Best places to live in Orkney Islands

Ranked on what matters to you. Open a place for its full report, or pick a few to compare.

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In Orkney Islands

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Tap up to 3, most important first. Places are ranked against the others in Orkney Islands, and your first pick counts most.

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3 places

166KirkwallTown · Orkney · typically £214k
260StromnessTown · Orkney · typically £214k
354FinstownVillage · Orkney · typically £214k

Check Local Scores run 0–100 against the area’s own country average. 60 is typical. Places without a population figure are left out, so a score is never shown for somewhere too thinly measured to earn one.