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Best places to live in Greater Durban

11 places with 3,904,175 residents within about 40 km of Durban, 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 Durban, 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. 1Mpumalanga
    KwaZulu-Natal, 140,121 residents    63
  2. 2Ntuzuma
    KwaZulu-Natal, 125,394 residents    63
  3. 3Inanda
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,032 residents    62
  4. 4Folweni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 36,425 residents    58
  5. 5Pinetown
    KwaZulu-Natal, 144,026 residents    54
  6. 6Durban
    KwaZulu-Natal, 3,338,026 residents    49
  7. 7Hazelmere
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,605 residents    48
  8. 8Tongaat
    KwaZulu-Natal, 64,829 residents    47
  9. 9Magabeni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,904 residents    46
  10. 10eManzimtoti
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,813 residents    45

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For retired couples

  1. 1Ntuzuma
    KwaZulu-Natal, 125,394 residents    83
  2. 2Folweni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 36,425 residents    80
  3. 3Mpumalanga
    KwaZulu-Natal, 140,121 residents    79
  4. 4Inanda
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,032 residents    73
  5. 5Hazelmere
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,605 residents    73
  6. 6Magabeni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,904 residents    72
  7. 7Durban
    KwaZulu-Natal, 3,338,026 residents    71
  8. 8Pinetown
    KwaZulu-Natal, 144,026 residents    70
  9. 9Tongaat
    KwaZulu-Natal, 64,829 residents    70
  10. 10eManzimtoti
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,813 residents    68

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For remote workers

  1. 1Ntuzuma
    KwaZulu-Natal, 125,394 residents    82
  2. 2Mpumalanga
    KwaZulu-Natal, 140,121 residents    79
  3. 3Durban
    KwaZulu-Natal, 3,338,026 residents    79
  4. 4Folweni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 36,425 residents    75
  5. 5Pinetown
    KwaZulu-Natal, 144,026 residents    74
  6. 6Hazelmere
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,605 residents    70
  7. 7Berea
    KwaZulu-Natal, 15,000 residents    69
  8. 8Tongaat
    KwaZulu-Natal, 64,829 residents    69
  9. 9Inanda
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,032 residents    68
  10. 10eManzimtoti
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,813 residents    65

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For commuters

  1. 1Pinetown
    KwaZulu-Natal, 144,026 residents    88
  2. 2Durban
    KwaZulu-Natal, 3,338,026 residents    88
  3. 3Ntuzuma
    KwaZulu-Natal, 125,394 residents    88
  4. 4Mpumalanga
    KwaZulu-Natal, 140,121 residents    78
  5. 5Berea
    KwaZulu-Natal, 15,000 residents    77
  6. 6Folweni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 36,425 residents    68
  7. 7Hazelmere
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,605 residents    66
  8. 8Inanda
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,032 residents    66
  9. 9eManzimtoti
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,813 residents    63
  10. 10Tongaat
    KwaZulu-Natal, 64,829 residents    58

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For single professionals

  1. 1Durban
    KwaZulu-Natal, 3,338,026 residents    90
  2. 2Pinetown
    KwaZulu-Natal, 144,026 residents    76
  3. 3Ntuzuma
    KwaZulu-Natal, 125,394 residents    74
  4. 4Berea
    KwaZulu-Natal, 15,000 residents    70
  5. 5Mpumalanga
    KwaZulu-Natal, 140,121 residents    61
  6. 6Folweni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 36,425 residents    51
  7. 7Hazelmere
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,605 residents    49
  8. 8eManzimtoti
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,813 residents    45
  9. 9Tongaat
    KwaZulu-Natal, 64,829 residents    42
  10. 10Inanda
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,032 residents    40

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Pinetown
    KwaZulu-Natal, 144,026 residents    71
  2. 2Ntuzuma
    KwaZulu-Natal, 125,394 residents    71
  3. 3Durban
    KwaZulu-Natal, 3,338,026 residents    66
  4. 4Mpumalanga
    KwaZulu-Natal, 140,121 residents    62
  5. 5Folweni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 36,425 residents    61
  6. 6Hazelmere
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,605 residents    61
  7. 7Berea
    KwaZulu-Natal, 15,000 residents    60
  8. 8eManzimtoti
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,813 residents    59
  9. 9Tongaat
    KwaZulu-Natal, 64,829 residents    56
  10. 10Inanda
    KwaZulu-Natal, 10,032 residents    55

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Towns in Greater Durban