These Are The Top 25 Best Places To Live In California

The rankings are in.

Niche.com, a research hub that uses data to compare schools and colleges, ranked the best places to live in 2021.

The best places to live in each state also included best suburbs, best counties, best places to raise a family, places with the best public schools, best places to buy a house, and more.

These are the top 25 Best Places to Live in California:

1. City Center, a neighborhood in Santa Monica, CA
2. Ocean Park, a neighborhood in Santa Monica, CA
3. Mid-City, a neighborhood in Santa Monica, CA
4. Ventura, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
5. University South, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
6. Wilshire/Montana, a neighborhood in Santa Monica, CA
7. Presidio of San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, CA
8. Old Palo Alto, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
9. Downtown North, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
10. College Terrace, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
11. Santa Monica, a town in CA
12. Evergreen Park, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
13. Duveneck/St. Francis, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
14. Crescent Park, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
15. Greenmeadow, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
16. Midtown, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
17. Sunset Park, a neighborhood in Santa Monica, CA
18. Monroe Park, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
19. Professorville, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
20. Barron Park, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
21. Community Center, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
22. North Berkeley, a neighborhood in Berkeley, CA
23. South Gate, a neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA
24. Las Positas Gardens, a neighborhood in Pleasanton, CA
25. Hermosa Beach, a suburb of Los Angeles, CA

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