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Best places to live in Greater Wellington

53 places with 795,425 residents within about 25 km of Wellington, 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 Wellington, 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. 1Lower Hutt
    Wellington, 114,200 residents    69
  2. 2Wainuiomata
    Wellington, 20,450 residents    66
  3. 3Naenae
    Wellington, 9,720 residents    64
  4. 4Stokes Valley
    Wellington, 10,770 residents    63
  5. 5Epuni
    Wellington, 6,940 residents    63
  6. 6Waterloo
    Wellington, 5,950 residents    63
  7. 7Avalon
    Wellington, 5,590 residents    62
  8. 8Waiwhetu
    Wellington, 4,940 residents    62
  9. 9Titahi Bay
    Wellington, 6,810 residents    62
  10. 10Homedale
    Wellington, 6,270 residents    62

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For retired couples

  1. 1Lower Hutt
    Wellington, 114,200 residents    86
  2. 2Wainuiomata
    Wellington, 20,450 residents    84
  3. 3Naenae
    Wellington, 9,720 residents    83
  4. 4Stokes Valley
    Wellington, 10,770 residents    82
  5. 5Epuni
    Wellington, 6,940 residents    82
  6. 6Waterloo
    Wellington, 5,950 residents    82
  7. 7Avalon
    Wellington, 5,590 residents    81
  8. 8Glendale
    Wellington, 4,590 residents    80
  9. 9Titahi Bay
    Wellington, 6,810 residents    80
  10. 10Parkway
    Wellington, 4,020 residents    80

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For remote workers

  1. 1Lower Hutt
    Wellington, 114,200 residents    86
  2. 2Wainuiomata
    Wellington, 20,450 residents    84
  3. 3Stokes Valley
    Wellington, 10,770 residents    81
  4. 4Naenae
    Wellington, 9,720 residents    80
  5. 5Epuni
    Wellington, 6,940 residents    79
  6. 6Avalon
    Wellington, 5,590 residents    78
  7. 7Waterloo
    Wellington, 5,950 residents    78
  8. 8Wellington
    Wellington, 381,900 residents    78
  9. 9Homedale
    Wellington, 6,270 residents    78
  10. 10Cannons Creek
    Wellington, 9,250 residents    77

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For commuters

  1. 1Wellington
    Wellington, 381,900 residents    88
  2. 2Lower Hutt
    Wellington, 114,200 residents    88
  3. 3Avalon
    Wellington, 5,590 residents    81
  4. 4Porirua
    Wellington, 61,500 residents    81
  5. 5Waterloo
    Wellington, 5,950 residents    80
  6. 6Waiwhetu
    Wellington, 4,940 residents    80
  7. 7Wainuiomata
    Wellington, 20,450 residents    80
  8. 8Epuni
    Wellington, 6,940 residents    80
  9. 9Boulcott
    Wellington, 2,830 residents    80
  10. 10Naenae
    Wellington, 9,720 residents    80

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For single professionals

  1. 1Wellington
    Wellington, 381,900 residents    79
  2. 2Lower Hutt
    Wellington, 114,200 residents    75
  3. 3Porirua
    Wellington, 61,500 residents    65
  4. 4Johnsonville
    Wellington, 12,150 residents    63
  5. 5Churton Park
    Wellington, 8,290 residents    62
  6. 6Newlands
    Wellington, 8,880 residents    62
  7. 7Khandallah
    Wellington, 8,640 residents    62
  8. 8Ngaio
    Wellington, 5,660 residents    61
  9. 9Island Bay
    Wellington, 7,170 residents    61
  10. 10Avalon
    Wellington, 5,590 residents    60

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Wellington
    Wellington, 381,900 residents    76
  2. 2Lower Hutt
    Wellington, 114,200 residents    76
  3. 3Porirua
    Wellington, 61,500 residents    72
  4. 4Wainuiomata
    Wellington, 20,450 residents    72
  5. 5Tawa
    Wellington, 9,670 residents    72
  6. 6Cannons Creek
    Wellington, 9,250 residents    71
  7. 7Johnsonville
    Wellington, 12,150 residents    71
  8. 8Stokes Valley
    Wellington, 10,770 residents    71
  9. 9Khandallah
    Wellington, 8,640 residents    70
  10. 10Naenae
    Wellington, 9,720 residents    70

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Towns in Greater Wellington