Top 10 Best Cities in California

The Top Ten

  1. San Francisco

    San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. It is known for landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and its historic cable car system. The city has a diverse population and is a major hub... read more

    Great public transport and tons of tourist attractions, but traffic is atrocious. Living prices are absolutely outrageous, and there are homeless people wherever you look.

    It's a fun city to visit. It has character and a lot to do. But it's also expensive, has bad politics, and many homeless/weird people.

  2. Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often abbreviated as L.A., is the largest city in California. It has an estimated population of nearly 4 million and is the second-largest city in the United States after New York City. It is also the third-largest in North America after Mexico City... read more

    This should be first. San Francisco is awesome but so cold. Los Angeles has beaches, nice weather, celebrities. It's great for show business. It has awesome amusement parks and much more.

    Fun city to visit. Always very lively. But tons of traffic, expensive, and kinda gross.

    Los Angeles is the heart of California!

  3. San Diego

    San Diego is a city in the U.S. state of California. It is known for its mild year-round climate, beautiful beaches, and major tourist attractions such as the San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park. San Diego is also home to a large U.S. Navy presence and several universities.

    Best weather ever, no smog, beautiful mountains, and really really safe!

  4. Sacramento

    It's okay. It's in the middle so you are near things. You are near the Bay, and you can go to Lake Tahoe. It just gets really hot in the summer.

  5. San Jose

  6. Fresno

    Many people say Fresno is a trash city with dumb people, and they are right. But I think it is a native thing. If you grow up in Downtown or on the West Side, then yes, it is pretty crappy. But living anywhere else, it is a fairly moderate city, I would say. There is a bit more crime than a city our size should have, and we do have a homeless problem, but other than that, it is a cool city. Most people have a "If you're cool with me, I'm cool with you" attitude. It is very diverse, having large Hmong, Armenian, and Hispanic communities. We are between San Francisco and L.A., so you hear slang and see culture from both of those areas.

    Honestly, there is not much to say about Fresno. The city has its pros and cons, but that kind of depends on where you are. It is a good place to visit, but you might want to think hard on whether you want to live here or not. I love the place and do not plan on leaving, but many people will understand why if you do not feel the same way.

  7. Huntington Beach

    Snobby but nice enough town in Orange County. It's pretty, good luck affording it.

  8. Oakland

    Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. It serves as a major port on the West Coast and is the most populous city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Oakland ranks as the third largest city in the Bay Area, the eighth most populous... read more

  9. Long Beach

    Long Beach is, like, the best city to live in. We have really nice people, pleasant weather, and clean oceans. We also have some awesome sea life!

    It looks like a really good city.

    It's kind of hood, near L.A. It has a big boat and a good chicken restaurant.

  10. Cupertino

    11. The Newcomers
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    Cerritos

    I read a book in college about a half-Egyptian, half-Filipino girl living in Cerritos. You don't need to go there to find out that Cerritos is one of the most culturally diverse cities in America.

    Barely any white people live there, and you will often get asked what part of the world you are from. I would totally move there if it wasn't in the expensive Orange County.

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    Albany

    13. The Contenders

  13. Westminster

  14. Mill Valley

  15. Cypress

  16. Palo Alto

  17. Los Alamitos

  18. San Bernardino

  19. Fountain Valley

  20. Anaheim

  21. Del Mar

  22. Redding

  23. Buena Park

  24. Burlingame

  25. Carlsbad

  26. Hayward

    I was born in Hayward, plus it's near the Bay Area, so I basically am a Bay Area girl. Now I live in a boring city east of Hayward. I want to come back to Hayward.

  27. Fremont

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