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Moray
Moray
Better on
11measures
City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Better on
7measures
Moray comes out better on 11 of the 18 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.
The headline from each part of life. Tap one to see the detail.
Pay, council tax and what a home costs.
Edinburgh 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.
Moray
£659
Lowest of 32 areas
Edinburgh
£820
7th highest of 32
Pay is higher in EdinburghBig gap
Scotland £776
2025 · ONS, via Nomis
The yearly council tax bill for a Band D home, not counting water and sewerage.
Moray
£1,731
6th highest of 32
Edinburgh
£1,626
23rd highest of 32
Council tax is higher in MorayClear gap
2026-27 · Scottish Government
The average price paid for a home.
Moray
£203,371
11th highest of 32
Edinburgh
£301,313
2nd highest of 32
Homes cost more in EdinburghBig 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.
Moray
+3.6%
15th highest of 32
Edinburgh
+2.8%
18th highest of 32
About the same in both
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.
Moray
£736
a month
Shared with the Highland and Islands rental area
Edinburgh
£1,411
a month
Shared with the Lothian rental area
Rent is higher in EdinburghBig 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.
Moray
+3.3%
Shared with the Highland and Islands rental area
Edinburgh
+1.0%
Shared with the Lothian rental area
Rents are rising faster in MoraySmall gap
Scotland +0.7%
September 2026 · Office for National Statistics
How many people are out of work, and how many jobs there are.
Moray better on 2 of 2
People who want a job and are looking, as a share of everyone working or looking.
Moray
3.0%
25th highest of 32
Edinburgh
3.6%
14th highest of 32
More people out of work in EdinburghSmall gap
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.
Moray
2.4%
20th highest of 32
Edinburgh
2.5%
18th highest of 32
About the same in both
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.
Moray
Not published
Edinburgh
Not published
Not published for both areas
Scotland 0.83
2024 · ONS, via Nomis
Children growing up without enough, and the poorest neighbourhoods.
Level: 1 each
Children living in poverty once rent or mortgage costs are paid.
Moray
23.0%
13th highest of 32
Edinburgh
22.8%
14th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 23.3%
Share of the area's neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20%.
Moray
3.2%
28th highest of 32
Edinburgh
11.9%
16th 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.
Moray better on 3 of 3
All crimes recorded by the police, for every 10,000 people.
Moray
441
per 10,000
21st highest of 32
Edinburgh
744
per 10,000
3rd highest of 32
More crime in EdinburghClear 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.
Moray
134
per 10,000
12th highest of 32
Edinburgh
140
per 10,000
10th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 136 per 10,000
2025-26 · Scottish Government
Break ins to homes and other buildings, including attempts, for every 10,000 people.
Moray
8
per 10,000
24th highest of 32
Edinburgh
22
per 10,000
Highest of 32 areas
More break ins in EdinburghBig gap
Scotland 13 per 10,000
2025-26 · Scottish Government
How long people live, and deaths from drugs.
Level: 1 each
How long a baby boy born here can expect to live, at today's death rates.
Moray
77.7
years
14th highest of 32
Edinburgh
78.3
years
10th highest of 32
Men live longer in EdinburghSmall 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.
Moray
82.2
years
9th highest of 32
Edinburgh
82.2
years
9th highest of 32
About the same in both
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.
Moray
13
per 100,000
26th highest of 31
Edinburgh
21
per 100,000
14th 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.
Edinburgh better on 2 of 2
School leavers with at least one Higher or better.
Moray
53.7%
23rd highest of 31
Edinburgh
67.3%
3rd highest of 31
More leavers get a Higher in EdinburghClear gap
Scotland 58.4%
2024/25 school leavers · Scottish Government
School leavers going on to a job, college, university or training.
Moray
93.5%
29th highest of 32
Edinburgh
96.7%
9th highest of 32
More leavers go on to work or study in EdinburghBig gap
Scotland 95.7%
2024/25 school leavers · Scottish Government
How the council itself performs, from the official benchmarking figures.
Moray better on 4 of 6
The share of the council's A class roads flagged for repair.
Moray
25.2%
21st highest of 32
Edinburgh
25.4%
19th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 30.3%
2025/26 · Improvement Service
What the council spends collecting bins, per property, each year.
Moray
£35
31st highest of 32
Edinburgh
£86
6th 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.
Moray
96.2%
14th highest of 32
Edinburgh
96.3%
13th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 95.5%
2024/25 · Improvement Service
What the council spends on each primary pupil in a year.
Moray
£7,252
26th highest of 32
Edinburgh
£6,859
31st highest of 32
More is spent on each primary pupil in MoraySmall gap
Scotland £7,606
2024/25 · Improvement Service
Average days lost to sickness per council worker, not counting teachers.
Moray
15.7
10th highest of 32
Edinburgh
16.0
8th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 14.5
2024/25 · Improvement Service
The share of household waste that gets recycled.
Moray
56.7%
2nd highest of 32
Edinburgh
37.5%
28th highest of 32
More waste is recycled in MorayBig gap
Scotland 44.3%
2024/25 · Improvement Service
The share of adults happy with how clean the streets are.
Moray
55.0%
22nd highest of 32
Edinburgh
62.7%
15th highest of 32
More people are happy with street cleaning in EdinburghSmall gap
Scotland 57.0%
2024/25 · Improvement Service
How many people live there, and how old they are.
Everyone living in the area.
Moray
94,730
24th highest of 32
Edinburgh
531,370
2nd 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.
Moray
46.8
years
13th highest of 32
Edinburgh
37.4
years
31st highest of 32
People are older in MorayBig gap
Scotland 43.1 years
Mid-2025 (30 June 2025) · National Records of Scotland
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