Best Places to Live in California for Outdoor Lovers

Top 25 places

1. #1Eastern Goleta ValleyPopulation 29,563 · solid overall livability90% match
2. #2Suisun CityPopulation 29,350 · mixed overall livability90% match
3. #3BeniciaPopulation 27,040 · solid overall livability90% match
4. #4HerculesPopulation 26,041 · solid overall livability90% match
5. #5LafayettePopulation 25,310 · solid overall livability90% match
6. #6LompocPopulation 44,086 · mixed overall livability85% match
7. #7OxnardPopulation 202,279 · solid overall livability74% match
8. #8VallejoPopulation 125,132 · mixed overall livability74% match
9. #9ConcordPopulation 125,007 · mixed overall livability74% match
10. #10FairfieldPopulation 119,420 · mixed overall livability74% match
11. #11RichmondPopulation 115,619 · mixed overall livability74% match
12. #12AntiochPopulation 115,016 · mixed overall livability74% match
13. #13San Buenaventura (Ventura)Population 110,358 · mixed overall livability74% match
14. #14VacavillePopulation 101,631 · mixed overall livability74% match
15. #15Santa BarbaraPopulation 88,640 · mixed overall livability74% match
16. #16San RamonPopulation 86,119 · mixed overall livability74% match
17. #17NapaPopulation 79,233 · mixed overall livability74% match
18. #18PittsburgPopulation 76,419 · mixed overall livability74% match
19. #19DublinPopulation 71,068 · solid overall livability74% match
20. #20Walnut CreekPopulation 69,809 · mixed overall livability74% match
21. #21Castro ValleyPopulation 65,444 · mixed overall livability74% match
22. #22San RafaelPopulation 60,891 · mixed overall livability74% match
23. #23PetalumaPopulation 59,682 · mixed overall livability74% match
24. #24NovatoPopulation 53,055 · mixed overall livability74% match
25. #25San Luis ObispoPopulation 47,529 · mixed overall livability74% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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