Best Cities Overall in California
The average of a city's scores across every other ranking on USCity.review. Cities need scores in at least this many rankings to qualify.
15 cities ranked in California (of 100 nationwide).
| Rank | City | Population | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Irvine, CA Orange County | 318,683 | 50.0 |
| 51 | Sacramento, CA Sacramento County | 535,798 | 49.5 |
| 53 | San Jose, CA Santa Clara County | 997,368 | 48.5 |
| 56 | Oakland, CA Alameda County | 443,554 | 46.7 |
| 77 | Chula Vista, CA San Diego County | 278,546 | 40.5 |
| 83 | Stockton, CA San Joaquin County | 324,975 | 35.6 |
| 84 | Anaheim, CA Orange County | 344,561 | 35.2 |
| 85 | Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County | 3,878,704 | 35.1 |
| 87 | San Diego, CA San Diego County | 1,404,452 | 34.1 |
| 91 | Long Beach, CA Los Angeles County | 450,901 | 32.0 |
| 92 | Bakersfield, CA Kern County | 417,468 | 29.8 |
| 93 | Riverside, CA Riverside County | 323,757 | 29.8 |
| 95 | Santa Ana, CA Orange County | 316,184 | 28.8 |
| 96 | San Francisco, CA San Francisco County | 827,526 | 28.1 |
| 99 | Fresno, CA Fresno County | 550,105 | 27.0 |