Best places to live in Greater Malmö

7 municipalities with 625,252 residents within about 20 km of Malmö, 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 Malmö, 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. 1Staffanstorp
    Skåne län, 27,152 residents
    55
  2. 2Vellinge
    Skåne län, 37,738 residents
    50
  3. 3Svedala
    Skåne län, 23,470 residents
    47
  4. 4Lomma
    Skåne län, 24,627 residents
    47
  5. 5Malmö
    Skåne län, 362,133 residents
    47
  6. 6Lund
    Skåne län, 130,288 residents
    45
  7. 7Burlöv
    Skåne län, 19,844 residents
    44

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For retired couples

  1. 1Staffanstorp
    Skåne län, 27,152 residents
    68
  2. 2Vellinge
    Skåne län, 37,738 residents
    68
  3. 3Lomma
    Skåne län, 24,627 residents
    63
  4. 4Malmö
    Skåne län, 362,133 residents
    62
  5. 5Lund
    Skåne län, 130,288 residents
    59
  6. 6Svedala
    Skåne län, 23,470 residents
    57
  7. 7Burlöv
    Skåne län, 19,844 residents
    54

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For remote workers

  1. 1Staffanstorp
    Skåne län, 27,152 residents
    60
  2. 2Malmö
    Skåne län, 362,133 residents
    55
  3. 3Vellinge
    Skåne län, 37,738 residents
    54
  4. 4Burlöv
    Skåne län, 19,844 residents
    52
  5. 5Lomma
    Skåne län, 24,627 residents
    51
  6. 6Lund
    Skåne län, 130,288 residents
    50
  7. 7Svedala
    Skåne län, 23,470 residents
    50

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For commuters

  1. 1Lund
    Skåne län, 130,288 residents
    71
  2. 2Staffanstorp
    Skåne län, 27,152 residents
    69
  3. 3Lomma
    Skåne län, 24,627 residents
    68
  4. 4Malmö
    Skåne län, 362,133 residents
    68
  5. 5Vellinge
    Skåne län, 37,738 residents
    63
  6. 6Svedala
    Skåne län, 23,470 residents
    62
  7. 7Burlöv
    Skåne län, 19,844 residents
    62

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For single professionals

  1. 1Malmö
    Skåne län, 362,133 residents
    58
  2. 2Lund
    Skåne län, 130,288 residents
    57
  3. 3Lomma
    Skåne län, 24,627 residents
    49
  4. 4Staffanstorp
    Skåne län, 27,152 residents
    49
  5. 5Burlöv
    Skåne län, 19,844 residents
    41
  6. 6Vellinge
    Skåne län, 37,738 residents
    40
  7. 7Svedala
    Skåne län, 23,470 residents
    33

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Staffanstorp
    Skåne län, 27,152 residents
    30
  2. 2Svedala
    Skåne län, 23,470 residents
    29
  3. 3Burlöv
    Skåne län, 19,844 residents
    28
  4. 4Lomma
    Skåne län, 24,627 residents
    21
  5. 5Lund
    Skåne län, 130,288 residents
    21
  6. 6Vellinge
    Skåne län, 37,738 residents
    20
  7. 7Malmö
    Skåne län, 362,133 residents
    18

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Towns in Greater Malmö