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Best places to live in South Africa

578 places and 49,407,624 residents, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

Municipalities578
Residents49,407,624
Regions9
Data depthBasic
10#10 Klerksdorp9#9 Richards Bay8#8 Kariega7#7 Krugersdorp6#6 Botshabelo5#5 Newcastle4#4 Welkom3#3 Randburg2#2 Rustenburg1#1 Roodepoort
Young family fit across South Africa, one dot per place; numbers mark the top 10.weakerbest fit not ranked

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For young families

  1. 1Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    66
  2. 2Rustenburg
    North West, 373,695 residents    66
  3. 3Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    66
  4. 4Welkom
    Free State, 431,944 residents    66
  5. 5Newcastle
    KwaZulu-Natal, 404,838 residents    66
  6. 6Botshabelo
    Free State, 309,714 residents    66
  7. 7Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    66
  8. 8Kariega
    Eastern Cape, 291,052 residents    66
  9. 9Richards Bay
    KwaZulu-Natal, 252,968 residents    65
  10. 10Klerksdorp
    North West, 227,039 residents    65

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For retired couples

  1. 1Retreat
    Western Cape, 25,745 residents    89
  2. 2Muizenberg
    Western Cape, 36,857 residents    89
  3. 3Durbanville
    Western Cape, 54,286 residents    86
  4. 4Constantia
    Western Cape, 6,922 residents    85
  5. 5Atlantis
    Western Cape, 82,736 residents    84
  6. 6Hermanus
    Western Cape, 56,139 residents    84
  7. 7KwaDukuza
    KwaZulu-Natal, 161,177 residents    84
  8. 8Fisantekraal
    Western Cape, 14,819 residents    84
  9. 9Ntuzuma
    KwaZulu-Natal, 125,394 residents    83
  10. 10Shakaskraal
    KwaZulu-Natal, 27,345 residents    83

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For remote workers

  1. 1Thembisa
    Gauteng, 511,655 residents    87
  2. 2Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    87
  3. 3Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    87
  4. 4Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    86
  5. 5Ivory Park
    Gauteng, 184,383 residents    86
  6. 6Evaton
    Gauteng, 725,468 residents    85
  7. 7Cape Town
    Western Cape, 4,772,846 residents    85
  8. 8Soweto
    Gauteng, 1,695,047 residents    84
  9. 9Etwatwa
    Gauteng, 151,866 residents    83
  10. 10Stellenbosch
    Western Cape, 96,228 residents    83

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For commuters

  1. 1Thembisa
    Gauteng, 511,655 residents    94
  2. 2Evaton
    Gauteng, 725,468 residents    94
  3. 3Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    93
  4. 4Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    93
  5. 5Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    93
  6. 6Germiston
    Gauteng, 255,863 residents    93
  7. 7Ivory Park
    Gauteng, 184,383 residents    92
  8. 8Benoni
    Gauteng, 605,344 residents    92
  9. 9Boksburg
    Gauteng, 445,168 residents    92
  10. 10Centurion
    Gauteng, 236,580 residents    92

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For single professionals

  1. 1Soweto
    Gauteng, 1,695,047 residents    92
  2. 2Pretoria
    Gauteng, 2,112,693 residents    91
  3. 3Evaton
    Gauteng, 725,468 residents    90
  4. 4Benoni
    Gauteng, 605,344 residents    90
  5. 5Durban
    KwaZulu-Natal, 3,338,026 residents    90
  6. 6Thembisa
    Gauteng, 511,655 residents    89
  7. 7Boksburg
    Gauteng, 445,168 residents    89
  8. 8Cape Town
    Western Cape, 4,772,846 residents    89
  9. 9Johannesburg
    Gauteng, 9,418,183 residents    86
  10. 10Germiston
    Gauteng, 255,863 residents    86

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Thembisa
    Gauteng, 511,655 residents    80
  2. 2Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    79
  3. 3Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    79
  4. 4Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    79
  5. 5Germiston
    Gauteng, 255,863 residents    79
  6. 6Evaton
    Gauteng, 725,468 residents    78
  7. 7Ivory Park
    Gauteng, 184,383 residents    78
  8. 8Alberton
    Gauteng, 121,536 residents    78
  9. 9Brakpan
    Gauteng, 305,692 residents    78
  10. 10Centurion
    Gauteng, 236,580 residents    77

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