| City | Population | Overall Score | % 22-29 Rank | Professional Opportunities Rank | Amenities Rank | Cost of Living Rank | Big Deal Score | 
| Santa Monica | 90,752 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 70 | 3.25 | 
| West Hollywood | 34,709 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 57 | 3.33 | 
| Hermosa Beach | 19,605 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 72 | 3.40 | 
| Pasadena | 138,004 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 56 | 4.23 | 
| South El Monte | 20,260 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 10 | 19 | 5.86 | 
| Artesia | 16,605 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 22 | 41 | 6.43 | 
| Walnut | 29,584 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 61 | 6.95 | 
| Beverly Hills | 34,341 | 8 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 79 | 7.00 | 
| Burbank | 103,850 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 54 | 7.21 | 
| El Segundo | 16,760 | 10 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 65 | 7.43 | 
| Covina | 48,098 | 11 | 29 | 52 | 18 | 29 | 7.44 | 
| Culver City | 39,105 | 12 | 53 | 18 | 8 | 57 | 7.66 | 
| Whittier | 85,832 | 13 | 35 | 38 | 21 | 37 | 7.73 | 
| San Fernando | 23,830 | 14 | 22 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 7.74 | 
| Gardena | 59,226 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 12 | 22 | 7.93 | 
| Commerce | 12,896 | 15 | 22 | 70 | 24 | 16 | 7.93 | 
| Long Beach | 465,424 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 7.94 | 
| La Puente | 40,110 | 18 | 22 | 66 | 29 | 15 | 8.14 | 
| Signal Hill | 11,094 | 19 | 56 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 8.26 | 
| Monrovia | 36,806 | 20 | 40 | 26 | 30 | 49 | 8.65 | 
| Huntington Park | 58,473 | 21 | 9 | 77 | 44 | 12 | 8.79 | 
| Hawthorne | 85,092 | 22 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 31 | 8.90 | 
| Alhambra | 83,799 | 23 | 20 | 36 | 49 | 45 | 8.96 | 
| Azusa | 46,843 | 23 | 16 | 46 | 55 | 18 | 8.96 | 
| Montebello | 62,943 | 25 | 20 | 51 | 45 | 31 | 9.01 | 
| Agoura Hills | 20,488 | 26 | 66 | 15 | 11 | 62 | 9.04 | 
| Hawaiian Gardens | 14,352 | 27 | 5 | 60 | 63 | 5 | 9.08 | 
| Santa Fe Springs | 16,587 | 28 | 66 | 49 | 3 | 25 | 9.11 | 
| Malibu | 12,751 | 29 | 74 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 9.13 | 
| Redondo Beach | 67,094 | 30 | 59 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 9.25 | 
| Westlake Village | 8,320 | 31 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 68 | 9.31 | 
| San Gabriel | 39,953 | 32 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 50 | 9.33 | 
| Pomona | 150,006 | 33 | 8 | 65 | 60 | 7 | 9.38 | 
| San Dimas | 33,582 | 34 | 50 | 31 | 28 | 42 | 9.43 | 
| Lawndale | 32,950 | 35 | 17 | 63 | 47 | 29 | 9.48 | 
| Torrance | 146,187 | 36 | 65 | 19 | 17 | 57 | 9.55 | 
| Downey | 112,334 | 37 | 32 | 47 | 41 | 36 | 9.64 | 
| Manhattan Beach | 35,324 | 38 | 69 | 1 | 20 | 75 | 9.71 | 
| Calabasas | 23,629 | 39 | 71 | 8 | 16 | 69 | 9.74 | 
| Glendale | 193,381 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 32 | 55 | 9.78 | 
| Inglewood | 110,585 | 41 | 29 | 67 | 40 | 19 | 9.86 | 
| Arcadia | 56,758 | 42 | 62 | 17 | 25 | 65 | 10.09 | 
| West Covina | 106,731 | 43 | 28 | 48 | 51 | 34 | 10.16 | 
| Glendora | 50,500 | 44 | 51 | 37 | 33 | 48 | 10.40 | 
| Compton | 97,040 | 45 | 26 | 76 | 50 | 4 | 10.55 | 
| El Monte | 114,412 | 46 | 17 | 69 | 61 | 22 | 10.83 | 
| Baldwin Park | 75,933 | 47 | 14 | 72 | 65 | 14 | 10.86 | 
| Carson | 91,994 | 48 | 32 | 56 | 54 | 26 | 10.98 | 
| Bell Gardens | 42,462 | 49 | 5 | 74 | 76 | 9 | 11.01 | 
| South Pasadena | 25,747 | 50 | 61 | 12 | 39 | 67 | 11.03 |