Find the nicest place to live in Danmark

Search on the criteria you think is most important: Forest and nature, house prices or tax rates.

How to use it:

  1. Select the most important topic for you at the top. The values are shown as colors on the map: Health, Weather... or?
  2. Refine your search by adjusting the values in the result.

The price conscious, organic windsurfer

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For a young windsurfer who wants to grow their own vegetables, the most important criteria are strong winds, a long growing season and low housing prices. Northwest Jutland is the place to be.

Forest and nature

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The amount of forest in Danish municipalities varies a lot, but for nature lovers, there are four Danish municipalities with over 25% forest. Albertslund holds the Danish record, with a whopping 32% forest.

High income and low taxes

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For those looking for high income and low council tax, this handful of municipalities are just the ticket.


Latest news

  • 8 June 2025: German and Spanish versions of Arst.dk are launched.
  • 6 June 2025: French version of Arst.dk is launched.
  • 5 June 2025: Italian version of Arst.dk is launched.
  • 27 May 2025: English version of Arst.dk is launched.
  • 15 February 2025: New feature, Route planner between cultural offerings nearby.
  • 24 January 2025: Rejseplanen and GraphHopper route planner for cultural offers and individual municipalities.
  • 7 November 2024: Two new data sets coastal line and nature area shows how much coastal line the individual municipality has and how large an area is covered by nature.
  • 16 August 2024: New data set night sky shows how much area in each municipality is starry at night, with the least light pollution.
  • 10 August 2024: Added protected areas, showing how many km² of nature is protected in each municipality.
  • 3 August 2024: Added observed fungi species, plant species, insect species and species.
  • 23 July 2024: Observed bird species added.
  • 19 July 2024: Now with information on culture budget.
  • 13 July 2024: Added Niceness index for each municipality.
  • 26 March 2024: Added color-switcher in left side map.
  • 3 March 2024: Launched new design.
  • 16 January 2024: New feature, Compare municipalities side-by-side.