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Best places to live in Greater Riga

11 municipalities with 826,835 residents within about 25 km of Riga, ranked for 29 household profiles. 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.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Riga, 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. 1Stopiņu novads
    Pierīga, 12,201 residents    60
  2. 2Salaspils novads
    Pierīga, 22,868 residents    59
  3. 3Ķekavas novads
    Pierīga, 32,572 residents    58
  4. 4Ādažu novads
    Pierīga, 23,434 residents    56
  5. 5Ropažu novads
    Pierīga, 36,021 residents    55
  6. 6Garkalnes novads
    Pierīga, 9,425 residents    54
  7. 7Mārupes novads
    Pierīga, 35,434 residents    54
  8. 8Carnikavas novads
    Pierīga, 9,310 residents    52
  9. 9Olaines novads
    Pierīga, 19,705 residents    51
  10. 10Rīga
    Rīga, 614,618 residents    49

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For retired couples

  1. 1Stopiņu novads
    Pierīga, 12,201 residents    73
  2. 2Salaspils novads
    Pierīga, 22,868 residents    70
  3. 3Ķekavas novads
    Pierīga, 32,572 residents    70
  4. 4Rīga
    Rīga, 614,618 residents    69
  5. 5Garkalnes novads
    Pierīga, 9,425 residents    68
  6. 6Ropažu novads
    Pierīga, 36,021 residents    68
  7. 7Mārupes novads
    Pierīga, 35,434 residents    66
  8. 8Ādažu novads
    Pierīga, 23,434 residents    65
  9. 9Babītes novads
    Pierīga, 11,247 residents    63
  10. 10Carnikavas novads
    Pierīga, 9,310 residents    59

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For remote workers

  1. 1Salaspils novads
    Pierīga, 22,868 residents    74
  2. 2Ķekavas novads
    Pierīga, 32,572 residents    74
  3. 3Stopiņu novads
    Pierīga, 12,201 residents    73
  4. 4Rīga
    Rīga, 614,618 residents    71
  5. 5Ādažu novads
    Pierīga, 23,434 residents    71
  6. 6Ropažu novads
    Pierīga, 36,021 residents    70
  7. 7Mārupes novads
    Pierīga, 35,434 residents    68
  8. 8Garkalnes novads
    Pierīga, 9,425 residents    68
  9. 9Olaines novads
    Pierīga, 19,705 residents    67
  10. 10Carnikavas novads
    Pierīga, 9,310 residents    66

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For commuters

  1. 1Rīga
    Rīga, 614,618 residents    81
  2. 2Mārupes novads
    Pierīga, 35,434 residents    74
  3. 3Stopiņu novads
    Pierīga, 12,201 residents    72
  4. 4Salaspils novads
    Pierīga, 22,868 residents    70
  5. 5Ādažu novads
    Pierīga, 23,434 residents    67
  6. 6Ķekavas novads
    Pierīga, 32,572 residents    66
  7. 7Carnikavas novads
    Pierīga, 9,310 residents    62
  8. 8Ropažu novads
    Pierīga, 36,021 residents    60
  9. 9Babītes novads
    Pierīga, 11,247 residents    59
  10. 10Garkalnes novads
    Pierīga, 9,425 residents    59

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For single professionals

  1. 1Rīga
    Rīga, 614,618 residents    75
  2. 2Mārupes novads
    Pierīga, 35,434 residents    66
  3. 3Stopiņu novads
    Pierīga, 12,201 residents    61
  4. 4Ķekavas novads
    Pierīga, 32,572 residents    51
  5. 5Salaspils novads
    Pierīga, 22,868 residents    49
  6. 6Ādažu novads
    Pierīga, 23,434 residents    45
  7. 7Ropažu novads
    Pierīga, 36,021 residents    44
  8. 8Babītes novads
    Pierīga, 11,247 residents    40
  9. 9Garkalnes novads
    Pierīga, 9,425 residents    40
  10. 10Carnikavas novads
    Pierīga, 9,310 residents    39

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Salaspils novads
    Pierīga, 22,868 residents    63
  2. 2Stopiņu novads
    Pierīga, 12,201 residents    63
  3. 3Mārupes novads
    Pierīga, 35,434 residents    62
  4. 4Rīga
    Rīga, 614,618 residents    61
  5. 5Ķekavas novads
    Pierīga, 32,572 residents    60
  6. 6Ādažu novads
    Pierīga, 23,434 residents    58
  7. 7Ropažu novads
    Pierīga, 36,021 residents    58
  8. 8Babītes novads
    Pierīga, 11,247 residents    55
  9. 9Garkalnes novads
    Pierīga, 9,425 residents    55
  10. 10Carnikavas novads
    Pierīga, 9,310 residents    55

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Towns in Greater Riga