Best places to live in Greater Taipei

9 places with 12,685,643 residents within about 40 km of Taipei, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Taipei, 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. 1Sanzhi (三芝區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 23,452 residents
    68
  2. 2Shimen (石門區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 12,645 residents
    65
  3. 3Pinglin (坪林區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,503 residents
    65
  4. 4Wulai (烏來區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,182 residents
    65
  5. 5Yilan (宜蘭市)
    Yilan (宜蘭縣), 94,188 residents
    63
  6. 6Sanxia (三峽區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 115,185 residents
    61
  7. 7Banqiao (板橋區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 551,221 residents
    43
  8. 8New Taipei City (新北市)
    New Taipei (新北市), 4,004,367 residents
    40
  9. 9Taipei (臺北市)
    Taipei (臺北市), 7,871,900 residents
    40

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For retired couples

  1. 1Sanzhi (三芝區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 23,452 residents
    81
  2. 2Shimen (石門區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 12,645 residents
    79
  3. 3Yilan (宜蘭市)
    Yilan (宜蘭縣), 94,188 residents
    78
  4. 4Sanxia (三峽區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 115,185 residents
    74
  5. 5Banqiao (板橋區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 551,221 residents
    68
  6. 6Pinglin (坪林區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,503 residents
    68
  7. 7New Taipei City (新北市)
    New Taipei (新北市), 4,004,367 residents
    64
  8. 8Wulai (烏來區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,182 residents
    63
  9. 9Taipei (臺北市)
    Taipei (臺北市), 7,871,900 residents
    63

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For remote workers

  1. 1Sanxia (三峽區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 115,185 residents
    84
  2. 2Sanzhi (三芝區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 23,452 residents
    76
  3. 3Yilan (宜蘭市)
    Yilan (宜蘭縣), 94,188 residents
    76
  4. 4Banqiao (板橋區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 551,221 residents
    75
  5. 5Shimen (石門區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 12,645 residents
    74
  6. 6New Taipei City (新北市)
    New Taipei (新北市), 4,004,367 residents
    71
  7. 7Taipei (臺北市)
    Taipei (臺北市), 7,871,900 residents
    68
  8. 8Pinglin (坪林區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,503 residents
    64
  9. 9Wulai (烏來區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,182 residents
    63

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For commuters

  1. 1Sanxia (三峽區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 115,185 residents
    90
  2. 2Taipei (臺北市)
    Taipei (臺北市), 7,871,900 residents
    83
  3. 3New Taipei City (新北市)
    New Taipei (新北市), 4,004,367 residents
    83
  4. 4Banqiao (板橋區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 551,221 residents
    81
  5. 5Sanzhi (三芝區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 23,452 residents
    66
  6. 6Pinglin (坪林區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,503 residents
    64
  7. 7Wulai (烏來區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,182 residents
    63
  8. 8Shimen (石門區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 12,645 residents
    62
  9. 9Yilan (宜蘭市)
    Yilan (宜蘭縣), 94,188 residents
    43

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For single professionals

  1. 1Taipei (臺北市)
    Taipei (臺北市), 7,871,900 residents
    86
  2. 2New Taipei City (新北市)
    New Taipei (新北市), 4,004,367 residents
    86
  3. 3Sanxia (三峽區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 115,185 residents
    82
  4. 4Banqiao (板橋區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 551,221 residents
    82
  5. 5Sanzhi (三芝區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 23,452 residents
    46
  6. 6Shimen (石門區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 12,645 residents
    43
  7. 7Pinglin (坪林區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,503 residents
    40
  8. 8Wulai (烏來區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,182 residents
    39
  9. 9Yilan (宜蘭市)
    Yilan (宜蘭縣), 94,188 residents
    31

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Sanxia (三峽區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 115,185 residents
    78
  2. 2Sanzhi (三芝區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 23,452 residents
    65
  3. 3Shimen (石門區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 12,645 residents
    63
  4. 4Yilan (宜蘭市)
    Yilan (宜蘭縣), 94,188 residents
    57
  5. 5Taipei (臺北市)
    Taipei (臺北市), 7,871,900 residents
    56
  6. 6New Taipei City (新北市)
    New Taipei (新北市), 4,004,367 residents
    56
  7. 7Pinglin (坪林區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,503 residents
    55
  8. 8Wulai (烏來區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 6,182 residents
    55
  9. 9Banqiao (板橋區)
    New Taipei (新北市), 551,221 residents
    54

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Towns in Greater Taipei