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Best places to live in Greater Seoul

15 places with 12,563,361 residents within about 55 km of Seoul, 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 Seoul, 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. 1Icheon-si (이천시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 196,230 residents    73
  2. 2Yangju (양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 179,923 residents    73
  3. 3Hwado
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 106,358 residents    72
  4. 4Pubal
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 63,026 residents    70
  5. 5Gapyeong (가평군)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 55,415 residents    69
  6. 6Munsan
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 43,208 residents    68
  7. 7Hanam (하남시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 254,415 residents    68
  8. 8Namyangju (남양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 90,798 residents    67
  9. 9Yangp'yŏng (양평군)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 83,367 residents    66
  10. 10Wabu (와부)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 96,775 residents    64

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For retired couples

  1. 1Munsan
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 43,208 residents    73
  2. 2Yangju (양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 179,923 residents    73
  3. 3Namyangju (남양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 90,798 residents    71
  4. 4Gwangmyeong (광명시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 357,545 residents    70
  5. 5Hanam (하남시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 254,415 residents    70
  6. 6Hwado
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 106,358 residents    70
  7. 7Icheon-si (이천시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 196,230 residents    70
  8. 8Pubal
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 63,026 residents    69
  9. 9Wabu (와부)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 96,775 residents    69
  10. 10Yangp'yŏng (양평군)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 83,367 residents    65

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For remote workers

  1. 1Gwangmyeong (광명시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 357,545 residents    81
  2. 2Hanam (하남시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 254,415 residents    78
  3. 3Yangju (양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 179,923 residents    77
  4. 4Namyangju (남양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 90,798 residents    76
  5. 5Wabu (와부)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 96,775 residents    76
  6. 6Hwado
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 106,358 residents    76
  7. 7Icheon-si (이천시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 196,230 residents    75
  8. 8Pubal
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 63,026 residents    74
  9. 9Uijeongbu-si (의정부시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 479,141 residents    71
  10. 10Yangp'yŏng (양평군)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 83,367 residents    70

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For commuters

  1. 1Uijeongbu-si (의정부시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 479,141 residents    92
  2. 2Hanam (하남시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 254,415 residents    91
  3. 3Guri-si (구리시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 195,236 residents    90
  4. 4Gwangmyeong (광명시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 357,545 residents    90
  5. 5Hwado
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 106,358 residents    87
  6. 6Yangju (양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 179,923 residents    87
  7. 7Wabu (와부)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 96,775 residents    86
  8. 8Namyangju (남양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 90,798 residents    85
  9. 9Seoul (서울시)
    Seoul (서울특별시), 10,349,312 residents    83
  10. 10Icheon-si (이천시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 196,230 residents    82

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For single professionals

  1. 1Seoul (서울시)
    Seoul (서울특별시), 10,349,312 residents    86
  2. 2Uijeongbu-si (의정부시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 479,141 residents    86
  3. 3Gwangmyeong (광명시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 357,545 residents    86
  4. 4Hanam (하남시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 254,415 residents    83
  5. 5Guri-si (구리시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 195,236 residents    82
  6. 6Wabu (와부)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 96,775 residents    78
  7. 7Namyangju (남양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 90,798 residents    77
  8. 8Yangju (양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 179,923 residents    76
  9. 9Hwado
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 106,358 residents    74
  10. 10Icheon-si (이천시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 196,230 residents    69

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Uijeongbu-si (의정부시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 479,141 residents    81
  2. 2Hanam (하남시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 254,415 residents    79
  3. 3Guri-si (구리시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 195,236 residents    78
  4. 4Namyangju (남양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 90,798 residents    78
  5. 5Wabu (와부)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 96,775 residents    77
  6. 6Hwado
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 106,358 residents    76
  7. 7Yangju (양주시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 179,923 residents    76
  8. 8Gwangmyeong (광명시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 357,545 residents    75
  9. 9Icheon-si (이천시)
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 196,230 residents    72
  10. 10Pubal
    Gyeonggi (경기도), 63,026 residents    70

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Towns in Greater Seoul