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Best Cities for Families in Europe

Safety, schools, democracy, and affordability — the four-tab spreadsheet every relocating parent actually builds.

1.
🇩🇪

Leipzig

Germany

safety 86/100, $800/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$800/mo rent$2164/mo total0.8 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers214 Mbps
88score
2.
🇩🇪

Stuttgart

Germany

safety 88/100, $1157/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1157/mo rent$2638/mo total0.3 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers224 Mbps
85score
3.
🇫🇮

Helsinki

Finland

safety 89/100, $1210/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1210/mo rent$2368/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy72°F summers227 MbpsCoastal
85score
4.
🇩🇪

Cologne

Germany

safety 85/100, $1171/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1171/mo rent$2657/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers189 Mbps
83score
5.
🇦🇹

Graz

Austria

safety 87/100, $772/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$772/mo rent$2309/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers
82score
6.
🇨🇭

Lugano

Switzerland

safety 92/100, $1813/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1813/mo rent$4101/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy81°F summers306 Mbps
81score
7.
🇸🇪

Gothenburg

Sweden

safety 85/100, $1080/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1080/mo rent$2319/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy66°F summers163 MbpsCoastal
81score
8.
🇵🇹

Porto

Portugal

safety 83/100, $1297/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1297/mo rent$2319/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy73°F summers226 MbpsCoastal
80score
9.
🇨🇭

Lausanne

Switzerland

safety 91/100, $2058/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$2058/mo rent$4091/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers465 Mbps
79score
10.
🇪🇪

Tallinn

Estonia

safety 85/100, $816/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$816/mo rent$2239/mo total1.5 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers112 MbpsCoastal
79score
11.
🇫🇷

Marseille

France

$902/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$902/mo rent$2277/mo total1.6 homicides/100k81°F summers169 MbpsCoastal
79score
12.
🇳🇴

Oslo

Norway

safety 91/100, $2004/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$2004/mo rent$3996/mo total0.1 homicides/100kFull democracy70°F summers258 MbpsCoastal
79score
13.
🇸🇮

Ljubljana

Slovenia

safety 86/100, $1118/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1118/mo rent$2422/mo total0.6 homicides/100k81°F summers130 Mbps
79score
14.
🇨🇭

Lucerne

Switzerland

safety 92/100, $2173/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$2173/mo rent$4445/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers412 Mbps
78score
15.
🇨🇿

Prague

Czech Republic

safety 83/100, $1228/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1228/mo rent$2457/mo total2.0 homicides/100kFull democracy73°F summers137 Mbps
78score
16.
🇫🇷

Lyon

France

$972/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$972/mo rent$2400/mo total1.6 homicides/100k79°F summers146 Mbps
78score
17.
🇸🇪

Malmo

Sweden

safety 84/100, $1092/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1092/mo rent$2397/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers84 MbpsCoastal
78score
18.
🇦🇹

Vienna

Austria

safety 87/100, $1303/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1303/mo rent$2865/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers101 Mbps
77score
19.
🇩🇪

Berlin

Germany

safety 85/100, $1550/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1550/mo rent$3055/mo total1.2 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers128 Mbps
77score
20.
🇩🇰

Copenhagen

Denmark

safety 90/100, $1970/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1970/mo rent$3504/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers245 MbpsCoastal
77score
21.
🇪🇸

Tenerife

Spain

safety 89/100, $1217/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1217/mo rent$2443/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy81°F summersCoastalMountains
77score
22.
🇵🇹

Lisbon

Portugal

safety 83/100, $1616/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1616/mo rent$2731/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy81°F summers238 MbpsCoastal
77score
23.
🇷🇴

Bucharest

Romania

$668/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$668/mo rent$1690/mo total1.3 homicides/100kHybrid regime86°F summers255 Mbps
77score
24.
🇸🇪

Stockholm

Sweden

safety 85/100, $1816/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1816/mo rent$3443/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers190 MbpsCoastal
77score
25.
🇪🇸

Bilbao

Spain

safety 84/100, $1259/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1259/mo rent$2503/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summersCoastal
76score
26.
🇵🇱

Krakow

Poland

safety 82/100, $976/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$976/mo rent$2065/mo total0.4 homicides/100k73°F summers88 Mbps
76score
27.
🇩🇪

Frankfurt

Germany

safety 82/100, $1358/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1358/mo rent$2986/mo total2.7 homicides/100kFull democracy79°F summers
75score
28.
🇩🇪

Hamburg

Germany

safety 85/100, $1359/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1359/mo rent$2855/mo total1.5 homicides/100kFull democracy70°F summers96 Mbps
75score
29.
🇬🇷

Athens

Greece

$737/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$737/mo rent$1935/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy90°F summers98 MbpsCoastal
75score
30.
🇳🇱

Rotterdam

Netherlands

safety 89/100, $1805/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1805/mo rent$3421/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy70°F summers141 MbpsCoastal
75score
31.
🇳🇱

The Hague

Netherlands

safety 90/100, $1548/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1548/mo rent$2892/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers99 MbpsCoastal
75score
32.
🇸🇰

Kosice

Slovakia

$965/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$965/mo rent$2072/mo total1.1 homicides/100k79°F summers85 Mbps
75score
33.
🇦🇹

Salzburg

Austria

safety 88/100, $1537/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1537/mo rent$3163/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers
74score
34.
🇨🇭

Bern

Switzerland

safety 92/100, $1960/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1960/mo rent$3935/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers
74score
35.
🇩🇪

Munich

Germany

safety 89/100, $1678/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1678/mo rent$3328/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy72°F summers92 Mbps
74score
36.
🇪🇸

Seville

Spain

safety 85/100, $980/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$980/mo rent$2003/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy93°F summers
74score
37.
🇪🇸

Valencia

Spain

safety 85/100, $1429/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1429/mo rent$2574/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy84°F summers99 MbpsCoastal
74score
38.
🇫🇷

Paris

France

$1604/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1604/mo rent$3039/mo total1.1 homicides/100k75°F summers173 Mbps
74score
39.
🇵🇱

Warsaw

Poland

safety 81/100, $1224/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1224/mo rent$2385/mo total0.7 homicides/100k73°F summers109 Mbps
74score
40.
🇵🇹

Faro

Portugal

safety 83/100, $1077/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1077/mo rent$2085/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy82°F summers49 MbpsCoastal
74score
41.
🇵🇹

Lagos

Portugal

safety 82/100, $1233/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1233/mo rent$2326/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy82°F summers84 MbpsCoastal
74score
42.
🇸🇰

Bratislava

Slovakia

safety 80/100, $1118/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1118/mo rent$2213/mo total1.1 homicides/100k81°F summers99 Mbps
74score
43.
🇨🇭

Basel

Switzerland

safety 91/100, $2060/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$2060/mo rent$4205/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy79°F summers
73score
44.
🇪🇸

Malaga

Spain

safety 86/100, $1392/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1392/mo rent$2531/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy84°F summersCoastal
73score
45.
🇫🇷

Montpellier

France

$930/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$930/mo rent$2160/mo total1.3 homicides/100k86°F summersCoastal
73score
46.
🇫🇷

Nice

France

$1142/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1142/mo rent$2549/mo total1.3 homicides/100k82°F summersCoastal
73score
47.
🇭🇺

Budapest

Hungary

$918/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$918/mo rent$1964/mo total0.7 homicides/100k79°F summers80 Mbps
73score
48.
🇵🇹

Funchal

Portugal

safety 85/100, $1568/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1568/mo rent$2610/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summersCoastalMountains
73score
49.
🇪🇸

Madrid

Spain

safety 87/100, $1498/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1498/mo rent$2740/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy88°F summers94 Mbps
72score
50.
🇮🇹

Bologna

Italy

safety 80/100, $1130/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves. The kids will catch up.

$1130/mo rent$2618/mo total0.6 homicides/100k88°F summers
72score
51.
🇦🇹

Innsbruck

Austria

safety 88/100, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers
71score
52.
🇨🇭

Zurich

Switzerland

safety 92/100, $3006/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$3006/mo rent$5247/mo total0.5 homicides/100kFull democracy73°F summers213 Mbps
70score
53.
🇪🇸

Barcelona

Spain

safety 83/100, $1712/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1712/mo rent$2918/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy81°F summers84 MbpsCoastal
70score
54.
🇬🇧

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

safety 86/100, $1620/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1620/mo rent$3282/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy63°F summers89 MbpsCoastal
70score
55.
🇬🇧

Manchester

United Kingdom

safety 82/100, $1703/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1703/mo rent$3165/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers102 Mbps
70score
56.
🇭🇷

Split

Croatia

$1077/mo rent. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1077/mo rent$2392/mo total0.8 homicides/100k86°F summersCoastalMountains
70score
57.
🇮🇪

Cork

Ireland

safety 90/100, $2005/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$2005/mo rent$3537/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy66°F summersCoastal
70score
58.
🇮🇹

Rome

Italy

safety 81/100, $1355/mo rent. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1355/mo rent$2626/mo total0.5 homicides/100k86°F summers75 MbpsCoastal
70score
59.
🇷🇸

Belgrade

Serbia

$904/mo rent. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$904/mo rent$1971/mo total1.0 homicides/100k81°F summers68 Mbps
70score
60.
🇮🇹

Florence

Italy

safety 81/100, $1316/mo rent. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1316/mo rent$2811/mo total0.5 homicides/100k86°F summers46 MbpsMountains
69score
61.
🇮🇹

Milan

Italy

safety 80/100, $1737/mo rent. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1737/mo rent$3311/mo total0.5 homicides/100k82°F summers90 MbpsMountains
68score
62.
🇨🇭

Geneva

Switzerland

safety 91/100, $2887/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$2887/mo rent$5164/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy79°F summers122 Mbps
67score
63.
🇬🇧

Brighton

United Kingdom

safety 81/100, $1894/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1894/mo rent$3465/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summersCoastal
67score
64.
🇳🇱

Amsterdam

Netherlands

safety 89/100, $2602/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$2602/mo rent$4279/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers122 MbpsCoastal
67score
65.
🇮🇪

Dublin

Ireland

safety 87/100, $2522/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$2522/mo rent$4149/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy64°F summers91 MbpsCoastal
64score
66.
🇹🇷

Istanbul

Turkey

$1070/mo rent. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1070/mo rent$1964/mo total2.6 homicides/100kHybrid regime82°F summers51 MbpsCoastal
59score
67.
🇬🇧

London

United Kingdom

safety 82/100, $3000/mo rent, full democracy. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$3000/mo rent$4987/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy72°F summers87 Mbps
58score
68.
🇷🇺

Saint Petersburg

Russia

$908/mo rent. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$908/mo rent$1793/mo total7.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime70°F summersCoastal
38score
69.
🇷🇺

Moscow

Russia

$1499/mo rent. Trade-offs exist, but the important stuff checks out.

$1499/mo rent$2574/mo total7.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime72°F summers
33score
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best city for families in 2026?▾

Leipzig (Germany) leads our Family Rankings with a score of 88/100. That combines safety, affordability, democracy, climate, and connectivity — the things that matter when your kids are in the equation.

Top 5 cities for families?▾

#1 Leipzig (88/100), #2 Stuttgart (85/100), #3 Helsinki (85/100), #4 Cologne (83/100), #5 Graz (82/100). Weighted toward safety and stability, because "adventurous" means something different when you have a toddler.

Which family-safe city is also affordable?▾

Bucharest (Romania) — rent around $668/mo with a family score of 77/100. You don't have to choose between safe and cheap.

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