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Best places to live in Greater Johannesburg

14 places with 13,090,151 residents within about 45 km of Johannesburg, 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 Johannesburg, 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. 1Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    66
  2. 2Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    66
  3. 3Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    66
  4. 4Westonaria
    Gauteng, 156,831 residents    64
  5. 5Tokoza
    Gauteng, 106,000 residents    63
  6. 6Randfontein
    Gauteng, 133,654 residents    63
  7. 7Walkerville
    Gauteng, 7,981 residents    62
  8. 8Bagale
    Gauteng, 16,087 residents    60
  9. 9Germiston
    Gauteng, 255,863 residents    59
  10. 10Edenvale
    Gauteng, 49,292 residents    57

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For retired couples

  1. 1Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    79
  2. 2Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    79
  3. 3Tokoza
    Gauteng, 106,000 residents    78
  4. 4Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    78
  5. 5Randfontein
    Gauteng, 133,654 residents    77
  6. 6Westonaria
    Gauteng, 156,831 residents    77
  7. 7Edenvale
    Gauteng, 49,292 residents    71
  8. 8Bagale
    Gauteng, 16,087 residents    70
  9. 9Germiston
    Gauteng, 255,863 residents    70
  10. 10Walkerville
    Gauteng, 7,981 residents    68

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For remote workers

  1. 1Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    87
  2. 2Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    87
  3. 3Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    86
  4. 4Soweto
    Gauteng, 1,695,047 residents    84
  5. 5Randfontein
    Gauteng, 133,654 residents    82
  6. 6Germiston
    Gauteng, 255,863 residents    82
  7. 7Westonaria
    Gauteng, 156,831 residents    82
  8. 8Tokoza
    Gauteng, 106,000 residents    82
  9. 9Alberton
    Gauteng, 121,536 residents    78
  10. 10Midrand
    Gauteng, 87,387 residents    77

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For commuters

  1. 1Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    93
  2. 2Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    93
  3. 3Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    93
  4. 4Germiston
    Gauteng, 255,863 residents    93
  5. 5Alberton
    Gauteng, 121,536 residents    91
  6. 6Soweto
    Gauteng, 1,695,047 residents    91
  7. 7Westonaria
    Gauteng, 156,831 residents    89
  8. 8Randfontein
    Gauteng, 133,654 residents    88
  9. 9Tokoza
    Gauteng, 106,000 residents    87
  10. 10Midrand
    Gauteng, 87,387 residents    85

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For single professionals

  1. 1Soweto
    Gauteng, 1,695,047 residents    92
  2. 2Johannesburg
    Gauteng, 9,418,183 residents    86
  3. 3Germiston
    Gauteng, 255,863 residents    86
  4. 4Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    86
  5. 5Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    85
  6. 6Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    85
  7. 7Alberton
    Gauteng, 121,536 residents    81
  8. 8Westonaria
    Gauteng, 156,831 residents    78
  9. 9Midrand
    Gauteng, 87,387 residents    76
  10. 10Randfontein
    Gauteng, 133,654 residents    74

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Krugersdorp
    Gauteng, 378,821 residents    79
  2. 2Randburg
    Gauteng, 337,053 residents    79
  3. 3Roodepoort
    Gauteng, 326,416 residents    79
  4. 4Germiston
    Gauteng, 255,863 residents    79
  5. 5Alberton
    Gauteng, 121,536 residents    78
  6. 6Midrand
    Gauteng, 87,387 residents    76
  7. 7Soweto
    Gauteng, 1,695,047 residents    73
  8. 8Westonaria
    Gauteng, 156,831 residents    72
  9. 9Randfontein
    Gauteng, 133,654 residents    70
  10. 10Tokoza
    Gauteng, 106,000 residents    69

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Towns in Greater Johannesburg