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Best places to live in Greater Gothenburg

8 municipalities with 894,511 residents within about 25 km of Gothenburg, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, safety and community and taxes and wealth (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 Gothenburg, 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. 1Ale
    Västra Götalands län, 32,446 residents    55
  2. 2Mölndal
    Västra Götalands län, 70,534 residents    53
  3. 3Göteborg
    Västra Götalands län, 604,616 residents    53
  4. 4Partille
    Västra Götalands län, 40,730 residents    50
  5. 5Lerum
    Västra Götalands län, 43,706 residents    50
  6. 6Kungälv
    Västra Götalands län, 49,785 residents    49
  7. 7Öckerö
    Västra Götalands län, 12,819 residents    49
  8. 8Härryda
    Västra Götalands län, 39,875 residents    49

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For retired couples

  1. 1Mölndal
    Västra Götalands län, 70,534 residents    66
  2. 2Göteborg
    Västra Götalands län, 604,616 residents    65
  3. 3Öckerö
    Västra Götalands län, 12,819 residents    64
  4. 4Ale
    Västra Götalands län, 32,446 residents    64
  5. 5Partille
    Västra Götalands län, 40,730 residents    64
  6. 6Lerum
    Västra Götalands län, 43,706 residents    63
  7. 7Härryda
    Västra Götalands län, 39,875 residents    62
  8. 8Kungälv
    Västra Götalands län, 49,785 residents    62

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For remote workers

  1. 1Ale
    Västra Götalands län, 32,446 residents    59
  2. 2Mölndal
    Västra Götalands län, 70,534 residents    57
  3. 3Göteborg
    Västra Götalands län, 604,616 residents    57
  4. 4Partille
    Västra Götalands län, 40,730 residents    55
  5. 5Lerum
    Västra Götalands län, 43,706 residents    54
  6. 6Härryda
    Västra Götalands län, 39,875 residents    54
  7. 7Kungälv
    Västra Götalands län, 49,785 residents    53
  8. 8Öckerö
    Västra Götalands län, 12,819 residents    50

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For commuters

  1. 1Göteborg
    Västra Götalands län, 604,616 residents    78
  2. 2Mölndal
    Västra Götalands län, 70,534 residents    76
  3. 3Partille
    Västra Götalands län, 40,730 residents    74
  4. 4Härryda
    Västra Götalands län, 39,875 residents    69
  5. 5Kungälv
    Västra Götalands län, 49,785 residents    67
  6. 6Lerum
    Västra Götalands län, 43,706 residents    66
  7. 7Öckerö
    Västra Götalands län, 12,819 residents    64
  8. 8Ale
    Västra Götalands län, 32,446 residents    64

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For single professionals

  1. 1Göteborg
    Västra Götalands län, 604,616 residents    72
  2. 2Mölndal
    Västra Götalands län, 70,534 residents    68
  3. 3Partille
    Västra Götalands län, 40,730 residents    65
  4. 4Härryda
    Västra Götalands län, 39,875 residents    55
  5. 5Kungälv
    Västra Götalands län, 49,785 residents    53
  6. 6Ale
    Västra Götalands län, 32,446 residents    48
  7. 7Lerum
    Västra Götalands län, 43,706 residents    48
  8. 8Öckerö
    Västra Götalands län, 12,819 residents    37

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Ale
    Västra Götalands län, 32,446 residents    39
  2. 2Lerum
    Västra Götalands län, 43,706 residents    34
  3. 3Kungälv
    Västra Götalands län, 49,785 residents    30
  4. 4Härryda
    Västra Götalands län, 39,875 residents    29
  5. 5Mölndal
    Västra Götalands län, 70,534 residents    28
  6. 6Partille
    Västra Götalands län, 40,730 residents    28
  7. 7Göteborg
    Västra Götalands län, 604,616 residents    22
  8. 8Öckerö
    Västra Götalands län, 12,819 residents    22

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Towns in Greater Gothenburg