Pyeongtaek City Named Among Korea's Most Livable Cities at the Highest Level

[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Su-won Reporter] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 13th that it was selected as one of the most livable cities in the '2024 Korea Sustainable City Evaluation' recently released by the Korea Regional Management Institute.

The Korea Regional Management Institute released the '2024 Korea Sustainable City Evaluation' for the first time this year to strengthen regional competitiveness based on quantitative data across five sectors: △population, △economy and employment, △education, △health and medical care, and △safety.

As a result, Pyeongtaek City recorded a total score of 559.2 points, ranking 7th among 228 cities, counties, and districts nationwide and 2nd among 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province.

The top 10 most livable cities in the evaluation included Sejong City (637.8), Suwon City (580.1), Namwon City (570.5), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon (564.4), Songpa-gu, Seoul (561.7), Asan City (561.0), Pyeongtaek City (559.2), Icheon City (554.7), Yeosu City (553.3), and Hanam City (552.7).

Pyeongtaek City scored particularly high in the population sector. In the population sector evaluation based on indicators such as total population, population growth rate, birth rate, and average age, the city scored 210.8 points, placing 2nd in this category after Sejong City (225.4 points).

In addition, Pyeongtaek City received high evaluations in the economy and employment (184.1 points) and health and medical care (120.9 points) sectors.

Mayor Jung Jang-seon stated, "As Pyeongtaek's growth accelerates, the population is increasing particularly among young people, and our city was selected as one of the nation's most livable cities in this Korea Regional Management Institute evaluation. Going forward, we will do our best to achieve regional development and become a representative city of Korea by making improvements where needed," he said.