Best Places to Live in California for Young Families

Top 25 places

1. #1WascoPopulation 26,317 · solid overall livability68% match
2. #2DavisPopulation 67,203 · solid overall livability66% match
3. #3Los AltosPopulation 31,133 · solid overall livability63% match
4. #4HanfordPopulation 57,920 · mixed overall livability61% match
5. #5Foothill FarmsPopulation 37,635 · solid overall livability59% match
6. #6EurekaPopulation 26,519 · mixed overall livability58% match
7. #7OxnardPopulation 202,279 · solid overall livability56% match
8. #8ReddingPopulation 93,327 · solid overall livability56% match
9. #9Santa BarbaraPopulation 88,640 · mixed overall livability56% match
10. #10Redwood CityPopulation 83,077 · solid overall livability56% match
11. #11San Luis ObispoPopulation 47,529 · mixed overall livability56% match
12. #12GoletaPopulation 32,640 · solid overall livability56% match
13. #13Eastern Goleta ValleyPopulation 29,563 · solid overall livability56% match
14. #14East Palo AltoPopulation 29,520 · solid overall livability56% match
15. #15San DiegoPopulation 1,383,987 · mixed overall livability54% match
16. #16Baldwin ParkPopulation 71,692 · mixed overall livability54% match
17. #17La MesaPopulation 60,888 · mixed overall livability54% match
18. #18FresnoPopulation 541,528 · mixed overall livability51% match
19. #19BakersfieldPopulation 404,321 · mixed overall livability51% match
20. #20DublinPopulation 71,068 · solid overall livability51% match
21. #21El CentroPopulation 44,184 · mixed overall livability51% match
22. #22CoachellaPopulation 42,279 · mixed overall livability51% match
23. #23OildalePopulation 34,796 · mixed overall livability51% match
24. #24SaratogaPopulation 30,771 · solid overall livability51% match
25. #25San CarlosPopulation 30,490 · solid overall livability51% 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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