Where you could live
16 communities across two emirates. Each guide says what is difficult about living there as well as what is good, because you will find out either way.
Dubai
10 communities
Generated imageArabian Ranches
The original Dubai family villa community, now fully mature
4 listings
Generated imageBusiness Bay
The working district behind Downtown, on the canal
3 listings
Generated imageDowntown Dubai
The Burj Khalifa district, and the address the city sells itself on
4 listings
Generated imageDubai Creek Harbour
A waterfront master plan still being built, on the creek at Ras Al Khor
5 listings
Generated imageDubai Hills Estate
A golf-course master plan built where the villa districts meet the city
5 listings
Generated imageDubai Marina
High-rise waterfront living on a man-made canal
3 listings
Generated imageEmirates Hills
Plots rather than products: the custom-build mansion district
5 listings
Generated imageJumeirah Beach Residence
Beachfront towers over a permanently busy promenade
4 listings
Generated imageJumeirah Village Circle
Dubai's highest-volume yield play, still filling in
4 listings
Generated imagePalm Jumeirah
Frond villas, trunk apartments and a single road on and off
5 listings
Abu Dhabi
6 communities
Generated imageAl Raha Beach
A waterfront strip of low-rise apartments on the mainland channel
5 listings
Generated imageAl Reef
Abu Dhabi's established affordable-family community
5 listings
Generated imageAl Reem Island
The dense tower island a bridge from central Abu Dhabi
3 listings
Generated imageKhalifa City
Space on the mainland, with none of the master planning
5 listings
Generated imageSaadiyat Island
Abu Dhabi's cultural district and its most expensive addresses
5 listings
Generated imageYas Island
Homes on an island built for events
5 listings