{"id":774097,"date":"2024-05-28T14:21:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=774097"},"modified":"2024-05-28T14:21:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:21:20","slug":"how-much-it-costs-to-live-in-the-best-run-municipality-in-south-africa-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/774097\/how-much-it-costs-to-live-in-the-best-run-municipality-in-south-africa-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How much it costs to live in the best-run municipality in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Swartland Municipality in the Western Cape is the best-run municipality in South Africa &#8211; but properties don&#8217;t come cheap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, Good Governance Africa (GGA) published its&nbsp;2024 Governance Performance Index&nbsp;(GPI) to \u201cprovide the most accurate, publicly available portrait of the state of local governance in South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report looks at all of South Africa\u2019s 257 municipalities, which are made up of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8 metropolitans municipalities;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>205 category B local municipalities;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>44 category C district municipalities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 2024 GPI, municipalities were evaluated from publicly available data in the following classifications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Administration &amp; Governance;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership &amp; Management;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning, Monitoring &amp; Evaluation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service Delivery (heaviest weighting).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The results show that the Swartland Municipality to the North of Cape Town is the best-run municipality in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The municipality has a population of 148,000 and features several prominent towns, including Darling, Malmesbury and Yzerfontein. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using property24&#8217;s latest <span style=\"color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">annual Sales and Listing Trends<\/span>, we can get an idea of how much property costs in the area. The average house does vary per region, ranging from R1.8 million to R3.3 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is far higher than the R1,377,013 average transaction price recorded by Lightstone in Q1 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Town<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>2022 Avg Price<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>2023 Avg Price<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>2024 Avg Price<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Malmesbury<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R1 850 000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R1 899 000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R2 295 000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Darling<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R1 750 000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R1 551 000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R1 800 000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Yzerfontein<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R2 995 000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R2 900 000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R3 385 000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/731507\/property-prices-are-surging-in-this-part-of-south-africa\/\">Pam Golding Properties<\/a> previously said that the property prices on the West Coast of South Africa have skyrocketed over the last decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom St Helena Bay and Brittania Bay on the northern shores to Yzerfontein in the south and inland towns like Darling and Vredenburg, property prices have more than doubled in many instances,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/731507\/property-prices-are-surging-in-this-part-of-south-africa\/\">Samantha Nel<\/a> from Pam Golding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The West Coast is now a quiet, coastal holiday destination with modern shopping centres, good medical facilities and strong schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents are generally middle-aged\u201436 to 49 years\u2014and mature\u201450 to 64 years\u2014but younger buyers are now being attracted to the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many residents also choose to stay in the area, with roughly 50% owning their properties for a decade or more years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Darling, 76% of homeowners have owned their properties for 11 or more years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example property in the Swartland Municipality can be found below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>3 Bedroom House in Yzerfontein<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Price: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.property24.com\/for-sale\/yzerfontein\/yzerfontein\/western-cape\/7938\/114385113\">R3,425,000<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-1-1024x506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-1-1024x506.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-1-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-1-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-1.jpg 1308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-2-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-2-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-2.jpg 1261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-3-1024x564.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-3-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-3-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-3-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-3.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-6-1024x499.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-6-1024x499.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-6-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-6-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzerf-6.jpg 1405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzefr-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzefr-4-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzefr-4-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzefr-4-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzefr-4-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yzefr-4.jpg 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>3 Bedroom House in Malmesbury <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Price: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.property24.com\/for-sale\/glen-lilly\/malmesbury\/western-cape\/12931\/113874633\">R2,350,000<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-1-1024x493.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-1-1024x493.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-1-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-1-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-1.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-2-1024x494.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-2-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-2-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-2-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-2.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-3-1024x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-3-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-3-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-3-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-3.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-4-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-4-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-4-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-4-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malm-4.jpg 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malms-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malms-5-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malms-5-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malms-5-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malms-5-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/malms-5.jpg 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2 Bedroom House in Darling<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Price: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.property24.com\/for-sale\/darling\/darling\/western-cape\/7920\/113807959\">R1,850,000<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-1.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-2.jpg 930w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-2-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-2-768x600.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-3-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-3-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-3-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-3-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-3.jpg 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-4-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-4-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-4-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-4-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-4.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-5.jpg 888w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-5-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DARLS-5-768x670.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/773907\/r1-00-per-litre-petrol-price-joy-on-the-cards-for-south-africa-next-week\/\">R1.00 per litre petrol price joy on the cards for South Africa next 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