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Best places to live in Greater Cape Town

18 places with 5,494,696 residents within about 45 km of Cape Town, 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 Cape Town, 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. 1Klapmuts
    Western Cape, 9,229 residents    62
  2. 2Simon's Town
    Western Cape, 6,569 residents    60
  3. 3Stellenbosch
    Western Cape, 96,228 residents    59
  4. 4Melkbosstrand
    Western Cape, 13,542 residents    59
  5. 5Retreat
    Western Cape, 25,745 residents    58
  6. 6Muizenberg
    Western Cape, 36,857 residents    58
  7. 7Durbanville
    Western Cape, 54,286 residents    57
  8. 8Somerset West
    Western Cape, 225,289 residents    56
  9. 9Kuils River
    Western Cape, 46,685 residents    56
  10. 10Constantia
    Western Cape, 6,922 residents    54

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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. 6Fisantekraal
    Western Cape, 14,819 residents    84
  7. 7Kuils River
    Western Cape, 46,685 residents    82
  8. 8Melkbosstrand
    Western Cape, 13,542 residents    81
  9. 9Stellenbosch
    Western Cape, 96,228 residents    80
  10. 10Kraaifontein
    Western Cape, 57,911 residents    80

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For remote workers

  1. 1Cape Town
    Western Cape, 4,772,846 residents    85
  2. 2Stellenbosch
    Western Cape, 96,228 residents    83
  3. 3Durbanville
    Western Cape, 54,286 residents    83
  4. 4Retreat
    Western Cape, 25,745 residents    83
  5. 5Muizenberg
    Western Cape, 36,857 residents    82
  6. 6Somerset West
    Western Cape, 225,289 residents    79
  7. 7Rondebosch
    Western Cape, 15,158 residents    79
  8. 8Kraaifontein
    Western Cape, 57,911 residents    79
  9. 9Claremont
    Western Cape, 14,531 residents    79
  10. 10Fisantekraal
    Western Cape, 14,819 residents    78

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For commuters

  1. 1Cape Town
    Western Cape, 4,772,846 residents    86
  2. 2Somerset West
    Western Cape, 225,289 residents    82
  3. 3Retreat
    Western Cape, 25,745 residents    73
  4. 4Durbanville
    Western Cape, 54,286 residents    73
  5. 5Rondebosch
    Western Cape, 15,158 residents    72
  6. 6Rosebank
    Western Cape, 10,000 residents    72
  7. 7Claremont
    Western Cape, 14,531 residents    72
  8. 8Constantia
    Western Cape, 6,922 residents    72
  9. 9Newlands
    Western Cape, 5,343 residents    71
  10. 10Stellenbosch
    Western Cape, 96,228 residents    70

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For single professionals

  1. 1Cape Town
    Western Cape, 4,772,846 residents    89
  2. 2Somerset West
    Western Cape, 225,289 residents    69
  3. 3Rondebosch
    Western Cape, 15,158 residents    67
  4. 4Claremont
    Western Cape, 14,531 residents    67
  5. 5Rosebank
    Western Cape, 10,000 residents    67
  6. 6Durbanville
    Western Cape, 54,286 residents    62
  7. 7Kraaifontein
    Western Cape, 57,911 residents    61
  8. 8Stellenbosch
    Western Cape, 96,228 residents    57
  9. 9Retreat
    Western Cape, 25,745 residents    55
  10. 10Muizenberg
    Western Cape, 36,857 residents    54

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Durbanville
    Western Cape, 54,286 residents    69
  2. 2Kraaifontein
    Western Cape, 57,911 residents    68
  3. 3Somerset West
    Western Cape, 225,289 residents    68
  4. 4Retreat
    Western Cape, 25,745 residents    66
  5. 5Muizenberg
    Western Cape, 36,857 residents    65
  6. 6Stellenbosch
    Western Cape, 96,228 residents    63
  7. 7Cape Town
    Western Cape, 4,772,846 residents    63
  8. 8Constantia
    Western Cape, 6,922 residents    62
  9. 9Kuils River
    Western Cape, 46,685 residents    62
  10. 10Fisantekraal
    Western Cape, 14,819 residents    58

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Towns in Greater Cape Town