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According to a WalletHub Study, they released a report on 2018’s Best Places to Raise a Family in California. The survey compared 254 cities across 21 key metrics ranging from “number of attractions” to “pediatricians per capita” to “unemployment rate.”
Here is how Contra Costa cities ranked:
- 2 – San Ramon, CA
- 6 – Danville, CA
- 27 – Brentwood, CA
- 42 – Martinez, CA
- 48 – Oakley, CA
- 55 – Walnut Creek, CA
- 61 – Pleasant Hill, CA
- 145 – Concord, CA
- 193 – Antioch, CA
- 209 – Pittsburg, CA
- 243 – Richmond, CA
Best vs. Worst
- Adelanto has the highest share of families with kids under 18 years old, 65.29 percent, which is 3.2 percent higher than in West Hollywood, the city with the lowest at 20.39 percent.
- Danville has the lowest violent-crime rate per 1,000 residents, 0.20, which is 71.3 times lower than in Oakland, the city with the highest at 14.26.
- El Dorado Hills has the highest median annual family income (adjusted for cost of living), $86,880, which is three times higher than in Adelanto, the city with the lowest at $28,524.
- Cupertino has the lowest separation and divorce rate, 7.51 percent, which is 4.4 times lower than in West Hollywood, the city with the highest at 33.10 percent.
- Danville has the lowest share of families living in poverty, 1.6 percent, which is 24.6 times lower than in Adelanto, the city with the highest at 39.4 percent.
Overall Rank | City | Total Score | ‘Family Life & Fun’ Rank | ‘Education, Health & Safety’ Rank | ‘Affordability’ Rank | ‘Socioeconomic Environment’ Rank |
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1 | Folsom, CA | 80.84 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 29 |
2 | San Ramon, CA | 77.88 | 63 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
3 | Los Altos, CA | 76.78 | 17 | 1 | 92 | 6 |
4 | El Dorado Hills, CA | 76.67 | 142 | 39 | 1 | 11 |
5 | Dublin, CA | 76.15 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
6 | Danville, CA | 75.94 | 151 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
7 | Pleasanton, CA | 75.72 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
8 | Cupertino, CA | 75.22 | 36 | 13 | 53 | 1 |
9 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 75.15 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
10 | Roseville, CA | 74.95 | 6 | 47 | 4 | 73 |
11 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 74.24 | 65 | 12 | 10 | 27 |
12 | Elk Grove, CA | 73.14 | 11 | 62 | 5 | 79 |
13 | Rocklin, CA | 72.83 | 77 | 34 | 3 | 77 |
14 | Los Gatos, CA | 72.62 | 18 | 4 | 101 | 39 |
15 | Saratoga, CA | 72.48 | 120 | 2 | 112 | 3 |
16 | Eastvale, CA | 71.42 | 21 | 103 | 11 | 25 |
17 | Yorba Linda, CA | 71.15 | 204 | 28 | 22 | 5 |
18 | Palo Alto, CA | 70.93 | 8 | 5 | 157 | 44 |
19 | Fremont, CA | 70.49 | 90 | 32 | 62 | 7 |
20 | Sunnyvale, CA | 69.80 | 78 | 15 | 100 | 14 |
21 | Temecula, CA | 69.72 | 16 | 110 | 18 | 46 |
22 | Poway, CA | 69.18 | 176 | 24 | 26 | 40 |
23 | Encinitas, CA | 69.08 | 51 | 35 | 59 | 51 |
24 | Mission Viejo, CA | 69.01 | 220 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
25 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 68.96 | 169 | 30 | 23 | 53 |
26 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 68.83 | 236 | 9 | 55 | 8 |
27 | Brentwood, CA | 68.62 | 190 | 52 | 21 | 28 |
28 | Davis, CA | 68.57 | 42 | 40 | 19 | 137 |
29 | Moorpark, CA | 68.52 | 206 | 18 | 50 | 21 |
30 | Irvine, CA | 68.41 | 52 | 22 | 79 | 69 |
31 | Santa Clara, CA | 68.33 | 59 | 42 | 94 | 18 |
32 | Foster City, CA | 68.19 | 217 | 7 | 90 | 4 |
33 | Livermore, CA | 67.97 | 104 | 60 | 39 | 36 |
34 | Lake Forest, CA | 67.90 | 174 | 51 | 29 | 34 |
35 | Lincoln, CA | 67.67 | 224 | 37 | 27 | 23 |
36 | San Clemente, CA | 67.67 | 102 | 38 | 65 | 41 |
37 | Goleta, CA | 67.57 | 41 | 8 | 149 | 72 |
38 | Vacaville, CA | 67.52 | 107 | 56 | 14 | 99 |
39 | Tracy, CA | 67.41 | 148 | 74 | 20 | 49 |
40 | Morgan Hill, CA | 67.31 | 113 | 44 | 64 | 55 |
41 | Camarillo, CA | 67.14 | 170 | 45 | 34 | 61 |
42 | Martinez, CA | 66.98 | 137 | 58 | 35 | 60 |
43 | Orcutt, CA | 66.76 | 109 | 79 | 43 | 43 |
44 | Fair Oaks, CA | 66.72 | 147 | 95 | 6 | 110 |
45 | Chino Hills, CA | 66.65 | 201 | 73 | 25 | 24 |
46 | Laguna Hills, CA | 66.63 | 122 | 55 | 68 | 31 |
47 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 66.52 | 230 | 27 | 40 | 45 |
48 | Oakley, CA | 66.41 | 231 | 10 | 33 | 94 |
49 | Simi Valley, CA | 66.29 | 178 | 53 | 31 | 76 |
50 | Carlsbad, CA | 66.16 | 126 | 64 | 44 | 59 |
51 | Milpitas, CA | 66.12 | 138 | 49 | 91 | 22 |
52 | Cypress, CA | 65.96 | 168 | 20 | 107 | 35 |
53 | Petaluma, CA | 65.67 | 23 | 61 | 105 | 87 |
54 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 65.48 | 173 | 59 | 87 | 15 |
55 | Walnut Creek, CA | 65.27 | 246 | 19 | 63 | 32 |
56 | Mountain View, CA | 65.22 | 101 | 21 | 138 | 63 |
57 | Antelope, CA | 65.04 | 9 | 126 | 45 | 172 |
58 | Brea, CA | 65.00 | 144 | 80 | 56 | 47 |
59 | Murrieta, CA | 64.72 | 119 | 77 | 42 | 92 |
60 | Redondo Beach, CA | 64.64 | 149 | 93 | 41 | 64 |
61 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 64.57 | 136 | 102 | 54 | 37 |
62 | Santee, CA | 64.56 | 207 | 69 | 36 | 70 |
63 | Claremont, CA | 64.37 | 193 | 125 | 13 | 75 |
64 | Orangevale, CA | 64.34 | 143 | 162 | 15 | 121 |
65 | Napa, CA | 64.01 | 12 | 86 | 146 | 90 |
66 | Walnut, CA | 63.94 | 251 | 26 | 96 | 10 |
67 | Beaumont, CA | 63.92 | 92 | 108 | 32 | 108 |
68 | Fountain Valley, CA | 63.72 | 194 | 36 | 128 | 54 |
69 | Placentia, CA | 63.71 | 187 | 25 | 132 | 50 |
70 | Pacifica, CA | 63.59 | 219 | 31 | 89 | 48 |
71 | Clovis, CA | 63.55 | 86 | 111 | 17 | 156 |
72 | Diamond Bar, CA | 63.28 | 228 | 70 | 95 | 30 |
73 | Menlo Park, CA | 63.19 | 88 | 14 | 185 | 80 |
74 | Novato, CA | 63.09 | 184 | 29 | 140 | 83 |
75 | San Dimas, CA | 62.47 | 216 | 96 | 66 | 67 |
76 | San Jose, CA | 62.16 | 25 | 89 | 160 | 85 |
77 | Santa Clarita, CA | 62.13 | 212 | 82 | 30 | 123 |
78 | Campbell, CA | 62.05 | 159 | 92 | 102 | 56 |
79 | Torrance, CA | 61.85 | 199 | 65 | 116 | 62 |
80 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 61.55 | 155 | 128 | 38 | 106 |
81 | Union City, CA | 61.46 | 213 | 100 | 118 | 16 |
82 | Corona, CA | 61.32 | 154 | 121 | 52 | 103 |
83 | Hollister, CA | 61.31 | 112 | 54 | 106 | 146 |
84 | Fairfield, CA | 61.19 | 165 | 105 | 61 | 114 |
85 | Redwood City, CA | 61.11 | 70 | 48 | 204 | 65 |
86 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 60.90 | 29 | 141 | 151 | 74 |
87 | Woodland, CA | 60.74 | 73 | 129 | 81 | 119 |
88 | Rohnert Park, CA | 60.61 | 93 | 57 | 137 | 149 |
89 | San Mateo, CA | 60.54 | 133 | 50 | 194 | 58 |
90 | Huntington Beach, CA | 60.48 | 215 | 71 | 115 | 81 |
91 | Burlingame, CA | 60.39 | 79 | 46 | 200 | 71 |
92 | Manteca, CA | 60.35 | 150 | 136 | 49 | 115 |
93 | San Marcos, CA | 60.32 | 100 | 68 | 152 | 107 |
94 | Orange, CA | 60.21 | 162 | 76 | 143 | 84 |
95 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 60.10 | 140 | 75 | 148 | 93 |
96 | La Mirada, CA | 59.91 | 248 | 106 | 57 | 66 |
97 | San Diego, CA | 59.87 | 22 | 124 | 147 | 131 |
98 | Chula Vista, CA | 59.84 | 97 | 83 | 131 | 129 |
99 | Alameda, CA | 59.81 | 221 | 63 | 130 | 86 |
100 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 59.78 | 39 | 119 | 77 | 190 |
101 | Dana Point, CA | 59.67 | 242 | 94 | 98 | 57 |
102 | Newark, CA | 59.66 | 238 | 97 | 133 | 19 |
103 | Newport Beach, CA | 59.60 | 205 | 41 | 168 | 95 |
104 | West Sacramento, CA | 59.48 | 53 | 144 | 74 | 162 |
105 | Cerritos, CA | 59.20 | 208 | 194 | 85 | 17 |
106 | South San Francisco, CA | 58.88 | 172 | 66 | 205 | 33 |
107 | Glendora, CA | 58.71 | 233 | 112 | 86 | 88 |
108 | Lakewood, CA | 58.70 | 218 | 163 | 60 | 91 |
109 | Yucaipa, CA | 58.60 | 117 | 153 | 46 | 168 |
110 | San Bruno, CA | 58.58 | 152 | 98 | 189 | 26 |
111 | Redlands, CA | 58.54 | 108 | 218 | 28 | 135 |
112 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 58.48 | 132 | 132 | 119 | 105 |
113 | La Verne, CA | 58.44 | 245 | 185 | 47 | 89 |
114 | Santa Rosa, CA | 58.42 | 61 | 78 | 182 | 148 |
115 | Castro Valley, CA | 58.40 | 237 | 67 | 113 | 82 |
116 | Lodi, CA | 58.20 | 38 | 164 | 114 | 154 |
117 | Temple City, CA | 58.00 | 146 | 88 | 210 | 42 |
118 | Turlock, CA | 57.99 | 20 | 200 | 72 | 173 |
119 | La Quinta, CA | 57.96 | 222 | 157 | 48 | 128 |
120 | Wildomar, CA | 57.77 | 225 | 101 | 73 | 151 |
121 | Tustin, CA | 57.74 | 75 | 84 | 197 | 116 |
122 | Ceres, CA | 57.43 | 7 | 137 | 117 | 217 |
123 | Arcadia, CA | 57.36 | 196 | 81 | 196 | 68 |
124 | Menifee, CA | 57.27 | 223 | 131 | 67 | 142 |
125 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 56.82 | 62 | 198 | 104 | 163 |
126 | Sacramento, CA | 56.72 | 3 | 209 | 103 | 230 |
127 | Carmichael, CA | 56.61 | 188 | 139 | 37 | 218 |
128 | Berkeley, CA | 56.53 | 181 | 140 | 82 | 164 |
129 | Burbank, CA | 56.52 | 128 | 123 | 165 | 117 |
130 | San Rafael, CA | 56.48 | 177 | 85 | 181 | 127 |
131 | Fontana, CA | 56.47 | 58 | 213 | 78 | 165 |
132 | Chino, CA | 56.44 | 183 | 188 | 70 | 126 |
133 | Chico, CA | 56.44 | 98 | 154 | 87 | 188 |
134 | West Covina, CA | 56.29 | 229 | 133 | 126 | 96 |
135 | Covina, CA | 55.91 | 103 | 146 | 139 | 161 |
136 | Gilroy, CA | 55.83 | 182 | 118 | 150 | 144 |
137 | Buena Park, CA | 55.61 | 186 | 134 | 166 | 101 |
138 | Seaside, CA | 55.58 | 116 | 91 | 211 | 102 |
139 | Daly City, CA | 55.56 | 249 | 43 | 221 | 52 |
140 | Fullerton, CA | 55.49 | 166 | 130 | 184 | 104 |
141 | Whittier, CA | 55.45 | 123 | 167 | 142 | 133 |
142 | Citrus Heights, CA | 55.40 | 124 | 189 | 75 | 175 |
143 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 55.32 | 130 | 186 | 76 | 179 |
144 | Yuba City, CA | 55.26 | 200 | 138 | 71 | 201 |
145 | Concord, CA | 55.17 | 210 | 147 | 145 | 112 |
146 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 55.05 | 31 | 151 | 162 | 189 |
147 | Visalia, CA | 55.03 | 47 | 179 | 69 | 231 |
148 | Hanford, CA | 54.97 | 99 | 171 | 58 | 228 |
149 | Bakersfield, CA | 54.95 | 15 | 242 | 51 | 221 |
150 | La Habra, CA | 54.94 | 179 | 104 | 180 | 147 |
151 | Culver City, CA | 54.83 | 180 | 225 | 99 | 97 |
152 | Palm Desert, CA | 54.81 | 211 | 169 | 110 | 134 |
153 | Anaheim, CA | 54.63 | 19 | 152 | 212 | 152 |
154 | Indio, CA | 54.55 | 40 | 205 | 136 | 181 |
155 | La Mesa, CA | 54.52 | 161 | 127 | 173 | 155 |
156 | Monrovia, CA | 54.35 | 227 | 107 | 176 | 122 |
157 | Santa Paula, CA | 54.34 | 156 | 72 | 202 | 170 |
158 | Oceanside, CA | 54.12 | 191 | 142 | 171 | 125 |
159 | Santa Monica, CA | 53.97 | 74 | 173 | 174 | 160 |
160 | Pasadena, CA | 53.95 | 167 | 135 | 155 | 171 |
161 | Tulare, CA | 53.63 | 54 | 168 | 97 | 235 |
162 | Beverly Hills, CA | 53.41 | 111 | 117 | 224 | 132 |
163 | Norwalk, CA | 53.30 | 118 | 165 | 175 | 158 |
164 | Vista, CA | 53.22 | 121 | 113 | 218 | 138 |
165 | Riverside, CA | 53.17 | 105 | 240 | 84 | 174 |
166 | Redding, CA | 53.10 | 66 | 234 | 93 | 197 |
167 | Upland, CA | 52.94 | 226 | 177 | 123 | 143 |
168 | Santa Barbara, CA | 52.90 | 27 | 143 | 235 | 118 |
169 | Ontario, CA | 52.80 | 50 | 212 | 159 | 180 |
170 | Colton, CA | 52.77 | 13 | 221 | 158 | 212 |
171 | Azusa, CA | 52.66 | 81 | 166 | 188 | 183 |
172 | Garden Grove, CA | 52.60 | 158 | 120 | 219 | 136 |
173 | La Puente, CA | 52.54 | 24 | 116 | 208 | 210 |
174 | Hayward, CA | 52.40 | 192 | 149 | 193 | 140 |
175 | Highland, CA | 52.34 | 110 | 204 | 125 | 198 |
176 | Los Banos, CA | 52.33 | 44 | 158 | 120 | 241 |
177 | Escondido, CA | 52.31 | 95 | 155 | 207 | 157 |
178 | Salinas, CA | 52.26 | 64 | 181 | 198 | 167 |
179 | Santa Cruz, CA | 52.11 | 43 | 184 | 192 | 187 |
180 | Rialto, CA | 51.99 | 34 | 206 | 153 | 220 |
181 | Lompoc, CA | 51.99 | 76 | 99 | 201 | 227 |
182 | Carson, CA | 51.89 | 234 | 207 | 80 | 178 |
183 | Oxnard, CA | 51.76 | 80 | 190 | 199 | 159 |
184 | Santa Maria, CA | 51.44 | 57 | 159 | 220 | 184 |
185 | Downey, CA | 50.90 | 160 | 187 | 190 | 166 |
186 | Hacienda Heights, CA | 50.90 | 254 | 223 | 129 | 98 |
187 | Glendale, CA | 50.66 | 209 | 87 | 234 | 130 |
188 | Costa Mesa, CA | 50.61 | 125 | 208 | 216 | 113 |
189 | Apple Valley, CA | 50.46 | 141 | 191 | 124 | 229 |
190 | Stanton, CA | 50.36 | 55 | 90 | 240 | 194 |
191 | San Gabriel, CA | 50.33 | 185 | 109 | 249 | 78 |
192 | Cathedral City, CA | 50.24 | 71 | 201 | 191 | 207 |
193 | Antioch, CA | 50.12 | 239 | 193 | 127 | 182 |
194 | Baldwin Park, CA | 50.11 | 197 | 160 | 217 | 145 |
195 | Spring Valley (San Diego County), CA | 50.05 | 115 | 172 | 195 | 206 |
196 | San Leandro, CA | 50.01 | 247 | 197 | 183 | 100 |
197 | San Jacinto, CA | 49.95 | 198 | 224 | 108 | 208 |
198 | Pico Rivera, CA | 49.79 | 195 | 182 | 177 | 191 |
199 | Porterville, CA | 49.78 | 4 | 174 | 170 | 251 |
200 | Palmdale, CA | 49.72 | 68 | 180 | 156 | 236 |
201 | Moreno Valley, CA | 49.62 | 171 | 229 | 122 | 202 |
202 | Coachella, CA | 49.33 | 2 | 227 | 203 | 233 |
203 | Montclair, CA | 49.20 | 69 | 249 | 167 | 177 |
204 | Modesto, CA | 49.07 | 139 | 250 | 83 | 214 |
205 | Watsonville, CA | 48.71 | 10 | 145 | 244 | 199 |
206 | Perris, CA | 48.67 | 89 | 215 | 161 | 234 |
207 | Fallbrook, CA | 48.64 | 164 | 178 | 227 | 153 |
208 | Lawndale, CA | 48.60 | 91 | 175 | 238 | 150 |
209 | Pittsburg, CA | 48.42 | 235 | 161 | 164 | 213 |
210 | Banning, CA | 48.30 | 203 | 211 | 178 | 203 |
211 | Delano, CA | 48.30 | 1 | 214 | 206 | 243 |
212 | San Francisco, CA | 48.25 | 114 | 236 | 215 | 139 |
213 | Alhambra, CA | 48.23 | 243 | 115 | 232 | 124 |
214 | Westminster, CA | 48.17 | 189 | 148 | 237 | 141 |
215 | Palm Springs, CA | 47.96 | 135 | 247 | 141 | 205 |
216 | Gardena, CA | 47.86 | 145 | 210 | 214 | 176 |
217 | Santa Ana, CA | 47.53 | 85 | 170 | 243 | 169 |
218 | Merced, CA | 47.48 | 48 | 176 | 169 | 250 |
219 | Hesperia, CA | 47.46 | 157 | 203 | 144 | 239 |
220 | Bellflower, CA | 47.43 | 127 | 195 | 225 | 195 |
221 | Monterey Park, CA | 47.42 | 250 | 122 | 233 | 120 |
222 | Vallejo, CA | 46.88 | 241 | 244 | 111 | 196 |
223 | Long Beach, CA | 46.82 | 72 | 216 | 222 | 215 |
224 | El Centro, CA | 46.57 | 82 | 235 | 109 | 245 |
225 | Stockton, CA | 46.33 | 96 | 248 | 121 | 242 |
226 | Victorville, CA | 46.29 | 37 | 241 | 134 | 248 |
227 | El Cajon, CA | 46.19 | 94 | 150 | 231 | 232 |
228 | Madera, CA | 46.07 | 84 | 220 | 186 | 238 |
229 | Fresno, CA | 46.04 | 46 | 232 | 154 | 249 |
230 | Calexico, CA | 45.83 | 131 | 202 | 163 | 244 |
231 | Paramount, CA | 45.58 | 56 | 231 | 228 | 222 |
232 | Rosemead, CA | 45.50 | 232 | 114 | 251 | 109 |
233 | Rowland Heights, CA | 45.30 | 253 | 217 | 223 | 111 |
234 | West Hollywood, CA | 45.17 | 252 | 245 | 135 | 192 |
235 | Pomona, CA | 44.78 | 153 | 226 | 226 | 209 |
236 | Los Angeles, CA | 44.60 | 30 | 228 | 239 | 225 |
237 | Bell, CA | 44.04 | 28 | 196 | 252 | 185 |
238 | Lynwood, CA | 43.76 | 14 | 238 | 246 | 211 |
239 | Lancaster, CA | 43.75 | 129 | 233 | 172 | 246 |
240 | National City, CA | 43.53 | 67 | 183 | 248 | 219 |
241 | Montebello, CA | 43.45 | 244 | 192 | 230 | 193 |
242 | North Highlands, CA | 43.32 | 32 | 219 | 187 | 253 |
243 | Richmond, CA | 42.65 | 240 | 237 | 213 | 200 |
244 | El Monte, CA | 42.28 | 214 | 156 | 250 | 186 |
245 | South Gate, CA | 42.22 | 60 | 246 | 241 | 204 |
246 | Hawthorne, CA | 41.73 | 87 | 230 | 247 | 216 |
247 | Hemet, CA | 41.12 | 202 | 253 | 179 | 237 |
248 | Bell Gardens, CA | 40.30 | 49 | 199 | 254 | 224 |
249 | Inglewood, CA | 38.64 | 163 | 239 | 242 | 240 |
250 | Oakland, CA | 38.56 | 175 | 252 | 236 | 223 |
251 | Compton, CA | 37.95 | 134 | 251 | 229 | 247 |
252 | Huntington Park, CA | 36.28 | 106 | 243 | 253 | 226 |
253 | San Bernardino, CA | 35.75 | 83 | 254 | 209 | 252 |
254 | Adelanto, CA | 35.08 | 35 | 222 | 245 | 254 |