🇱🇺 Walferdange

Name: Walferdange
Address: Luxembourg Canton, LU

Luxembourg Canton, Luxembourg9,295 inh.32.6/m²· 1,801 €/month

Rent per m² source: Editorial estimate, calibrated on the country's official series

average advertised rent: 1,801 €/month · 152 listings · The advertised €/m² is published per commune; it is used here only where the listing mix matches a normal apartment, and estimated from those communes otherwise.

The Alzette valley north of the capital: nine minutes by train to the centre, the Grünewald forests at the end of the garden.

residential valley familynorth of the capital

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Quality-of-life score

5.7

/ 10

City fingerprint

Quality of life7.1

Transport7.8

Nature5.5

Cost of living2.8

Safety5.5

Culture & going out6.0

Remote work8.0

Schools7.4

Luxembourg commute7.8

Commute to Luxembourg City

Car (off-peak)

13 min

Car (rush hour)

23 min

Train

9 min

Road corridor: A7/N7

Key figures

−19%

vs capital rent

Car (rush hour) ×2 ×21 days

≈ 16 h

commuting per month

Red flags — the hard truths

Rents and purchase prices among Europe's highest: without a full Luxembourg salary, housing costs become crushing.
Constant construction and densification: the commune changes visibly from one year to the next.

Local political lean

Liberal-centrist tradition (DP leading in the capital and its belt), with a large foreign population that cannot vote in national elections.

Nature & biodiversity

Backed by the Grünewald forests and the Alzette and Pétrusse valleys — major ecological corridors under constant land pressure.

Where this city ranks

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦FamilyBest cities for families#5 🚆Car-freeLiving car-free around Luxembourg#6 🚗Cross-borderBest cities for Luxembourg cross-border workers#7 💻Remote workBest cities for remote work#7 🚆TransportBest-connected cities#7 🌍ExpatsBest cities for settling in from abroad#7 🎭Culture & nightlifeWhere to go out: the liveliest cities in the Greater Region#8 💼Young professionalsBest cities for a young professional in Luxembourg#9

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Guides for this city

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