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Is Dehradun good for families? Safety score 68/100, crime rate 32.5/1k. Cost index 82, rent ₹10,000/mo. Compared to 27 other Uttarakhand cities below.
Is Dehradun good for families? Safety score 68/100, crime rate 32.5/1k. Cost index 82, rent ₹10,000/mo. Compared to 27 other Uttarakhand cities below.
Dehradun: cost index 82 (-11 vs national avg 93), rent ₹10,000/month.
Uttarakhand region average cost index: 93. Dehradun is -11 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 65/100 — safety 68, healthcare 62, walkability 45.
Safety score: 68/100 (crime rate 32.5/1k). National average: 62/100.
| # | City | Cost Index | Rent/mo | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dehradun | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 2 | Thiruvananthapuram | 88 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,40,000 |
| 3 | Coimbatore | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 4 | Surat | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,50,000 |
| 5 | Indore | 75 | ₹9,000 | ₹3,80,000 |
| 6 | Kochi | 95 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 7 | Chandigarh | 98 | ₹14,000 | ₹5,20,000 |
| 8 | Panaji | 105 | ₹15,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 9 | Nagpur | 78 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 10 | Bhubaneswar | 72 | ₹8,000 | ₹3,60,000 |
| 11 | Ahmedabad | 88 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 12 | Bhopal | 72 | ₹8,500 | ₹3,60,000 |
| 13 | Visakhapatnam | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 14 | Pune | 108 | ₹18,000 | ₹6,20,000 |
| 15 | Chennai | 112 | ₹18,000 | ₹5,80,000 |
| 16 | Raipur | 68 | ₹7,000 | ₹3,40,000 |
| 17 | Hyderabad | 110 | ₹18,000 | ₹6,80,000 |
| 18 | Bengaluru | 132 | ₹25,000 | ₹8,50,000 |
| 19 | Jaipur | 85 | ₹11,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 20 | Guwahati | 75 | ₹9,000 | ₹3,80,000 |
Most comparisons stop at rent. We didn't. Dehradun has a cost index of 82 — 11 points below the India national average of 93. Median income is ₹4,20,000 with rent at ₹10,000/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 29%. That's a strong position by any measure.
Context matters here. looking at Uttarakhand as a whole, the spread across all 28 cities is 46 points on the cost index. New Delhi sits at the other end with index 128 and rent of ₹22,000/mo. That's a difference you notice every single month.
On quality of life, Dehradun scores a composite score of 65/100 — reflecting its safety (68), healthcare (62), and walkability (45) metrics. Here's where it gets complicated: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and India is a good example of that tension.
Dehradun — cost index 82, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,20,000, QoL 65/100.
Thiruvananthapuram — cost index 88, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,40,000, QoL 70/100.
Coimbatore — cost index 82, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,20,000, QoL 65/100.
Surat — cost index 82, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,50,000, QoL 59/100.
Indore — cost index 75, rent ₹9,000/mo, income ₹3,80,000, QoL 63/100.
Dehradun scores 65/100 on the relevant index for families — with rent of ₹10,000/month and cost index 82 (11 points below the national average of 93).
The Uttarakhand region of average QoL score is 57/100. Dehradun leads with 65/100, reflecting safety, healthcare access, walkability, and green space.
Our index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Sub-categories cover housing, food, transport, utilities, and healthcare. Data sources include MoSPI CPI, RBI, NHB RESIDEX, PLFS.
Dehradun: cost index 82, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,20,000/yr, QoL 65/100. Thiruvananthapuram: cost index 88, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,40,000/yr, QoL 70/100.
This analysis uses data from MoSPI CPI, RBI, NHB RESIDEX, PLFS to rank cities in India. The cost of living index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Quality of life scores combine safety, healthcare, walkability, air quality, green space, and transit metrics. Salary ranges use national occupation data adjusted for local cost differences. Data is updated regularly to reflect current market conditions.