Top 100 Cities In California

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Best Places to Live in California AreaVibes scores the liveability of more than 15,000 cities across America based on their overall score or "AreaVibe". More infoTo sort by population, simply drag the slider left or right to find the range you're looking for. You can also sort each category by clicking on the category name to sort by highest to lowest or lowest to highest. If you've added up all the individual scores for each city and found that they don't equal 100, it's not because we're bad at math. Each category has a different weight, which results in the overall score being adjusted accordingly.

Rank	City	AreaVibe Score	Cost of Living	Crime Index	Education	Employment	Health & Safety	Housing	Transportation	Weather	Local Business	User Ratings
1	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	85.58	4.8	9.7	7.5	9.4	8.1	9.7	5.9	8.3	n/a	n/a
2	Los Altos Hills, CA	84.55	4.6	9.9	7.9	10.0	6.2	9.8	6.8	7.6	n/a	n/a
3	Hillsborough, CA	84.22	4.5	9.7	7.5	10.0	7.3	9.8	6.5	7.3	n/a	n/a
4	Monte Sereno, CA	83.95	4.6	9.6	7.5	9.9	6.2	9.7	7.1	7.6	n/a	n/a
5	Villa Park, CA	83.90	4.7	8.7	7.1	9.3	7.8	9.8	6.6	8.3	n/a	n/a
6	Palo Alto, CA	83.73	4.6	8.3	7.8	8.7	6.5	9.7	7.2	7.8	8.1	9.0
7	Belvedere, CA	83.65	4.5	9.5	7.7	9.6	7.5	9.7	6.4	7.3	n/a	n/a
8	Los Altos, CA	83.59	4.6	9.8	7.9	9.5	6.7	9.7	7.1	7.6	7.0	n/a
9	Rolling Hills, CA	83.22	4.8	8.2	7.4	10.0	7.2	9.8	6.1	8.3	n/a	n/a
10	Montecito, CA	83.12	6.5	n/a	7.6	9.2	6.3	9.7	7.1	7.6	n/a	n/a
11	Piedmont, CA	83.00	4.9	9.0	7.4	9.6	6.7	9.8	6.9	7.3	n/a	n/a
12	Foster City, CA	82.90	4.9	8.8	7.6	8.9	7.1	9.8	6.6	7.9	7.6	n/a
13	Yorba Linda, CA	82.89	4.7	8.9	7.5	8.7	7.8	9.3	6.2	8.1	n/a	8.0
14	Mission Canyon, CA	82.87	6.5	n/a	7.6	8.5	6.3	9.7	7.7	7.6	n/a	n/a
15	Saratoga, CA	82.81	4.6	9.3	7.7	9.7	6.2	9.7	6.5	7.6	n/a	n/a
16	Orinda, CA	82.73	4.9	9.7	7.6	9.3	6.0	9.8	6.8	7.3	n/a	n/a
17	Manhattan Beach, CA	82.72	4.8	7.9	7.6	9.0	7.5	9.7	6.3	8.0	8.2	n/a
18	Pleasanton, CA	82.39	4.9	8.2	7.7	8.7	7.1	9.6	6.1	7.6	n/a	9.0
19	Imperial, CA	82.31	6.6	9.9	6.2	7.4	6.9	7.7	7.4	9.0	n/a	n/a
20	Goleta, CA	82.30	6.5	7.8	7.1	7.9	6.3	9.4	7.8	7.6	7.0	9.0
21	Tiburon, CA	82.30	4.5	9.6	7.6	9.1	7.0	9.6	6.4	7.3	n/a	n/a
22	Tustin Foothills, CA	82.23	4.7	n/a	7.6	8.9	7.8	9.5	6.8	8.1	n/a	n/a
23	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	82.23	4.8	8.8	7.4	8.9	7.2	9.8	5.9	8.3	n/a	n/a
24	Mountain View, CA	81.83	4.6	7.3	7.5	8.2	6.2	9.6	7.3	7.6	8.7	9.0
25	La Habra Heights, CA	81.82	4.7	8.4	7.4	9.0	7.8	9.7	5.5	8.3	n/a	n/a
26	Newport Beach, CA	81.79	4.7	7.7	7.5	8.6	5.8	9.7	6.8	8.1	8.0	9.0
27	Toro Canyon, CA	81.74	6.5	n/a	7.8	8.2	6.3	9.6	7.1	7.6	n/a	n/a
28	Agoura Hills, CA	81.70	4.8	9.0	7.4	8.7	7.2	9.4	6.1	8.3	7.3	n/a
29	Redondo Beach, CA	81.65	4.8	6.8	7.4	8.2	7.0	9.3	6.5	8.3	n/a	10.0
30	Menlo Park, CA	81.64	4.6	7.9	7.5	8.6	6.6	9.7	6.9	7.4	9.0	n/a
31	Mill Valley, CA	81.58	4.5	9.2	7.7	8.8	7.1	9.7	6.4	7.3	n/a	n/a
32	Indian Wells, CA	81.56	5.3	8.2	7.5	8.8	5.0	9.5	7.1	9.1	n/a	n/a
33	Moraga, CA	81.54	4.9	9.2	7.7	8.9	6.3	9.8	6.4	7.3	n/a	n/a
34	Ross, CA	81.53	4.5	9.3	7.3	9.0	7.5	9.6	6.0	7.3	n/a	n/a
35	La Palma, CA	81.50	4.7	9.2	7.1	8.1	7.7	9.1	6.3	8.3	7.5	n/a
36	Kensington, CA	81.47	4.9	9.0	7.8	8.8	6.3	9.6	6.8	7.3	n/a	n/a
37	Hermosa Beach, CA	81.45	4.8	7.2	7.9	8.5	7.0	9.7	6.0	8.0	8.9	n/a
38	Thousand Oaks, CA	81.35	4.8	8.3	7.3	8.4	6.1	9.2	6.6	7.8	7.9	9.0
39	Belmont, CA	81.34	4.5	8.5	7.7	8.5	6.8	9.7	6.6	7.9	7.6	n/a
40	Rolling Hills Estates, CA	81.32	4.8	7.7	7.5	9.1	7.2	9.8	6.0	8.3	n/a	n/a
41	Loyola, CA	81.20	4.6	n/a	7.9	9.7	6.2	9.7	7.0	7.6	n/a	n/a
42	Summerland, CA	81.20	6.5	n/a	7.2	7.6	6.3	9.6	7.9	7.6	n/a	n/a
43	Santa Monica, CA	81.12	4.8	6.1	7.2	7.5	6.9	9.6	6.8	8.0	9.4	9.0
44	Rossmoor, CA	81.09	4.7	n/a	7.5	8.6	7.8	9.5	6.4	8.1	n/a	n/a
45	Irvine, CA	81.09	4.7	9.3	7.3	8.2	5.9	9.1	6.9	8.1	7.6	8.0
46	Lafayette, CA	81.08	4.9	8.7	7.7	9.0	6.0	9.8	6.7	7.7	7.1	n/a
47	Laguna Niguel, CA	81.04	4.7	9.4	7.4	8.5	5.6	9.4	6.2	8.1	6.9	9.0
48	Torrance, CA	81.02	4.8	7.5	7.4	7.7	7.2	9.1	6.7	8.3	8.5	8.0
49	Fairbanks Ranch, CA	81.00	5.0	n/a	7.9	10.0	5.2	9.8	6.8	7.9	n/a	n/a
50	Cupertino, CA	81.00	4.6	8.3	7.7	9.0	6.2	9.7	6.7	7.6	7.8	n/a
51	Santa Barbara, CA	80.97	6.5	6.4	6.7	7.3	5.5	9.5	7.8	7.6	8.9	9.0
52	Portola Valley, CA	80.93	4.6	n/a	7.6	10.0	6.2	9.7	6.6	7.8	n/a	n/a
53	Woodside, CA	80.92	4.6	n/a	7.8	10.0	6.6	9.8	6.5	7.4	n/a	n/a
54	San Ramon, CA	80.92	4.9	8.7	7.8	8.9	6.4	9.6	6.2	7.6	n/a	n/a
55	Santa Ynez, CA	80.90	6.5	n/a	7.6	8.5	6.3	9.5	6.5	7.6	n/a	n/a
56	Emerald Lake Hills, CA	80.82	4.5	n/a	7.7	9.5	6.6	9.7	6.6	7.9	n/a	n/a
57	Angwin, CA	80.82	5.6	n/a	7.6	7.7	7.6	8.9	7.9	7.2	n/a	n/a
58	El Segundo, CA	80.77	4.8	7.1	7.4	7.9	7.6	9.3	7.0	8.0	8.2	n/a
59	Orange, CA	80.75	4.7	8.3	6.5	7.8	7.8	8.9	6.8	8.1	8.1	8.0
60	West Menlo Park, CA	80.75	4.6	n/a	7.9	9.5	6.6	9.7	6.9	7.4	n/a	n/a
61	West Bishop, CA	80.70	5.4	n/a	7.3	7.7	7.7	8.8	8.1	7.4	n/a	n/a
62	Ladera Heights, CA	80.67	4.8	n/a	7.5	8.7	7.2	9.6	6.6	8.0	n/a	n/a
63	Huntington Beach, CA	80.66	4.7	7.2	7.0	8.0	7.7	9.1	6.3	8.1	7.7	9.0
64	Atherton, CA	80.64	4.6	7.2	7.8	10.0	6.1	9.8	7.0	7.4	n/a	n/a
65	Coronado, CA	80.64	5.0	8.2	7.5	8.1	5.5	9.6	7.6	8.4	7.5	n/a
66	Danville, CA	80.63	4.9	9.0	7.8	9.2	6.3	9.8	6.3	7.6	6.5	n/a
67	Diamond Bar, CA	80.59	4.7	8.8	7.1	8.1	7.8	8.9	5.9	8.1	6.5	9.0
68	Rancho Santa Fe, CA	80.55	5.0	n/a	7.5	10.0	5.2	9.8	6.9	7.9	n/a	n/a
69	Chino Hills, CA	80.52	5.8	8.6	6.9	8.4	7.8	8.9	5.4	8.1	6.8	8.0
70	Clayton, CA	80.42	4.9	8.4	7.9	9.0	6.5	9.4	5.9	7.7	n/a	n/a
71	Walnut, CA	80.32	4.7	8.6	7.0	8.5	7.8	9.1	5.7	8.3	n/a	n/a
72	San Anselmo, CA	80.25	4.5	8.7	7.7	8.2	7.0	9.7	6.5	7.3	n/a	n/a
73	Solvang, CA	80.24	6.5	8.3	7.1	7.3	6.3	9.2	7.4	7.6	n/a	n/a
74	Cerritos, CA	80.17	4.7	7.2	7.0	8.3	7.8	9.1	6.3	8.3	8.3	n/a
75	Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara, CA	80.11	4.9	n/a	7.8	9.9	6.3	9.8	5.7	7.6	n/a	n/a
76	Highlands-Baywood Park, CA	80.09	4.5	n/a	7.6	9.1	6.6	9.7	6.6	7.9	n/a	n/a
77	Fountain Valley, CA	80.07	4.7	7.5	6.9	8.2	7.5	9.1	6.5	8.1	7.7	8.0
78	Westlake Village, CA	79.99	4.8	8.8	7.3	8.8	6.1	9.5	6.1	7.8	n/a	n/a
79	Sunnyvale, CA	79.92	4.6	8.2	7.4	8.3	6.4	9.6	7.1	7.6	8.0	7.0
80	Poway, CA	79.90	5.0	8.1	7.4	8.2	7.1	9.0	6.6	7.8	n/a	n/a
81	Del Monte Forest, CA	79.88	4.6	n/a	7.9	9.0	6.5	9.7	7.0	7.2	n/a	n/a
82	Brea, CA	79.88	4.7	7.1	7.1	7.8	8.1	8.9	6.4	8.3	8.2	n/a
83	San Carlos, CA	79.86	4.5	n/a	7.5	8.7	6.8	9.7	6.7	7.9	n/a	n/a
84	Los Gatos, CA	79.81	4.6	8.2	7.6	8.8	6.5	9.7	6.5	7.6	7.1	n/a
85	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	79.76	4.7	9.8	7.4	8.4	5.6	9.0	6.1	8.1	n/a	n/a
86	Camarillo, CA	79.74	4.8	8.7	7.3	7.9	6.1	8.9	7.0	7.8	7.4	8.0
87	Cypress, CA	79.74	4.7	8.1	7.2	8.0	7.3	8.9	6.4	8.1	7.9	n/a
88	Newport Coast, CA	79.70	4.7	n/a	7.3	10.0	5.6	9.8	6.3	8.1	n/a	n/a
89	San Joaquin Hills, CA	79.69	4.7	n/a	7.7	9.0	5.6	9.8	6.8	8.1	n/a	n/a
90	Folsom, CA	79.67	5.6	7.8	7.2	8.3	6.6	8.8	6.6	7.8	8.0	n/a
91	Arroyo Grande, CA	79.62	6.5	8.0	7.1	7.4	6.4	8.7	7.2	7.6	7.7	n/a
92	Malibu, CA	79.54	4.8	7.3	7.5	9.0	7.2	9.7	5.6	8.0	n/a	n/a
93	Sausalito, CA	79.52	4.5	7.8	7.7	8.7	6.9	9.7	6.8	7.0	n/a	n/a
94	Del Rio, CA	79.51	4.6	n/a	6.8	9.1	6.1	9.8	7.0	8.2	n/a	n/a
95	Green Valley, CA	79.50	4.9	n/a	7.8	8.6	6.9	9.6	6.6	7.2	n/a	n/a
96	Mission Viejo, CA	79.50	4.7	9.1	7.4	8.4	5.6	9.1	6.4	8.1	7.0	8.0
97	Aliso Viejo, CA	79.48	4.7	9.0	7.5	8.4	5.6	8.9	6.3	8.1	7.9	n/a
98	Stanford, CA	79.48	4.6	n/a	8.3	7.0	6.2	9.5	8.2	7.8	n/a	n/a
99	Encinitas, CA	79.38	5.0	7.5	7.3	8.0	5.2	9.3	6.7	7.9	7.7	9.0
100	Rancho Mirage, CA	79.38	5.3	7.9	7.6	7.9	5.0	8.9	7.1	9.2	n/a	n/a