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Best places to live in Greater Christchurch

59 places with 722,242 residents within about 25 km of Christchurch, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Christchurch, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Rolleston
    Canterbury, 34,100 residents    65
  2. 2Kaiapoi
    Canterbury, 13,700 residents    64
  3. 3Christchurch
    Canterbury, 419,200 residents    62
  4. 4Lincoln
    Canterbury, 9,180 residents    61
  5. 5Lyttelton
    Canterbury, 3,220 residents    61
  6. 6Prebbleton
    Canterbury, 5,750 residents    61
  7. 7Sumner
    Canterbury, 3,519 residents    61
  8. 8Parklands
    Canterbury, 10,760 residents    60
  9. 9Halswell
    Canterbury, 13,620 residents    60
  10. 10New Brighton
    Canterbury, 6,480 residents    59

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For retired couples

  1. 1Parklands
    Canterbury, 10,760 residents    82
  2. 2Kaiapoi
    Canterbury, 13,700 residents    81
  3. 3New Brighton
    Canterbury, 6,480 residents    81
  4. 4Halswell
    Canterbury, 13,620 residents    80
  5. 5Burwood
    Canterbury, 5,661 residents    80
  6. 6Rolleston
    Canterbury, 34,100 residents    80
  7. 7Cashmere
    Canterbury, 6,940 residents    79
  8. 8Christchurch
    Canterbury, 419,200 residents    79
  9. 9Aranui
    Canterbury, 4,550 residents    79
  10. 10New Brighton North
    Canterbury, 4,071 residents    79

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For remote workers

  1. 1Christchurch
    Canterbury, 419,200 residents    82
  2. 2Parklands
    Canterbury, 10,760 residents    81
  3. 3Halswell
    Canterbury, 13,620 residents    80
  4. 4Hoon Hay
    Canterbury, 9,510 residents    78
  5. 5Cashmere
    Canterbury, 6,940 residents    78
  6. 6New Brighton
    Canterbury, 6,480 residents    78
  7. 7Rolleston
    Canterbury, 34,100 residents    78
  8. 8Burwood
    Canterbury, 5,661 residents    78
  9. 9Kaiapoi
    Canterbury, 13,700 residents    78
  10. 10Shirley
    Canterbury, 6,990 residents    76

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For commuters

  1. 1Christchurch
    Canterbury, 419,200 residents    87
  2. 2Hoon Hay
    Canterbury, 9,510 residents    79
  3. 3Papanui
    Canterbury, 7,900 residents    78
  4. 4Cashmere
    Canterbury, 6,940 residents    78
  5. 5Mairehau
    Canterbury, 7,120 residents    78
  6. 6Shirley
    Canterbury, 6,990 residents    78
  7. 7Ilam
    Canterbury, 10,100 residents    78
  8. 8Upper Riccarton
    Canterbury, 7,990 residents    78
  9. 9Wigram
    Canterbury, 12,270 residents    77
  10. 10Halswell
    Canterbury, 13,620 residents    77

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For single professionals

  1. 1Christchurch
    Canterbury, 419,200 residents    79
  2. 2Hoon Hay
    Canterbury, 9,510 residents    62
  3. 3Ilam
    Canterbury, 10,100 residents    62
  4. 4Papanui
    Canterbury, 7,900 residents    62
  5. 5Wigram
    Canterbury, 12,270 residents    62
  6. 6Mairehau
    Canterbury, 7,120 residents    62
  7. 7Cashmere
    Canterbury, 6,940 residents    62
  8. 8Shirley
    Canterbury, 6,990 residents    62
  9. 9Upper Riccarton
    Canterbury, 7,990 residents    62
  10. 10Avonhead
    Canterbury, 10,240 residents    62

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Christchurch
    Canterbury, 419,200 residents    74
  2. 2Halswell
    Canterbury, 13,620 residents    71
  3. 3Wigram
    Canterbury, 12,270 residents    71
  4. 4Parklands
    Canterbury, 10,760 residents    70
  5. 5Avonhead
    Canterbury, 10,240 residents    70
  6. 6Ilam
    Canterbury, 10,100 residents    69
  7. 7Burnside
    Canterbury, 9,810 residents    69
  8. 8Hoon Hay
    Canterbury, 9,510 residents    69
  9. 9Hornby
    Canterbury, 8,790 residents    69
  10. 10Redwood
    Canterbury, 8,500 residents    69

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Towns in Greater Christchurch