Living in Custóias, Leça do Balio e Guifões

Custóias, Leça do Balio e Guifões is a large parish in Norte, Portugal, home to 44,045 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are expat professionals (top 1%, #1 of 419), business owners (top 6%, #56 of 995), people who want to live by the sea (top 17%, #129 of 767).

Residents44,045
Density2,339 per km²
Area18.8 km²
5-year growth-3.7%
Hub airport6 km (Francisco de Sá Carneiro)
Nearest city of 100k+6 km
Within 30 km1,802,100 people
Sea coast5 km
Climate typeMediterranean, warm summer (Csb)
Terrain around itabout 80 m, height range 140 m
Nearest major riverDuero, 5.7 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Lisbon279 km
Within 10 km785,167 people
Greater areaGreater Porto, 6 km out
Winter daylight9 h 12 min, sunset 17:09

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How Custóias, Leça do Balio e Guifões 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 Norte
Young family34#1,080 of 1,505#625 of 646Map
Low-income household14#498 of 699#232 of 255Map
Low-income family26#421 of 676#228 of 252Map
Single parent34#198 of 404#116 of 141Map
Pensioner couple62#430 of 952#316 of 383Map
Single pensioner58#376 of 952#341 of 383Map
Early retiree59#465 of 819#266 of 293Map
Single professional57#60 of 192#4 of 75Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
Remote worker53#252 of 419#134 of 142Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
First-home buyer25#390 of 676#197 of 252Map
Budget-constrained mover19#720 of 995#365 of 389Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for regional access–Map
Expat professional74#1 of 419#1 of 142Map
Healthcare-first mover63#353 of 952#260 of 383Map
Nature-focused household10#1,758 of 1,811#727 of 735Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover33#892 of 1,599#366 of 655Map
Rural value seeker0#1,758 of 1,811#710 of 735Map
High-net-worth mover61#544 of 1,599#417 of 655Map
Lottery winner73#82 of 3,092#27 of 1426Map
Climate-resilient relocation64#309 of 995#281 of 389Map
Coastal living69#129 of 767#56 of 299Map
Business owner71#56 of 995#26 of 389Map
Digital native59#65 of 201#5 of 82Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Mobility and connectivity100
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)100
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)98
  • Lifestyle and amenities95
  • Sea or lake shore95
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)92
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)92
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)92
  • Foundation87
  • Flat land (terrain relief)76
  • Jobs and economy71
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)66
  • Health and elderly66
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)65
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)64
  • Education and family58
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)52
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)50
  • Demographics47
  • Safety and community44
  • Affordability4
  • Green space3
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

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