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Best places to live in Greater Basel

127 municipalities with 571,786 residents within about 30 km of Basel, ranked for 29 household profiles. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Basel, 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. 1Zwingen
    Basel-Landschaft, 2,685 residents    65
  2. 2Bubendorf
    Basel-Landschaft, 4,439 residents    64
  3. 3Ormalingen
    Basel-Landschaft, 2,330 residents    64
  4. 4Lausen
    Basel-Landschaft, 5,772 residents    64
  5. 5Liestal
    Basel-Landschaft, 15,420 residents    63
  6. 6Niederdorf
    Basel-Landschaft, 1,791 residents    63
  7. 7Ettingen
    Basel-Landschaft, 5,587 residents    63
  8. 8Gelterkinden
    Basel-Landschaft, 6,217 residents    62
  9. 9Muttenz
    Basel-Landschaft, 17,917 residents    62
  10. 10Hölstein
    Basel-Landschaft, 2,609 residents    62

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For retired couples

  1. 1Liestal
    Basel-Landschaft, 15,420 residents    70
  2. 2Münchenstein
    Basel-Landschaft, 12,102 residents    70
  3. 3Muttenz
    Basel-Landschaft, 17,917 residents    70
  4. 4Laufen
    Basel-Landschaft, 5,906 residents    69
  5. 5Frenkendorf
    Basel-Landschaft, 6,507 residents    68
  6. 6Oberwil (BL)
    Basel-Landschaft, 11,273 residents    68
  7. 7Reinach (BL)
    Basel-Landschaft, 19,667 residents    68
  8. 8Aesch (BL)
    Basel-Landschaft, 10,607 residents    68
  9. 9Therwil
    Basel-Landschaft, 9,934 residents    67
  10. 10Pratteln
    Basel-Landschaft, 16,458 residents    67

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For remote workers

  1. 1Liestal
    Basel-Landschaft, 15,420 residents    81
  2. 2Münchenstein
    Basel-Landschaft, 12,102 residents    77
  3. 3Muttenz
    Basel-Landschaft, 17,917 residents    77
  4. 4Reinach (BL)
    Basel-Landschaft, 19,667 residents    74
  5. 5Frenkendorf
    Basel-Landschaft, 6,507 residents    74
  6. 6Laufen
    Basel-Landschaft, 5,906 residents    74
  7. 7Oberwil (BL)
    Basel-Landschaft, 11,273 residents    73
  8. 8Pratteln
    Basel-Landschaft, 16,458 residents    73
  9. 9Therwil
    Basel-Landschaft, 9,934 residents    72
  10. 10Allschwil
    Basel-Landschaft, 21,654 residents    72

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For commuters

  1. 1Muttenz
    Basel-Landschaft, 17,917 residents    77
  2. 2Pratteln
    Basel-Landschaft, 16,458 residents    76
  3. 3Basel
    Basel-Stadt, 173,552 residents    75
  4. 4Münchenstein
    Basel-Landschaft, 12,102 residents    73
  5. 5Arlesheim
    Basel-Landschaft, 9,270 residents    72
  6. 6Allschwil
    Basel-Landschaft, 21,654 residents    72
  7. 7Reinach (BL)
    Basel-Landschaft, 19,667 residents    70
  8. 8Liestal
    Basel-Landschaft, 15,420 residents    70
  9. 9Birsfelden
    Basel-Landschaft, 10,264 residents    69
  10. 10Rheinfelden
    Aargau, 13,624 residents    62

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For single professionals

  1. 1Basel
    Basel-Stadt, 173,552 residents    66
  2. 2Münchenstein
    Basel-Landschaft, 12,102 residents    61
  3. 3Muttenz
    Basel-Landschaft, 17,917 residents    61
  4. 4Pratteln
    Basel-Landschaft, 16,458 residents    60
  5. 5Liestal
    Basel-Landschaft, 15,420 residents    58
  6. 6Birsfelden
    Basel-Landschaft, 10,264 residents    57
  7. 7Arlesheim
    Basel-Landschaft, 9,270 residents    56
  8. 8Allschwil
    Basel-Landschaft, 21,654 residents    54
  9. 9Reinach (BL)
    Basel-Landschaft, 19,667 residents    52
  10. 10Rheinfelden
    Aargau, 13,624 residents    46

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Liestal
    Basel-Landschaft, 15,420 residents    77
  2. 2Pratteln
    Basel-Landschaft, 16,458 residents    75
  3. 3Muttenz
    Basel-Landschaft, 17,917 residents    75
  4. 4Münchenstein
    Basel-Landschaft, 12,102 residents    74
  5. 5Allschwil
    Basel-Landschaft, 21,654 residents    73
  6. 6Laufen
    Basel-Landschaft, 5,906 residents    73
  7. 7Birsfelden
    Basel-Landschaft, 10,264 residents    72
  8. 8Basel
    Basel-Stadt, 173,552 residents    70
  9. 9Lausen
    Basel-Landschaft, 5,772 residents    70
  10. 10Füllinsdorf
    Basel-Landschaft, 4,646 residents    69

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Towns in Greater Basel