Living in Carnaxide e Queijas

Carnaxide e Queijas is a large parish in Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Portugal, home to 36,079 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 2%, #18 of 995), single professionals (top 3%, #4 of 192), young professionals (top 3%, #4 of 175).

Residents36,079
Density4,095 per km²
Area8.8 km²
5-year growth-0.6%
Hub airport11 km (Lisbon Humberto Delgado)
Nearest city of 100k+8 km
Within 30 km2,623,600 people
Sea coast3 km
Climate typeMediterranean, hot summer (Csa)
Terrain around itabout 50 m, height range 170 m
Main railway line2.0 km
Distance to Lisbon8 km
Within 10 km1,281,527 people
Greater areaGreater Lisbon, 8 km out
Winter daylight9 h 27 min, sunset 17:19

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How Carnaxide e Queijas ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Portugal. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on affordability, 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 PortugalIn Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Young family31#1,178 of 1,505#34 of 118Map
Low-income household14#502 of 699#35 of 113Map
Low-income family16#527 of 676#46 of 113Map
Single parent25#291 of 404#37 of 101Map
Pensioner couple70#117 of 952#37 of 117Map
Single pensioner59#357 of 952#30 of 117Map
Early retiree66#147 of 819#43 of 116Map
Single professional63#4 of 192#4 of 95Map
Young professional67#4 of 175#4 of 91Map
DINKS70#4 of 111#4 of 83Map
Remote worker54#223 of 419#29 of 101Map
Commuter70#36 of 385#8 of 107Map
Car-free household73#6 of 146#6 of 86Map
Student74#42 of 88#29 of 71Map
First-home buyer26#343 of 676#21 of 113Map
Budget-constrained mover13#896 of 995#71 of 117Map
Urban lifestyle seeker68#5 of 148#5 of 86Map
Expat professional72#12 of 419#5 of 101Map
Healthcare-first mover65#245 of 952#45 of 117Map
Nature-focused household16#1,661 of 1,811#61 of 118Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover39#616 of 1,599#31 of 118Map
Rural value seeker0#1,729 of 1,811#84 of 118Map
High-net-worth mover68#185 of 1,599#45 of 118Map
Lottery winner76#32 of 3,092#28 of 118Map
Climate-resilient relocation61#519 of 995#61 of 117Map
Coastal living70#49 of 767#37 of 117Map
Business owner73#18 of 995#3 of 117Map
Digital native67#6 of 201#6 of 96Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Lifestyle and amenities99
  • Mobility and connectivity98
  • Health and elderly98
  • Sea or lake shore98
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)97
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)97
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)90
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)85
  • Demographics83
  • Foundation79
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)76
  • Flat land (terrain relief)71
  • Jobs and economy66
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance64
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance64
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)57
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)55
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)52
  • Education and family43
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)35
  • Safety and community21
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)8
  • Green space2
  • Affordability1
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.