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Best places to live in Greater Monterrey

16 places with 4,224,884 residents within about 40 km of Monterrey, 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 Monterrey, 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. 1Santa Catarina
    Nuevo León, 304,052 residents    69
  2. 2Fraccionamiento Real Palmas
    Nuevo León, 34,636 residents    66
  3. 3García
    Nuevo León, 93,641 residents    65
  4. 4Hidalgo
    Nuevo León, 16,524 residents    65
  5. 5Ciudad Apodaca
    Nuevo León, 467,157 residents    64
  6. 6Ciudad General Escobedo
    Nuevo León, 454,967 residents    64
  7. 7Santiago
    Nuevo León, 36,840 residents    63
  8. 8Cadereyta Jiménez
    Nuevo León, 68,111 residents    61
  9. 9Jardines de la Silla
    Nuevo León, 53,742 residents    61
  10. 10Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras
    Nuevo León, 18,312 residents    60

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For retired couples

  1. 1Fraccionamiento Real Palmas
    Nuevo León, 34,636 residents    73
  2. 2García
    Nuevo León, 93,641 residents    71
  3. 3Ciudad General Escobedo
    Nuevo León, 454,967 residents    70
  4. 4Ciudad Apodaca
    Nuevo León, 467,157 residents    69
  5. 5Cadereyta Jiménez
    Nuevo León, 68,111 residents    66
  6. 6Santa Catarina
    Nuevo León, 304,052 residents    65
  7. 7Hidalgo
    Nuevo León, 16,524 residents    65
  8. 8Jardines de la Silla
    Nuevo León, 53,742 residents    63
  9. 9Monterrey
    Nuevo León, 1,135,512 residents    61
  10. 10San Nicolás de los Garza
    Nuevo León, 412,199 residents    61

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For remote workers

  1. 1Ciudad General Escobedo
    Nuevo León, 454,967 residents    84
  2. 2Santa Catarina
    Nuevo León, 304,052 residents    83
  3. 3Monterrey
    Nuevo León, 1,135,512 residents    82
  4. 4Jardines de la Silla
    Nuevo León, 53,742 residents    81
  5. 5Ciudad Apodaca
    Nuevo León, 467,157 residents    80
  6. 6San Nicolás de los Garza
    Nuevo León, 412,199 residents    80
  7. 7San Pedro Garza García
    Nuevo León, 132,128 residents    80
  8. 8Guadalupe (Nuevo León)
    Nuevo León, 673,616 residents    77
  9. 9García
    Nuevo León, 93,641 residents    77
  10. 10Fraccionamiento Real Palmas
    Nuevo León, 34,636 residents    76

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For commuters

  1. 1Ciudad Apodaca
    Nuevo León, 467,157 residents    93
  2. 2Ciudad General Escobedo
    Nuevo León, 454,967 residents    92
  3. 3Santa Catarina
    Nuevo León, 304,052 residents    92
  4. 4Monterrey
    Nuevo León, 1,135,512 residents    89
  5. 5Guadalupe (Nuevo León)
    Nuevo León, 673,616 residents    89
  6. 6San Pedro Garza García
    Nuevo León, 132,128 residents    87
  7. 7San Nicolás de los Garza
    Nuevo León, 412,199 residents    87
  8. 8Jardines de la Silla
    Nuevo León, 53,742 residents    83
  9. 9Cadereyta Jiménez
    Nuevo León, 68,111 residents    73
  10. 10García
    Nuevo León, 93,641 residents    73

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For single professionals

  1. 1Monterrey
    Nuevo León, 1,135,512 residents    90
  2. 2Guadalupe (Nuevo León)
    Nuevo León, 673,616 residents    88
  3. 3Ciudad General Escobedo
    Nuevo León, 454,967 residents    88
  4. 4Ciudad Apodaca
    Nuevo León, 467,157 residents    86
  5. 5San Nicolás de los Garza
    Nuevo León, 412,199 residents    85
  6. 6Santa Catarina
    Nuevo León, 304,052 residents    84
  7. 7San Pedro Garza García
    Nuevo León, 132,128 residents    81
  8. 8Jardines de la Silla
    Nuevo León, 53,742 residents    75
  9. 9García
    Nuevo León, 93,641 residents    62
  10. 10Cadereyta Jiménez
    Nuevo León, 68,111 residents    55

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Ciudad Apodaca
    Nuevo León, 467,157 residents    81
  2. 2Ciudad General Escobedo
    Nuevo León, 454,967 residents    80
  3. 3Santa Catarina
    Nuevo León, 304,052 residents    80
  4. 4Jardines de la Silla
    Nuevo León, 53,742 residents    76
  5. 5San Pedro Garza García
    Nuevo León, 132,128 residents    71
  6. 6Monterrey
    Nuevo León, 1,135,512 residents    70
  7. 7Guadalupe (Nuevo León)
    Nuevo León, 673,616 residents    70
  8. 8García
    Nuevo León, 93,641 residents    69
  9. 9San Nicolás de los Garza
    Nuevo León, 412,199 residents    67
  10. 10Fraccionamiento Real Palmas
    Nuevo León, 34,636 residents    65

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Towns in Greater Monterrey