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Best places to live in Greater Zurich

298 municipalities with 2,125,509 residents within about 35 km of Zurich, 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 Zurich, 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. 1Wädenswil
    Zurich, 25,193 residents    70
  2. 2Lenzburg
    Aargau, 11,054 residents    65
  3. 3Wohlen (AG)
    Aargau, 17,133 residents    64
  4. 4Reinach (AG)
    Aargau, 9,216 residents    63
  5. 5Untersiggenthal
    Aargau, 7,486 residents    61
  6. 6Villmergen
    Aargau, 7,869 residents    61
  7. 7Döttingen
    Aargau, 4,375 residents    60
  8. 8Mellingen
    Aargau, 6,019 residents    60
  9. 9Brugg
    Aargau, 12,943 residents    60
  10. 10Obersiggenthal
    Aargau, 8,782 residents    60

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For retired couples

  1. 1Meilen
    Zurich, 14,754 residents    76
  2. 2Zollikon
    Zurich, 13,472 residents    75
  3. 3Männedorf
    Zurich, 11,437 residents    75
  4. 4Küsnacht (ZH)
    Zurich, 14,833 residents    74
  5. 5Uster
    Zurich, 35,748 residents    74
  6. 6Uetikon am See
    Zurich, 6,325 residents    73
  7. 7Egg
    Zurich, 8,786 residents    73
  8. 8Maur
    Zurich, 10,757 residents    73
  9. 9Herrliberg
    Zurich, 6,749 residents    73
  10. 10Gossau (ZH)
    Zurich, 10,336 residents    72

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For remote workers

  1. 1Wädenswil
    Zurich, 25,193 residents    73
  2. 2Wohlen (AG)
    Aargau, 17,133 residents    71
  3. 3Lenzburg
    Aargau, 11,054 residents    71
  4. 4Reinach (AG)
    Aargau, 9,216 residents    68
  5. 5Brugg
    Aargau, 12,943 residents    68
  6. 6Winterthur
    Zurich, 116,906 residents    67
  7. 7Obersiggenthal
    Aargau, 8,782 residents    67
  8. 8Mellingen
    Aargau, 6,019 residents    66
  9. 9Muri (AG)
    Aargau, 8,381 residents    66
  10. 10Windisch
    Aargau, 8,022 residents    66

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For commuters

  1. 1Lenzburg
    Aargau, 11,054 residents    81
  2. 2Zug
    Zug, 31,469 residents    80
  3. 3Baar
    Zug, 24,996 residents    80
  4. 4Cham
    Zug, 17,643 residents    79
  5. 5Wädenswil
    Zurich, 25,193 residents    77
  6. 6Kloten
    Zurich, 20,980 residents    77
  7. 7Winterthur
    Zurich, 116,906 residents    75
  8. 8Baden
    Aargau, 19,839 residents    75
  9. 9Regensdorf
    Zurich, 18,739 residents    75
  10. 10Hünenberg
    Zug, 8,948 residents    74

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For single professionals

  1. 1Zürich
    Zurich, 427,721 residents    72
  2. 2Baar
    Zug, 24,996 residents    65
  3. 3Zug
    Zug, 31,469 residents    65
  4. 4Winterthur
    Zurich, 116,906 residents    63
  5. 5Kloten
    Zurich, 20,980 residents    63
  6. 6Wallisellen
    Zurich, 17,299 residents    61
  7. 7Baden
    Aargau, 19,839 residents    61
  8. 8Lenzburg
    Aargau, 11,054 residents    61
  9. 9Schlieren
    Zurich, 20,350 residents    61
  10. 10Regensdorf
    Zurich, 18,739 residents    60

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Lenzburg
    Aargau, 11,054 residents    63
  2. 2Reinach (AG)
    Aargau, 9,216 residents    62
  3. 3Wohlen (AG)
    Aargau, 17,133 residents    61
  4. 4Spreitenbach
    Aargau, 12,322 residents    60
  5. 5Birr
    Aargau, 4,605 residents    58
  6. 6Bad Zurzach
    Aargau, 4,379 residents    58
  7. 7Turgi
    Aargau, 3,010 residents    57
  8. 8Mellingen
    Aargau, 6,019 residents    56
  9. 9Döttingen
    Aargau, 4,375 residents    55
  10. 10Obersiggenthal
    Aargau, 8,782 residents    53

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Towns in Greater Zurich