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 |