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

1207	Clayfield Durban, KwaZulu-Natal	71
1208	Creswell Park Johannesburg, Gauteng 21.6%	71
1201	Dal Josafat Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.4%	71
1213	Danville Pretoria, Gauteng 19.4% QoL 70	71
1206	Dawn Crest Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 5.1%	71
1219	De Kelders Stellenbosch, Western Cape 11.6%	71
1222	De Nova Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.8%	71
1209	Denver Johannesburg, Gauteng 11% QoL 40	71
1223	Die Heuwel George, Western Cape 36.1%	71
1226	Dinokana Mahikeng, North West	71
1216	Dithakong Mahikeng, North West 3%	71
1225	East Bank East London, Eastern Cape	71
1204	East Rock Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6%	71
1221	Elgin Stellenbosch, Western Cape 8.2%	71
1202	Eversdal Stellenbosch, Western Cape 11.4%	71
1205	Fairhavens Estate Stellenbosch, Western Cape 26.8%	71
1220	Franskraalstrand Stellenbosch, Western Cape 11.6%	71
1217	Ga-Kgoe Mahikeng, North West 3%	71
1215	Ga-Madubu Mahikeng, North West 3%	71
1214	Ga-Ntatelang Kimberley, North West 13.9%	71
1227	Ga-Seane Mahikeng, North West	71
1218	Gansbaai Stellenbosch, Western Cape 11.6%	71
1210	Germiston South Ekurhuleni, Gauteng 2.3%	71
1203	Glen Ive Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6%	71
1211	Gleneagles Johannesburg, Gauteng 7.1%	71
1228	Goo-Moiloanyana Mahikeng, North West	71
1229	Goo-Mokgatlha Mahikeng, North West	71
1230	Goo-Tiro Mahikeng, North West	71
1224	Greenhaven George, Western Cape 36.1%	71
1212	Greymont Johannesburg, Gauteng 6.4% QoL 66	71

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.