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Best places to live in Greater Pretoria

6 places with 3,457,586 residents within about 30 km of Pretoria, 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 Pretoria, 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. 1Ga-Rankuwa
    North West, 90,945 residents    60
  2. 2Soshanguve
    Gauteng, 872,309 residents    60
  3. 3Centurion
    Gauteng, 236,580 residents    60
  4. 4Mabopane
    Gauteng, 110,972 residents    58
  5. 5Cullinan
    Gauteng, 34,087 residents    56
  6. 6Pretoria
    Gauteng, 2,112,693 residents    47

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For retired couples

  1. 1Ga-Rankuwa
    North West, 90,945 residents    73
  2. 2Cullinan
    Gauteng, 34,087 residents    69
  3. 3Centurion
    Gauteng, 236,580 residents    69
  4. 4Mabopane
    Gauteng, 110,972 residents    67
  5. 5Soshanguve
    Gauteng, 872,309 residents    67
  6. 6Pretoria
    Gauteng, 2,112,693 residents    57

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For remote workers

  1. 1Soshanguve
    Gauteng, 872,309 residents    82
  2. 2Mabopane
    Gauteng, 110,972 residents    81
  3. 3Centurion
    Gauteng, 236,580 residents    79
  4. 4Ga-Rankuwa
    North West, 90,945 residents    78
  5. 5Pretoria
    Gauteng, 2,112,693 residents    74
  6. 6Cullinan
    Gauteng, 34,087 residents    69

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For commuters

  1. 1Centurion
    Gauteng, 236,580 residents    92
  2. 2Mabopane
    Gauteng, 110,972 residents    91
  3. 3Pretoria
    Gauteng, 2,112,693 residents    90
  4. 4Soshanguve
    Gauteng, 872,309 residents    89
  5. 5Ga-Rankuwa
    North West, 90,945 residents    77
  6. 6Cullinan
    Gauteng, 34,087 residents    45

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For single professionals

  1. 1Pretoria
    Gauteng, 2,112,693 residents    91
  2. 2Soshanguve
    Gauteng, 872,309 residents    85
  3. 3Mabopane
    Gauteng, 110,972 residents    83
  4. 4Centurion
    Gauteng, 236,580 residents    83
  5. 5Ga-Rankuwa
    North West, 90,945 residents    66
  6. 6Cullinan
    Gauteng, 34,087 residents    24

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Centurion
    Gauteng, 236,580 residents    77
  2. 2Mabopane
    Gauteng, 110,972 residents    76
  3. 3Soshanguve
    Gauteng, 872,309 residents    74
  4. 4Pretoria
    Gauteng, 2,112,693 residents    71
  5. 5Ga-Rankuwa
    North West, 90,945 residents    67
  6. 6Cullinan
    Gauteng, 34,087 residents    45

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Towns in Greater Pretoria