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Stellenbosch City Intelligence

Stellenbosch is a Western Cape South African metro east of Cape Town, with university, wine-industry, and innovation-cluster activity shaping the regional profile. Stellenbosch is a africa city of about ~0.16M metro in South Africa. On the composite city-intelligence score, Stellenbosch sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (68/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~0.16M metro
View of Stellenbosch, South Africa

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Overall score

Use the Stellenbosch profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level Cape context alongside Cape Town.

Overall68/100
Affordability72/100
Air quality76/100
Energy62/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

68/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Stellenbosch data table

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Stellenbosch city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score68/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living72/100Stellenbosch's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality76/100Stellenbosch's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy62/100Stellenbosch's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety65/100Stellenbosch's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed65/100Stellenbosch's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk62/100Stellenbosch's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience62/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety49/100
Low crime50/100
Personal safety49/100
Night safety45/100
Road safety51/100

Stellenbosch scores below average for safety in our index (49/100); research neighborhoods and take standard precautions.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life57/100
Healthcare61/100
Education63/100
Green space45/100
Cleanliness57/100
Infrastructure59/100
Mobility50/100

Stellenbosch has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (57/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness56/100
Education63/100
Green space45/100
Overall safety49/100

Stellenbosch scores moderate for family living (56/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability62/100
Walkability66/100
Cycling56/100
Infrastructure59/100

Stellenbosch is moderate for remote workers (62/100), based on connectivity, affordability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability61/100
Healthcare61/100
Cleanliness57/100
Outdoor lifestyle29/100

Stellenbosch is moderate for retirement (61/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Stellenbosch

Local public safety guidance for Stellenbosch, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Stellenbosch, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the South Africa emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Stellenbosch

Healthcare context for Stellenbosch, with national-level information from South Africa where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Stellenbosch, see the South Africa healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Stellenbosch

Local mobility context for Stellenbosch, with national-level context from South Africa where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Stellenbosch, see the South Africa transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Stellenbosch. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Stellenbosch

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Stellenbosch will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Stellenbosch air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Stellenbosch modules

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Cost of Living in Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

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Cost of living in Stellenbosch

Cost of living estimates for Stellenbosch — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Stellenbosch

Climate profile for Stellenbosch — Semi-Arid climate, annual average 20.8°C, comfort score 79/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Stellenbosch

Economy and jobs profile for Stellenbosch — tourism economy, economy score 52/100, key industries including tourism, manufacturing, mining. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Stellenbosch

Education profile for Stellenbosch — mixed education base, education score 52/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Stellenbosch

Healthcare and retirement profile for Stellenbosch — developing healthcare market, healthcare score 50/100, retirement score 58/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Stellenbosch

Estimate a monthly budget for Stellenbosch using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Stellenbosch

Plan a trip budget for Stellenbosch using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Stellenbosch

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Stellenbosch. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Cape Town, South Africa

Same region · about 41 km from Stellenbosch. Explore Cape Town's city intelligence profile.

Durban, South Africa

Weekend trip · about 1234 km from Stellenbosch. Explore Durban's city intelligence profile.

Gaborone, Botswana

Cross-border · about 1237 km from Stellenbosch. Explore Gaborone's city intelligence profile.

Windhoek, Namibia

Cross-border · about 1276 km from Stellenbosch. Explore Windhoek's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Stellenbosch profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level Cape context alongside Cape Town. Its standout dimensions are air quality (76/100) and cost of living (72/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (62/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the South Africa country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Stellenbosch appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.