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Best places to live in Greater Leeds

7 municipalities with 2,554,966 residents within about 30 km of Leeds, 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 Leeds, 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. 1Harrogate
    North Yorkshire CC, 160,044 residents    69
  2. 2Selby
    North Yorkshire CC, 87,887 residents    61
  3. 3Calderdale
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 209,454 residents    53
  4. 4Wakefield
    Wakefield, 340,790 residents    51
  5. 5Leeds
    Leeds, 784,846 residents    51
  6. 6Kirklees
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 437,145 residents    44
  7. 7Bradford
    Bradford, 534,800 residents    36

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For retired couples

  1. 1Harrogate
    North Yorkshire CC, 160,044 residents    66
  2. 2Selby
    North Yorkshire CC, 87,887 residents    65
  3. 3Leeds
    Leeds, 784,846 residents    52
  4. 4Calderdale
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 209,454 residents    51
  5. 5Wakefield
    Wakefield, 340,790 residents    48
  6. 6Kirklees
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 437,145 residents    48
  7. 7Bradford
    Bradford, 534,800 residents    41

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For remote workers

  1. 1Wakefield
    Wakefield, 340,790 residents    71
  2. 2Harrogate
    North Yorkshire CC, 160,044 residents    69
  3. 3Calderdale
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 209,454 residents    68
  4. 4Kirklees
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 437,145 residents    68
  5. 5Leeds
    Leeds, 784,846 residents    67
  6. 6Bradford
    Bradford, 534,800 residents    67
  7. 7Selby
    North Yorkshire CC, 87,887 residents    66

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For commuters

  1. 1Wakefield
    Wakefield, 340,790 residents    82
  2. 2Leeds
    Leeds, 784,846 residents    80
  3. 3Calderdale
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 209,454 residents    79
  4. 4Harrogate
    North Yorkshire CC, 160,044 residents    78
  5. 5Kirklees
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 437,145 residents    74
  6. 6Bradford
    Bradford, 534,800 residents    70
  7. 7Selby
    North Yorkshire CC, 87,887 residents    64

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For single professionals

  1. 1Harrogate
    North Yorkshire CC, 160,044 residents    70
  2. 2Leeds
    Leeds, 784,846 residents    66
  3. 3Wakefield
    Wakefield, 340,790 residents    60
  4. 4Calderdale
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 209,454 residents    59
  5. 5Selby
    North Yorkshire CC, 87,887 residents    56
  6. 6Kirklees
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 437,145 residents    55
  7. 7Bradford
    Bradford, 534,800 residents    46

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Wakefield
    Wakefield, 340,790 residents    72
  2. 2Calderdale
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 209,454 residents    69
  3. 3Bradford
    Bradford, 534,800 residents    67
  4. 4Leeds
    Leeds, 784,846 residents    65
  5. 5Kirklees
    Calderdale and Kirklees, 437,145 residents    65
  6. 6Harrogate
    North Yorkshire CC, 160,044 residents    60
  7. 7Selby
    North Yorkshire CC, 87,887 residents    57

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Towns in Greater Leeds