As the creators of the ranking themselves report:
The best place to live in Poland is the capital and its surrounding area. As many as 10 of the first 20 gminas in our “Gmina Good for Living” ranking come from this region—including three laureates: Ożarów Mazowiecki, Michałowice and Stare Babice. The second noticeable trend is the dominance of suburban gminas in the ranking—there are as many as 15 of them in the top twenty.
The ranking, covering all 2,477 Polish gminas, was based on 48 indicators making up the overall Quality of Life Index. These included:
- gmina investment expenditure,
- migration and settlement attractiveness,
- the quality of education in their area,
- access to healthcare, recreation and green spaces.
PAP: – The ranking’s author also examined the demographic burden on local governments, cultural infrastructure and Internet access. Less obvious indicators were also used to create the ranking, such as sunshine duration and the climatic water balance.
Which gminas in the county, according to the ranking, are the best places to live?
| position in the nationwide ranking | gmina | gmina category | quality-of-life index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 268 | Bolesławiec | rural and urban-rural gminas with a town of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants | 55.88 |
| 513 | Warta Bolesławiecka | rural and urban-rural gminas with a town of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants | 53.68 |
| 931 | Osiecznica | rural and urban-rural gminas with a town of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants | 51.52 |
| 1036 | Nowogrodziec | rural and urban-rural gminas with a town of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants | 51.02 |
| 1480 | Gromadka | rural and urban-rural gminas with a town of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants | 49.03 |
| 1704 | Bolesławiec | gminas with a county seat | 48.10 |
Details and the full ranking are available on the PAP website.
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