Mobility and connectivity56
  • Affordability49
  • Safety and community36
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)36
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)30
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)30
  • National border nearby (straight line)26
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)23
  • Jobs and economy23
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)22
  • Flat land (terrain relief)16
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)10
  • Demographics7
  • Green space4
  • Education and family4
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)3
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • 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.