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Wellington

🇳🇿 North Island · Ranked #120 of 182 worldwide
55SCORE
Wellington is a balanced market with steady fundamentals. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Compact, creative capital with the world's best flat white — and serious seismic codes.

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The numbers

Median homeNZ$820k
Median rentNZ$2,300/mo
Gross rental yield3.4%
Median age38 yrs

How it scores

Climate
66
Affordability
35
Momentum
48
Resilience
74

Livability grades

ASafety
ASchools
AState
A-Hiking

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