Living in Ventspils
Ventspils is a large municipality in Latvia, home to 33,372 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are movers on a budget (top 11%, #10 of 99), early retirees (top 17%, #15 of 93), low-income households (top 20%, #17 of 89).
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Open in NestlyzerGood to know about Ventspils
- The landscape belongs to Baltic coastal plain.
- The Baltic Sea is 2 km away.
- On the shortest day the sun is up for 6 h 37 min and sets around 15:50; in late June it sets around 22:36.
How Ventspils 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.
| Profile | Score | In Latvia | In region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young family | not ranked: below the minimum for daily-services catchment | – | Map | |
| Low-income household | 47 | #17 of 89 | – | Map |
| Low-income family | not ranked: below the minimum for daily-services catchment | – | Map | |
| Single parent | not ranked: below the minimum for daily-services catchment | – | Map | |
| Pensioner couple | not ranked: below the minimum for daily-services catchment | – | Map | |
| Single pensioner | not ranked: below the minimum for daily-services catchment | – | Map | |
| Early retiree | 61 | #15 of 93 | – | Map |
| Single professional | not ranked: below the minimum for regional access | – | Map | |
| Young professional | not ranked: below the minimum for commute | – | Map | |
| DINKS | not ranked: below the minimum for regional access | – | Map | |
| Remote worker | 59 | #24 of 67 | – | Map |
| Commuter | not ranked: below the minimum for commute | – | Map | |
| Car-free household | not ranked: below the minimum for commute | – | Map | |
| Student | not ranked: below the minimum for campus | – | Map | |
| First-home buyer | not ranked: below the minimum for daily-services catchment | – | Map | |
| Budget-constrained mover | 57 | #10 of 99 | – | Map |
| Urban lifestyle seeker | not ranked: below the minimum for regional access | – | Map | |
| Expat professional | 31 | #39 of 67 | – | Map |
| Healthcare-first mover | not ranked: below the minimum for daily-services catchment | – | Map | |
| Nature-focused household | 26 | #97 of 104 | – | Map |
| Cross-border commuter | not ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side | – | Map | |
| Outdoor and mountain lover | 28 | #20 of 103 | – | Map |
| Rural value seeker | 37 | #74 of 104 | – | Map |
| High-net-worth mover | 67 | #8 of 103 | – | Map |
| Lottery winner | 42 | #25 of 104 | – | Map |
| Climate-resilient relocation | 50 | #93 of 99 | – | Map |
| Coastal living | 64 | #15 of 65 | – | Map |
| Business owner | 21 | #48 of 99 | – | Map |
| Digital native | not ranked: below the minimum for regional access | – | Map |
Strengths and trade-offs
Nearby
- Ventspils novads 18 km
- Kuldīgas novads 53 km
- Talsu novads 63 km
- Kandavas novads 82 km
- Dienvidkurzemes novads 93 km
- Saldus novads 98 km
- Brocēnu novads 100 km
- Liepāja 104 km
Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.