Most Liveable Suburbs — Bay of Plenty
Top 50 areas by a composite livability index — amenity access, public transport, and schools + hospitals, normalised within New Zealand (method: Urban Liveability Index, Higgs et al. 2019).
Most Liveable Suburbs
Top 50 areas by a composite livability index — amenity access, public transport, and schools + hospitals, normalised within New Zealand (method: Urban Liveability Index, Higgs et al. 2019) — Bay of Plenty
This ranking works best as a first-pass screen in Bay of Plenty, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.
A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.
Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.
A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.
Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.
Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.
- #1Tauranga CentralBAY-OF-PLENTY9999 · 99 · 32
- #2Rotorua CentralBAY-OF-PLENTY98100 · 77 · 70
- #3TridentBAY-OF-PLENTY9798 · 64 · 70
- #4Tauranga SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY9791 · 95 · 70
- #5Bethlehem NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY9694 · 81 · 70
- #6Fraser CoveBAY-OF-PLENTY9592 · 64 · 89
- #7Ōwhata EastBAY-OF-PLENTY9472 · 88 · 89
- #8Cape RunawayBAY-OF-PLENTY9462 · 77 · 96
- #9Bethlehem CentralBAY-OF-PLENTY9450 · 97 · 70
- #10ŌpōtikiBAY-OF-PLENTY9391 · 30 · 96
- #11Te Maunga NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY9391 · 77 · 70
- #12Mount Maunganui NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY9197 · 89 · 0
- #13BellevueBAY-OF-PLENTY9023 · 81 · 89
- #14DoncasterBAY-OF-PLENTY8874 · 83 · 70
- #15Omanu BeachBAY-OF-PLENTY8672 · 81 · 70
- #16Tauranga HospitalBAY-OF-PLENTY8687 · 85 · 32
- #17Whakatāne CentralBAY-OF-PLENTY8597 · 30 · 32
- #18MotitiBAY-OF-PLENTY8379 · 89 · 32
- #19Palm Beach South-GravattBAY-OF-PLENTY8294 · 85 · 0
- #20Te Puke EastBAY-OF-PLENTY8297 · 30 · 32
- #21Otūmoetai EastBAY-OF-PLENTY8177 · 88 · 32
- #22Papamoa Beach SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY8162 · 92 · 32
- #23Wairakei East-Te TumuBAY-OF-PLENTY8079 · 85 · 32
- #24Mount Maunganui SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY8070 · 89 · 32
- #25MaungatapuBAY-OF-PLENTY8077 · 85 · 32
- #26LynmoreBAY-OF-PLENTY7987 · 73 · 32
- #27Waingarara-WaimanaBAY-OF-PLENTY770 · 22 · 99
- #28AllandaleBAY-OF-PLENTY7764 · 35 · 89
- #29Hillcrest (Rotorua District)BAY-OF-PLENTY7583 · 39 · 70
- #30Ōmokoroa NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY7376 · 77 · 32
- #31Greerton NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY7376 · 77 · 32
- #32Whakatāne WestBAY-OF-PLENTY730 · 68 · 70
- #33GalateaBAY-OF-PLENTY7323 · 22 · 96
- #34Pyes Pa NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY7285 · 90 · 0
- #35Kawerau CentralBAY-OF-PLENTY7290 · 22 · 70
- #36KuirauBAY-OF-PLENTY7281 · 68 · 32
- #37Tihiotonga-WhakarewarewaBAY-OF-PLENTY7264 · 50 · 70
- #38Welcome Bay EastBAY-OF-PLENTY7158 · 83 · 32
- #39Pukehangi NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY710 · 64 · 70
- #40PongakawaBAY-OF-PLENTY7023 · 18 · 96
- #41Pyes Pa SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY700 · 88 · 32
- #42Katikati SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY6987 · 50 · 32
- #43Arataki NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY680 · 85 · 32
- #44Holdens Bay-RotokawaBAY-OF-PLENTY6723 · 55 · 70
- #45Matua NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY6623 · 83 · 32
- #46Te Puke WestBAY-OF-PLENTY660 · 55 · 70
- #47FordlandsBAY-OF-PLENTY660 · 55 · 70
- #48Brookfield WestBAY-OF-PLENTY6674 · 64 · 32
- #49Greerton SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY6589 · 39 · 32
- #50CoastlandsBAY-OF-PLENTY6555 · 22 · 89
| # ▲ | AREA | REGION | LIVABILITY | ACCESS · TRANSIT · SOCIAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tauranga Central | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 99 | 99 · 99 · 32 | 2,679 |
| 2 | Rotorua Central | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 98 | 100 · 77 · 70 | 513 |
| 3 | Trident | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 97 | 98 · 64 · 70 | 3,417 |
| 4 | Tauranga South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 97 | 91 · 95 · 70 | 4,110 |
| 5 | Bethlehem North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 96 | 94 · 81 · 70 | 3,645 |
| 6 | Fraser Cove | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 95 | 92 · 64 · 89 | 1,269 |
| 7 | Ōwhata East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 94 | 72 · 88 · 89 | 3,240 |
| 8 | Cape Runaway | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 94 | 62 · 77 · 96 | 1,881 |
| 9 | Bethlehem Central | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 94 | 50 · 97 · 70 | 4,392 |
| 10 | Ōpōtiki | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 93 | 91 · 30 · 96 | 3,786 |
| 11 | Te Maunga North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 93 | 91 · 77 · 70 | 3,354 |
| 12 | Mount Maunganui North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 91 | 97 · 89 · 0 | 3,204 |
| 13 | Bellevue | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 90 | 23 · 81 · 89 | 3,852 |
| 14 | Doncaster | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 88 | 74 · 83 · 70 | 3,477 |
| 15 | Omanu Beach | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 86 | 72 · 81 · 70 | 2,982 |
| 16 | Tauranga Hospital | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 86 | 87 · 85 · 32 | 2,118 |
| 17 | Whakatāne Central | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 85 | 97 · 30 · 32 | 3,363 |
| 18 | Motiti | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 83 | 79 · 89 · 32 | 3,354 |
| 19 | Palm Beach South-Gravatt | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 82 | 94 · 85 · 0 | 3,786 |
| 20 | Te Puke East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 82 | 97 · 30 · 32 | 2,736 |
| 21 | Otūmoetai East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 81 | 77 · 88 · 32 | 3,699 |
| 22 | Papamoa Beach South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 81 | 62 · 92 · 32 | 2,685 |
| 23 | Wairakei East-Te Tumu | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 80 | 79 · 85 · 32 | 4,356 |
| 24 | Mount Maunganui South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 80 | 70 · 89 · 32 | 2,844 |
| 25 | Maungatapu | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 80 | 77 · 85 · 32 | 2,883 |
| 26 | Lynmore | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 79 | 87 · 73 · 32 | 3,345 |
| 27 | Waingarara-Waimana | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 77 | 0 · 22 · 99 | 2,523 |
| 28 | Allandale | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 77 | 64 · 35 · 89 | 2,613 |
| 29 | Hillcrest (Rotorua District) | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 75 | 83 · 39 · 70 | 1,863 |
| 30 | Ōmokoroa North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 73 | 76 · 77 · 32 | 4,371 |
| 31 | Greerton North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 73 | 76 · 77 · 32 | 3,600 |
| 32 | Whakatāne West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 73 | 0 · 68 · 70 | 3,444 |
| 33 | Galatea | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 73 | 23 · 22 · 96 | 1,572 |
| 34 | Pyes Pa North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 72 | 85 · 90 · 0 | 3,846 |
| 35 | Kawerau Central | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 72 | 90 · 22 · 70 | 2,634 |
| 36 | Kuirau | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 72 | 81 · 68 · 32 | 1,080 |
| 37 | Tihiotonga-Whakarewarewa | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 72 | 64 · 50 · 70 | 873 |
| 38 | Welcome Bay East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 71 | 58 · 83 · 32 | 2,658 |
| 39 | Pukehangi North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 71 | 0 · 64 · 70 | 2,658 |
| 40 | Pongakawa | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 70 | 23 · 18 · 96 | 3,261 |
| 41 | Pyes Pa South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 70 | 0 · 88 · 32 | 2,919 |
| 42 | Katikati South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 69 | 87 · 50 · 32 | 2,877 |
| 43 | Arataki North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 68 | 0 · 85 · 32 | 3,201 |
| 44 | Holdens Bay-Rotokawa | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 67 | 23 · 55 · 70 | 1,332 |
| 45 | Matua North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 66 | 23 · 83 · 32 | 3,024 |
| 46 | Te Puke West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 66 | 0 · 55 · 70 | 3,597 |
| 47 | Fordlands | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 66 | 0 · 55 · 70 | 2,667 |
| 48 | Brookfield West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 66 | 74 · 64 · 32 | 3,129 |
| 49 | Greerton South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 65 | 89 · 39 · 32 | 672 |
| 50 | Coastlands | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 65 | 55 · 22 · 89 | 2,223 |
New Zealand most liveable suburbs FAQ
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What does Most Liveable Suburbs rank?
Most Liveable Suburbs ranks areas in Bay of Plenty using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 areas by a composite livability index — amenity access, public transport, and schools + hospitals, normalised within New Zealand (method: Urban Liveability Index, Higgs et al. 2019)
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for Bay of Plenty. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.
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Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.