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Best places to live in Greater Amsterdam

22 municipalities with 1,962,635 residents within about 30 km of Amsterdam, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on 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 Amsterdam, 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. 1Zaanstad
    Zaanstreek, 161,389 residents    82
  2. 2Wormerland
    Zaanstreek, 16,552 residents    73
  3. 3Purmerend
    Groot-Amsterdam, 95,168 residents    72
  4. 4Weesp
    Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, 19,738 residents    71
  5. 5Diemen
    Groot-Amsterdam, 32,977 residents    65
  6. 6Beemster
    Groot-Amsterdam, 10,022 residents    62
  7. 7Kaag en Braassem
    Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek, 29,168 residents    56
  8. 8Huizen
    Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, 41,193 residents    56
  9. 9Uithoorn
    Groot-Amsterdam, 31,685 residents    56
  10. 10Amsterdam
    Groot-Amsterdam, 931,298 residents    55

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For retired couples

  1. 1Zaanstad
    Zaanstreek, 161,389 residents    77
  2. 2Purmerend
    Groot-Amsterdam, 95,168 residents    74
  3. 3Wormerland
    Zaanstreek, 16,552 residents    73
  4. 4Weesp
    Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, 19,738 residents    67
  5. 5Amsterdam
    Groot-Amsterdam, 931,298 residents    65
  6. 6Diemen
    Groot-Amsterdam, 32,977 residents    65
  7. 7Beemster
    Groot-Amsterdam, 10,022 residents    64
  8. 8Oostzaan
    Groot-Amsterdam, 9,694 residents    63
  9. 9De Ronde Venen
    Utrecht, 45,813 residents    63
  10. 10Landsmeer
    Groot-Amsterdam, 11,661 residents    63

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For remote workers

  1. 1Zaanstad
    Zaanstreek, 161,389 residents    81
  2. 2Purmerend
    Groot-Amsterdam, 95,168 residents    76
  3. 3Almere
    Flevoland, 226,500 residents    73
  4. 4Weesp
    Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, 19,738 residents    70
  5. 5Wormerland
    Zaanstreek, 16,552 residents    69
  6. 6Diemen
    Groot-Amsterdam, 32,977 residents    69
  7. 7Beemster
    Groot-Amsterdam, 10,022 residents    62
  8. 8Amsterdam
    Groot-Amsterdam, 931,298 residents    58
  9. 9Kaag en Braassem
    Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek, 29,168 residents    57
  10. 10Nieuwkoop
    Oost-Zuid-Holland, 29,501 residents    57

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For commuters

  1. 1Zaanstad
    Zaanstreek, 161,389 residents    80
  2. 2Purmerend
    Groot-Amsterdam, 95,168 residents    79
  3. 3Amsterdam
    Groot-Amsterdam, 931,298 residents    77
  4. 4Diemen
    Groot-Amsterdam, 32,977 residents    76
  5. 5Amstelveen
    Groot-Amsterdam, 95,014 residents    76
  6. 6Almere
    Flevoland, 226,500 residents    75
  7. 7Gooise Meren
    Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, 60,370 residents    75
  8. 8Huizen
    Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, 41,193 residents    73
  9. 9Aalsmeer
    Groot-Amsterdam, 33,279 residents    73
  10. 10Uithoorn
    Groot-Amsterdam, 31,685 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Amsterdam
    Groot-Amsterdam, 931,298 residents    76
  2. 2Amstelveen
    Groot-Amsterdam, 95,014 residents    71
  3. 3Zaanstad
    Zaanstreek, 161,389 residents    68
  4. 4Purmerend
    Groot-Amsterdam, 95,168 residents    67
  5. 5Diemen
    Groot-Amsterdam, 32,977 residents    67
  6. 6Gooise Meren
    Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, 60,370 residents    64
  7. 7Almere
    Flevoland, 226,500 residents    64
  8. 8Huizen
    Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, 41,193 residents    64
  9. 9De Ronde Venen
    Utrecht, 45,813 residents    60
  10. 10Aalsmeer
    Groot-Amsterdam, 33,279 residents    60

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Zaanstad
    Zaanstreek, 161,389 residents    76
  2. 2Purmerend
    Groot-Amsterdam, 95,168 residents    69
  3. 3Weesp
    Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, 19,738 residents    69
  4. 4Diemen
    Groot-Amsterdam, 32,977 residents    68
  5. 5Almere
    Flevoland, 226,500 residents    66
  6. 6Beemster
    Groot-Amsterdam, 10,022 residents    60
  7. 7Wormerland
    Zaanstreek, 16,552 residents    55
  8. 8Uithoorn
    Groot-Amsterdam, 31,685 residents    41
  9. 9Amsterdam
    Groot-Amsterdam, 931,298 residents    31
  10. 10Edam-Volendam
    Groot-Amsterdam, 36,917 residents    28

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Towns in Greater Amsterdam