Rankings

Top neighbourhoods — Worldwide

The best-scoring suburbs by category. 9,327 neighbourhoods ranked.

🌍 All 🇿🇦 ZA 9,327 🇬🇧 UK 41,395 🇺🇸 USA 29,585 🇩🇪 DE 10,813 🇳🇱 NL 7,684

Overall

9,327 ranked

1077	Jilongo Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1079	Jimmy Jones, South Africa Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1057	Johannesburg North Johannesburg, Gauteng 4.9%	72
1064	Johnson Park Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4%	72
1074	Ka-Dizingidzingi Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1078	Ka-Dzumeri Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1075	Ka-Makoxa Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1076	Ka-Maswanganyi Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1062	Kappa Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1059	Kelvin Johannesburg, Gauteng QoL 72	72
1051	Kenridge Cape Town, Western Cape 11.4%	72
1070	Kensington Gqeberha, Eastern Cape	72
1060	Kensington South Johannesburg, Gauteng 11%	72
1052	Kraaifontein Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.1%	72
1061	KwaGugu Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal	72
1055	Lamont Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 8.9%	72
1053	Land en Zeezicht Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	72
1065	Langerug Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4%	72
1069	Libertas Mahikeng, North West	72
1058	Linmeyer Johannesburg, Gauteng 2.1% QoL 74	72
1066	Loerie Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 30.5%	72
1063	Logageng Mahikeng, North West 2.3%	72
1067	Lomanyaneng Mahikeng, North West	72
1056	Longcroft Durban, KwaZulu-Natal	72
1068	Lorwaneng Mahikeng, North West	72
1080	Luheni Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1071	Lulekani Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1072	Lulekani - 1A Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1073	Luvhalani Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1054	Macassar Village Stellenbosch, Western Cape 15.5%	72

How these rankings are calculated

Rankings are sorted by the metric selected above — overall score, safety, schools or affordability — computed the same way for every suburb in our database, so the ordering reflects the underlying data rather than editorial judgement. Overall score is a weighted blend across all scored dimensions; each individual metric (e.g. safety) is scored independently on its own 0-100 scale.

Safety scores for South African suburbs are built from official SAPS crime statistics at police-precinct level, weighted toward violent and property crime categories. International safety scores use the equivalent national source — data.police.uk reports in the UK, BKA and Landeskriminalamt statistics in Germany, and CBS data in the Netherlands.

School scores weigh the number and proximity of nearby primary and secondary schools, drawn from the Department of Basic Education's National Masterlist; affordability compares typical rent against local median household income. Filter by country or province above to compare rankings within a specific region, or open any suburb to see the full seven-dimension breakdown behind its rank.