Points to watch
A ranking site that only says nice things helps nobody. Each point below is a threshold on published data: a commune either trips it or it does not, and there is no list of bad towns.
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Very small commune
Communes under 1,500 residents
7 communes affected · 6% of the perimeter
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Squeezed purchasing power
Communes where the cost of living bites hardest
10 communes affected · 8% of the perimeter
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Steep traffic penalty
Communes where peak adds 20 minutes or more
11 communes affected · 9% of the perimeter
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High rent
Communes where rent passes €30/m²
13 communes affected · 10% of the perimeter
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Saturated corridor
Communes that depend on the A31
18 communes affected · 14% of the perimeter
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Distance
Communes more than 50 km from Luxembourg City
19 communes affected · 15% of the perimeter
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Little going on at night
Communes where not much happens
22 communes affected · 17% of the perimeter
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Little nature
The most built-up communes
27 communes affected · 21% of the perimeter
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Limited schooling
Communes with the thinnest schooling
29 communes affected · 23% of the perimeter
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Heavy rush hour
Communes over 50 minutes at peak
39 communes affected · 31% of the perimeter
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Car dependency
Communes where living without a car is hard
58 communes affected · 46% of the perimeter
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No train
Communes with no rail alternative
74 communes affected · 58% of the perimeter
Thresholds are set once and applied to all 127 communes without exception. A point to watch describes a trade-off, not a defect: that is what the “other side” line is for.