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Best places to live in Greater Pietermaritzburg

6 places with 926,533 residents within about 25 km of Pietermaritzburg, 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 Pietermaritzburg, 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. 1Albert Falls
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,434 residents    63
  2. 2Pietermaritzburg
    KwaZulu-Natal, 839,327 residents    61
  3. 3Hopewell
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,321 residents    59
  4. 4Mpophomeni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 30,830 residents    58
  5. 5Cato Ridge
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,168 residents    56
  6. 6Howick
    KwaZulu-Natal, 32,453 residents    50

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For retired couples

  1. 1Pietermaritzburg
    KwaZulu-Natal, 839,327 residents    69
  2. 2Mpophomeni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 30,830 residents    68
  3. 3Hopewell
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,321 residents    66
  4. 4Albert Falls
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,434 residents    61
  5. 5Howick
    KwaZulu-Natal, 32,453 residents    59
  6. 6Cato Ridge
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,168 residents    53

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For remote workers

  1. 1Pietermaritzburg
    KwaZulu-Natal, 839,327 residents    80
  2. 2Mpophomeni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 30,830 residents    69
  3. 3Hopewell
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,321 residents    65
  4. 4Howick
    KwaZulu-Natal, 32,453 residents    63
  5. 5Albert Falls
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,434 residents    56
  6. 6Cato Ridge
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,168 residents    50

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For commuters

  1. 1Pietermaritzburg
    KwaZulu-Natal, 839,327 residents    88
  2. 2Cato Ridge
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,168 residents    63
  3. 3Mpophomeni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 30,830 residents    60
  4. 4Howick
    KwaZulu-Natal, 32,453 residents    60
  5. 5Hopewell
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,321 residents    58
  6. 6Albert Falls
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,434 residents    56

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For single professionals

  1. 1Pietermaritzburg
    KwaZulu-Natal, 839,327 residents    83
  2. 2Howick
    KwaZulu-Natal, 32,453 residents    39
  3. 3Mpophomeni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 30,830 residents    39
  4. 4Hopewell
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,321 residents    32

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Pietermaritzburg
    KwaZulu-Natal, 839,327 residents    73
  2. 2Howick
    KwaZulu-Natal, 32,453 residents    52
  3. 3Mpophomeni
    KwaZulu-Natal, 30,830 residents    51
  4. 4Hopewell
    KwaZulu-Natal, 13,321 residents    49
  5. 5Cato Ridge
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,168 residents    48
  6. 6Albert Falls
    KwaZulu-Natal, 5,434 residents    47

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Towns in Greater Pietermaritzburg