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City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Better on
2measures
East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire
Better on
17measures
East Dunbartonshire comes out better on 17 of the 19 measures where better or worse is clear, like crime and life expectancy. Prices, rents and council tax are not scored, because cheaper is not better for everyone.
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Pay, council tax and what a home costs.
East Dunbartonshire better on 1 of 1
The middle weekly pay of full time employees who live here, before tax. It leaves out the self employed and some small samples.
Edinburgh
£820
7th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
£909
Highest of 32 areas
Pay is higher in East DunbartonshireClear gap
Scotland £776
2025 · ONS, via Nomis
The yearly council tax bill for a Band D home, not counting water and sewerage.
Edinburgh
£1,626
23rd highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
£1,752
4th highest of 32
Council tax is higher in East DunbartonshireClear gap
2026-27 · Scottish Government
The average price paid for a home.
Edinburgh
£301,313
2nd highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
£273,891
5th highest of 32
Homes cost more in EdinburghSmall gap
Scotland £198,397
August 2026 · HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland, with the Office for National Statistics
How much the average price has moved in the last 12 months.
Edinburgh
+2.8%
18th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
+4.3%
9th highest of 32
Prices are rising faster in East DunbartonshireSmall gap
Scotland +2.9%
August 2026 · HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland, with the Office for National Statistics
The average monthly rent for a private let. ONS publishes some areas together, so neighbouring councils can share a figure.
Edinburgh
£1,411
a month
Shared with the Lothian rental area
East Dunbartonshire
£1,170
a month
6th highest of 32
Rent is higher in EdinburghClear gap
Scotland £1,011 a month
September 2026 · Office for National Statistics
How much the average private rent has moved in the last 12 months.
Edinburgh
+1.0%
Shared with the Lothian rental area
East Dunbartonshire
+5.6%
2nd highest of 32
Rents are rising faster in East DunbartonshireClear gap
Scotland +0.7%
September 2026 · Office for National Statistics
How many people are out of work, and how many jobs there are.
East Dunbartonshire better on 2 of 2
People who want a job and are looking, as a share of everyone working or looking.
Edinburgh
3.6%
14th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
3.4%
16th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 4.0%
Small areas have wide margins of error, so a gap under a point or two may not be real.July 2025 to June 2026 · ONS model based estimates of unemployment, via Nomis
Adults aged 16 to 64 claiming benefits mainly because they are out of work.
Edinburgh
2.5%
18th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
1.8%
29th highest of 32
More people on out of work benefits in EdinburghClear gap
Scotland 2.9%
January 2026 · ONS, via Nomis
Jobs based in the area for every resident aged 16 to 64. Below 1 means fewer jobs than working age people.
Edinburgh
Not published
East Dunbartonshire
Not published
Not published for both areas
Scotland 0.83
2024 · ONS, via Nomis
Children growing up without enough, and the poorest neighbourhoods.
East Dunbartonshire better on 2 of 2
Children living in poverty once rent or mortgage costs are paid.
Edinburgh
22.8%
14th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
14.9%
30th highest of 32
More children in poverty in EdinburghClear gap
Scotland 23.3%
Share of the area's neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20%.
Edinburgh
11.9%
16th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
3.8%
27th highest of 32
More deprived neighbourhoods in EdinburghSmall gap
Scotland 20.0%
SIMD 2020 (version 2) · Scottish Government
Crimes recorded by the police, for every 10,000 people.
East Dunbartonshire better on 3 of 3
All crimes recorded by the police, for every 10,000 people.
Edinburgh
744
per 10,000
3rd highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
280
per 10,000
28th highest of 32
More crime in EdinburghBig gap
Scotland 569 per 10,000
2025-26 · Scottish Government
Non sexual crimes of violence, for every 10,000 people. Most of it is common assault.
Edinburgh
140
per 10,000
10th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
59
per 10,000
Lowest of 32 areas
More violent crime in EdinburghBig gap
Scotland 136 per 10,000
2025-26 · Scottish Government
Break ins to homes and other buildings, including attempts, for every 10,000 people.
Edinburgh
22
per 10,000
Highest of 32 areas
East Dunbartonshire
8
per 10,000
24th highest of 32
More break ins in EdinburghBig gap
Scotland 13 per 10,000
2025-26 · Scottish Government
How long people live, and deaths from drugs.
East Dunbartonshire better on 3 of 3
How long a baby boy born here can expect to live, at today's death rates.
Edinburgh
78.3
years
10th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
80.3
years
2nd highest of 32
Men live longer in East DunbartonshireClear gap
Scotland 77.2 years
2022 to 2024 · National Records of Scotland
How long a baby girl born here can expect to live, at today's death rates.
Edinburgh
82.2
years
9th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
84.2
years
2nd highest of 32
Women live longer in East DunbartonshireClear gap
Scotland 81.1 years
2022 to 2024 · National Records of Scotland
Drug misuse deaths each year for every 100,000 people, averaged over five years.
Edinburgh
21
per 100,000
14th highest of 31
East Dunbartonshire
12
per 100,000
28th highest of 31
More drug deaths in EdinburghClear gap
Scotland 22 per 100,000
2021 to 2025 · National Records of Scotland
How school leavers do.
East Dunbartonshire better on 2 of 2
School leavers with at least one Higher or better.
Edinburgh
67.3%
3rd highest of 31
East Dunbartonshire
79.1%
2nd highest of 31
More leavers get a Higher in East DunbartonshireClear gap
Scotland 58.4%
2024/25 school leavers · Scottish Government
School leavers going on to a job, college, university or training.
Edinburgh
96.7%
9th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
98.1%
Highest of 32 areas
More leavers go on to work or study in East DunbartonshireClear gap
Scotland 95.7%
2024/25 school leavers · Scottish Government
How the council itself performs, from the official benchmarking figures.
East Dunbartonshire better on 4 of 6
The share of the council's A class roads flagged for repair.
Edinburgh
25.4%
19th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
32.7%
9th highest of 32
More main roads need repair in East DunbartonshireClear gap
Scotland 30.3%
2025/26 · Improvement Service
What the council spends collecting bins, per property, each year.
Edinburgh
£86
6th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
£47
28th highest of 32
Bin collection costs more in EdinburghClear gap
Scotland £77
2024/25 · Improvement Service
How much of the year's council tax came in on time.
Edinburgh
96.3%
13th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
97.0%
6th highest of 32
More council tax is collected in East DunbartonshireSmall gap
Scotland 95.5%
2024/25 · Improvement Service
What the council spends on each primary pupil in a year.
Edinburgh
£6,859
31st highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
£7,512
18th highest of 32
More is spent on each primary pupil in East DunbartonshireSmall gap
Scotland £7,606
2024/25 · Improvement Service
Average days lost to sickness per council worker, not counting teachers.
Edinburgh
16.0
8th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
14.3
16th highest of 32
Council staff take more sick days in EdinburghClear gap
Scotland 14.5
2024/25 · Improvement Service
The share of household waste that gets recycled.
Edinburgh
37.5%
28th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
54.3%
4th highest of 32
More waste is recycled in East DunbartonshireBig gap
Scotland 44.3%
2024/25 · Improvement Service
The share of adults happy with how clean the streets are.
Edinburgh
62.7%
15th highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
52.7%
23rd highest of 32
More people are happy with street cleaning in EdinburghClear gap
Scotland 57.0%
2024/25 · Improvement Service
How many people live there, and how old they are.
Everyone living in the area.
Edinburgh
531,370
2nd highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
109,550
21st highest of 32
More people live in EdinburghBig gap
Scotland 5,545,500
Mid-2025 (30 June 2025) · National Records of Scotland
Half the people here are older than this, half younger.
Edinburgh
37.4
years
31st highest of 32
East Dunbartonshire
47.1
years
11th highest of 32
People are older in East DunbartonshireBig gap
Scotland 43.1 years
Mid-2025 (30 June 2025) · National Records of Scotland
On each line, the coloured dots show where the two areas sit between the lowest and highest of Scotland's 32 council areas, and the grey diamond is Scotland as a whole. Every figure is the latest published, with its source under the card.
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