Best Places to Live in California for Young Families

Top 25 places

1. #1CabazonPopulation 1,946 · solid overall livability89% match
2. #2GreenfieldPopulation 4,417 · mixed overall livability81% match
3. #3Big PinePopulation 1,563 · solid overall livability80% match
4. #4McFarlandPopulation 13,971 · mixed overall livability73% match
5. #5ParadisePopulation 6,666 · solid overall livability69% match
6. #6East QuincyPopulation 2,399 · mixed overall livability69% match
7. #7NicePopulation 2,389 · solid overall livability69% match
8. #8ChesterPopulation 2,271 · mixed overall livability69% match
9. #9QuincyPopulation 1,368 · mixed overall livability69% match
10. #10WhitewaterPopulation 1,194 · mixed overall livability69% match
11. #11WascoPopulation 26,317 · solid overall livability68% match
12. #12BiggsPopulation 2,665 · solid overall livability68% match
13. #13MaricopaPopulation 1,217 · solid overall livability68% match
14. #14Camp Pendleton MainsidePopulation 9,599 · solid overall livability68% match
15. #15DavisPopulation 67,203 · solid overall livability66% match
16. #16Los OsosPopulation 15,523 · solid overall livability66% match
17. #17Pacific GrovePopulation 15,098 · solid overall livability66% match
18. #18ShingletownPopulation 2,248 · mixed overall livability66% match
19. #19San JoaquinPopulation 3,725 · mixed overall livability64% match
20. #20PortolaPopulation 2,427 · mixed overall livability64% match
21. #21PlymouthPopulation 1,297 · solid overall livability64% match
22. #22Los AltosPopulation 31,133 · solid overall livability63% match
23. #23ArvinPopulation 19,613 · mixed overall livability63% match
24. #24WoodsidePopulation 5,256 · solid overall livability63% match
25. #25BoronPopulation 2,469 · mixed overall livability63% 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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