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Best places to live in Greater Bilbao

97 municipalities with 1,153,472 residents within about 30 km of Bilbao, 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 Bilbao, 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. 1Getxo
    Bizkaia, 77,139 residents    66
  2. 2Sestao
    Bizkaia, 27,342 residents    64
  3. 3Laudio
    Araba/Álava, 18,009 residents    64
  4. 4Basauri
    Bizkaia, 40,535 residents    62
  5. 5Santurtzi
    Bizkaia, 46,085 residents    61
  6. 6Ortuella
    Bizkaia, 8,379 residents    60
  7. 7Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran
    Bizkaia, 11,911 residents    59
  8. 8Galdakao
    Bizkaia, 29,404 residents    59
  9. 9Durango
    Bizkaia, 29,935 residents    59
  10. 10Balmaseda
    Bizkaia, 7,651 residents    58

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For retired couples

  1. 1Getxo
    Bizkaia, 77,139 residents    73
  2. 2Laudio
    Araba/Álava, 18,009 residents    71
  3. 3Durango
    Bizkaia, 29,935 residents    71
  4. 4Bermeo
    Bizkaia, 16,784 residents    69
  5. 5Sopela
    Bizkaia, 14,276 residents    69
  6. 6Gorliz
    Bizkaia, 6,022 residents    69
  7. 7Santurtzi
    Bizkaia, 46,085 residents    69
  8. 8Leioa
    Bizkaia, 32,188 residents    68
  9. 9Güeñes
    Bizkaia, 6,699 residents    68
  10. 10Plentzia
    Bizkaia, 4,414 residents    68

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For remote workers

  1. 1Getxo
    Bizkaia, 77,139 residents    64
  2. 2Laudio
    Araba/Álava, 18,009 residents    63
  3. 3Sestao
    Bizkaia, 27,342 residents    62
  4. 4Basauri
    Bizkaia, 40,535 residents    59
  5. 5Ortuella
    Bizkaia, 8,379 residents    58
  6. 6Santurtzi
    Bizkaia, 46,085 residents    58
  7. 7Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran
    Bizkaia, 11,911 residents    57
  8. 8Balmaseda
    Bizkaia, 7,651 residents    57
  9. 9Güeñes
    Bizkaia, 6,699 residents    57
  10. 10Castro-Urdiales
    Cantabria, 32,975 residents    56

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For commuters

  1. 1Erandio
    Bizkaia, 24,489 residents    82
  2. 2Getxo
    Bizkaia, 77,139 residents    82
  3. 3Barakaldo
    Bizkaia, 100,907 residents    81
  4. 4Galdakao
    Bizkaia, 29,404 residents    81
  5. 5Leioa
    Bizkaia, 32,188 residents    81
  6. 6Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran
    Bizkaia, 11,911 residents    81
  7. 7Basauri
    Bizkaia, 40,535 residents    81
  8. 8Sestao
    Bizkaia, 27,342 residents    80
  9. 9Santurtzi
    Bizkaia, 46,085 residents    80
  10. 10Ortuella
    Bizkaia, 8,379 residents    80

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For single professionals

  1. 1Bilbao
    Bizkaia, 346,405 residents    76
  2. 2Barakaldo
    Bizkaia, 100,907 residents    74
  3. 3Getxo
    Bizkaia, 77,139 residents    74
  4. 4Leioa
    Bizkaia, 32,188 residents    72
  5. 5Basauri
    Bizkaia, 40,535 residents    70
  6. 6Santurtzi
    Bizkaia, 46,085 residents    70
  7. 7Erandio
    Bizkaia, 24,489 residents    70
  8. 8Galdakao
    Bizkaia, 29,404 residents    69
  9. 9Sestao
    Bizkaia, 27,342 residents    69
  10. 10Portugalete
    Bizkaia, 45,285 residents    68

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Sestao
    Bizkaia, 27,342 residents    49
  2. 2Basauri
    Bizkaia, 40,535 residents    41
  3. 3Getxo
    Bizkaia, 77,139 residents    41
  4. 4Ortuella
    Bizkaia, 8,379 residents    39
  5. 5Erandio
    Bizkaia, 24,489 residents    37
  6. 6Santurtzi
    Bizkaia, 46,085 residents    37
  7. 7Barakaldo
    Bizkaia, 100,907 residents    36
  8. 8Castro-Urdiales
    Cantabria, 32,975 residents    36
  9. 9Laudio
    Araba/Álava, 18,009 residents    35
  10. 10Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran
    Bizkaia, 11,911 residents    35

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Towns in Greater Bilbao