Rankings

Top neighbourhoods — Worldwide

The best-scoring suburbs by category. 99,458 neighbourhoods ranked. Worldwide overall rankings require at least four evidenced score dimensions.

🌍 All 🇿🇦 ZA 9,327 🇬🇧 UK 42,028 🇺🇸 USA 29,606 🇩🇪 DE 10,813 🇳🇱 NL 7,684

Overall

99,458 ranked

1081	Jimmy Jones, South Africa Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1082	Johannesburg North Johannesburg, Gauteng 4.9% crime	72
1083	Ka-Dizingidzingi Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1084	Ka-Dzumeri Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1085	Ka-Makoxa Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1086	Ka-Maswanganyi Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1087	Kabega Gqeberha, Eastern Cape	72
1088	Kappa Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1089	Kelvin Johannesburg, Gauteng QoL 72	72
1090	Kenridge Cape Town, Western Cape 11.4% crime	72
1091	Kensington South Johannesburg, Gauteng 11% crime	72
1092	Kraaifontein Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.1% crime	72
1093	KwaGugu Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal	72
1094	Lamont Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 8.9% crime	72
1095	Land en Zeezicht Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% crime	72
1096	Libertas Mahikeng, North West	72
1097	Linmeyer Johannesburg, Gauteng 2.1% crime QoL 74	72
1098	Loerie Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 30.5% crime	72
1099	Logageng Mahikeng, North West 2.3% crime	72
1100	Lomanyaneng Mahikeng, North West	72
1101	Longcroft Durban, KwaZulu-Natal	72
1102	Lorwaneng Mahikeng, North West	72
1103	Luheni Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1104	Lulekani Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1105	Lulekani - 1A Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1106	Luvhalani Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1107	Macassar Village Stellenbosch, Western Cape 15.5% crime	72
1108	Maekgwe Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1109	Mafefe Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1110	Magogoe Mahikeng, North West	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. Worldwide overall rankings require at least four evidenced dimensions so a thin profile cannot outrank a well-supported one. Country-specific pages retain partial profiles and label them clearly. Each individual metric 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.