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Best places to live in Greater Glasgow

7 municipalities with 1,748,480 residents within about 20 km of Glasgow, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, 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 Glasgow, 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. 1East Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 108,130 residents    82
  2. 2South Lanarkshire
    South Lanarkshire, 318,170 residents    80
  3. 3Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 176,830 residents    79
  4. 4North Lanarkshire
    North Lanarkshire, 339,960 residents    78
  5. 5East Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 94,760 residents    72
  6. 6West Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 89,610 residents    68
  7. 7Glasgow City
    Glasgow City, 621,020 residents    66

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For retired couples

  1. 1East Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 108,130 residents    77
  2. 2East Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 94,760 residents    73
  3. 3South Lanarkshire
    South Lanarkshire, 318,170 residents    52
  4. 4North Lanarkshire
    North Lanarkshire, 339,960 residents    49
  5. 5Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 176,830 residents    49
  6. 6West Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 89,610 residents    45
  7. 7Glasgow City
    Glasgow City, 621,020 residents    37

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For remote workers

  1. 1South Lanarkshire
    South Lanarkshire, 318,170 residents    76
  2. 2North Lanarkshire
    North Lanarkshire, 339,960 residents    76
  3. 3East Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 108,130 residents    73
  4. 4Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 176,830 residents    73
  5. 5West Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 89,610 residents    72
  6. 6Glasgow City
    Glasgow City, 621,020 residents    69
  7. 7East Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 94,760 residents    65

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For commuters

  1. 1Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 176,830 residents    88
  2. 2North Lanarkshire
    North Lanarkshire, 339,960 residents    88
  3. 3South Lanarkshire
    South Lanarkshire, 318,170 residents    85
  4. 4East Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 108,130 residents    82
  5. 5Glasgow City
    Glasgow City, 621,020 residents    82
  6. 6East Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 94,760 residents    76
  7. 7West Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 89,610 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Glasgow City
    Glasgow City, 621,020 residents    73
  2. 2South Lanarkshire
    South Lanarkshire, 318,170 residents    72
  3. 3East Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 108,130 residents    72
  4. 4East Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 94,760 residents    67
  5. 5North Lanarkshire
    North Lanarkshire, 339,960 residents    66
  6. 6Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 176,830 residents    64
  7. 7West Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 89,610 residents    52

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 176,830 residents    84
  2. 2North Lanarkshire
    North Lanarkshire, 339,960 residents    82
  3. 3West Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 89,610 residents    78
  4. 4South Lanarkshire
    South Lanarkshire, 318,170 residents    78
  5. 5Glasgow City
    Glasgow City, 621,020 residents    72
  6. 6East Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond, 108,130 residents    65
  7. 7East Renfrewshire
    Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire, 94,760 residents    58

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Towns in Greater Glasgow