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

1321	Macfarlan East London, Eastern Cape	71
1322	Mahibitswane Mahikeng, North West	71
1323	Mahubetswana Mahikeng, North West	71
1324	Makhulong Ekurhuleni, Gauteng 4.8% crime	71
1325	Mangwane East London, Eastern Cape	71
1326	Manokwane Kimberley, North West 5.7% crime	71
1327	Maralwa Mahikeng, North West	71
1328	Maropeng Kimberley, North West 35.8% crime	71
1329	Masakhane Stellenbosch, Western Cape 11.6% crime	71
1330	Matjieskloof Upington, Northern Cape	71
1331	Matshona East London, Eastern Cape	71
1332	Mavhuwa Tzaneen, Limpopo	71
1333	Mbendeni East London, Eastern Cape	71
1334	Mcumngco East London, Eastern Cape	71
1335	Mekeni East London, Eastern Cape	71
1336	Mfiki East London, Eastern Cape	71
1337	Mhole Kimberley, North West 5.7% crime	71
1338	Middelpos Upington, Northern Cape 15.8% crime	71
1339	Milton Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 20.3% crime	71
1340	Mkhonhotho East London, Eastern Cape	71
1341	Mngqesha East London, Eastern Cape	71
1342	Mokalamosesane Kimberley, North West 13.9% crime	71
1343	Monyekeng Welkom, North West	71
1344	Morninghill Johannesburg, Gauteng QoL 83	71
1345	Mosakong Mahikeng, North West 3% crime	71
1346	Mothibistad Kimberley, North West 13.9% crime	71
1347	Mpatheni East London, Eastern Cape	71
1348	Mpepule Tzaneen, Limpopo	71
1349	Msarweni East London, Eastern Cape	71
1350	Mtimbini East London, Eastern Cape	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. 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.