"post-industrial" towns

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The country's second city and 2022 European Capital of Culture. Belval and its university bring student energy; rents stay 25% below the capital.

Average rent, 70 m²

1,880 € / month

Commute to Luxembourg City

33 minby car (peak)22 minby train

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A former mining town wedged between the French border and Mont Saint-Jean: the national mining museum, and some of the lowest rents in the country.

Average rent, 70 m²

1,560 € / month

Commute to Luxembourg City

37 minby car (peak)30 minby train

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The country's third city, a former steel town turned residential. Among the softest rents in the Luxembourg south, at the price of a congested commute to the capital.

Average rent, 70 m²

1,740 € / month

Commute to Luxembourg City

40 minby car (peak)32 minby train

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A Vauban fortress town (Unesco) turned cross-border rear base of the Pays-Haut. Very accessible housing; the commute runs through Rodange or the A30.

Average rent, 70 m²

990 € / month

Commute to Luxembourg City

54 minby car (peak)42 minby train

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Heart of the steel-making Fensch valley. Very affordable, mid-reconversion — the commute takes the A30 then the A31, rush hours included.

Average rent, 70 m²

860 € / month

Commute to Luxembourg City

54 minby car (peak)