Suburb

Find Your Perfect Suburb

Every other property site has an opinion about where you should live. Usually it boils down to whichever suburb their last listing was in. This one stays out of it. You tell us what you actually need - a budget, a region, and a couple of things that genuinely matter - and the data does the ranking.

Pick a region, set a ceiling, tick up to three priorities. We re-score every qualifying suburb in the country against your answers, then hand back the top ten with a one-line note on why each one matched. No agent enthusiasm, no listing photos, no "this charming pocket". Just suburbs that fit, ordered honestly.

If the list surprises you, good. The numbers do not know which suburb is fashionable and they do not care. If Whitby outranks Saint Heliers on your particular mix of priorities, the data is telling you something. It is allowed to disagree with you.

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Each priority you tick weights the ranking towards that component. Leave them all unticked for a straight livability shortlist.

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Your top 10 matches

Ranked against your priorities across New Zealand, with an estimated median value at or below $750K.

  1. 1.Alexandra
    Central Otago District · Otago
    78/100
    match score
    Est. $719K
    Livability 78/100
  2. 2.Darfield
    Selwyn District · Canterbury
    76/100
    match score
    Est. $692K
    Livability 76/100
  3. 3.Mosgiel
    Dunedin City · Otago
    76/100
    match score
    Est. $742K
    Livability 76/100
  4. 4.Queens Park
    Invercargill City · Southland
    76/100
    match score
    Est. $453K
    Livability 76/100
  5. 5.Oamaru
    Waitaki District · Otago
    75/100
    match score
    Est. $425K
    Livability 75/100
  6. 6.Prestonville
    Invercargill City · Southland
    75/100
    match score
    Est. $526K
    Livability 75/100
  7. 7.Westport
    Buller District · West Coast
    75/100
    match score
    Est. $367K
    Livability 75/100
  8. 8.Port Chalmers
    Dunedin City · Otago
    74/100
    match score
    Est. $559K
    Livability 74/100
  9. 9.South Hill
    Waitaki District · Otago
    74/100
    match score
    Est. $484K
    Livability 74/100
  10. 10.Picton
    Marlborough District · Marlborough
    74/100
    match score
    Est. $599K
    Livability 74/100

Match score = 60% your priorities + 40% overall livability. See the methodology for the full workings.