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Best places to live in Greater Los Angeles

127 places with 9,782,212 residents within about 60 km of Los Angeles, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Los Angeles, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1La Habra
    California, 62,131 residents    49
  2. 2Buena Park
    California, 83,270 residents    48
  3. 3Oak Park (California)
    California, 13,811 residents    48
  4. 4Fullerton (California)
    California, 140,847 residents    47
  5. 5Brea
    California, 41,944 residents    44
  6. 6Altadena
    California, 42,777 residents    39
  7. 7South Whittier
    California, 57,156 residents    39
  8. 8Rowland Heights
    California, 48,993 residents    39
  9. 9Valinda
    California, 22,822 residents    39
  10. 10Palos Verdes Estates
    California, 13,682 residents    39

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For retired couples

  1. 1Oak Park (California)
    California, 13,811 residents    74
  2. 2Palos Verdes Estates
    California, 13,682 residents    70
  3. 3Winnetka (California)
    California, 47,000 residents    69
  4. 4Reseda
    California, 65,000 residents    69
  5. 5Pacific Palisades (California)
    California, 23,121 residents    69
  6. 6La Habra
    California, 62,131 residents    69
  7. 7Rancho Palos Verdes
    California, 42,732 residents    69
  8. 8Rolling Hills Estates
    California, 8,258 residents    68
  9. 9Topanga
    California, 8,289 residents    67
  10. 10Rowland Heights
    California, 48,993 residents    67

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For remote workers

  1. 1Oak Park (California)
    California, 13,811 residents    62
  2. 2La Habra
    California, 62,131 residents    61
  3. 3Altadena
    California, 42,777 residents    58
  4. 4Hacienda Heights
    California, 54,038 residents    58
  5. 5Winnetka (California)
    California, 47,000 residents    58
  6. 6Palos Verdes Estates
    California, 13,682 residents    58
  7. 7Pacific Palisades (California)
    California, 23,121 residents    58
  8. 8Rowland Heights
    California, 48,993 residents    58
  9. 9Rancho Palos Verdes
    California, 42,732 residents    58
  10. 10Reseda
    California, 65,000 residents    58

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For commuters

  1. 1Fullerton (California)
    California, 140,847 residents    81
  2. 2Buena Park
    California, 83,270 residents    80
  3. 3La Habra
    California, 62,131 residents    77
  4. 4Ontario (California)
    California, 171,214 residents    76
  5. 5Glendale (California)
    California, 201,020 residents    76
  6. 6Brea
    California, 41,944 residents    76
  7. 7West Covina
    California, 108,484 residents    76
  8. 8Norwalk (California)
    California, 107,140 residents    76
  9. 9Baldwin Park
    California, 77,071 residents    76
  10. 10El Monte
    California, 116,732 residents    76

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For single professionals

  1. 1Buena Park
    California, 83,270 residents    77
  2. 2Fullerton (California)
    California, 140,847 residents    77
  3. 3Los Angeles
    California, 3,820,914 residents    73
  4. 4La Habra
    California, 62,131 residents    73
  5. 5Brea
    California, 41,944 residents    72
  6. 6Norwalk (California)
    California, 107,140 residents    70
  7. 7Downey (California)
    California, 114,219 residents    70
  8. 8El Monte
    California, 116,732 residents    70
  9. 9Torrance
    California, 143,592 residents    70
  10. 10East Los Angeles
    California, 126,496 residents    70

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Buena Park
    California, 83,270 residents    24
  2. 2Chino Hills
    California, 78,309 residents    23
  3. 3Ontario (California)
    California, 171,214 residents    22
  4. 4Chino
    California, 85,595 residents    22
  5. 5Upland (California)
    California, 76,443 residents    21
  6. 6La Habra
    California, 62,131 residents    20
  7. 7Fullerton (California)
    California, 140,847 residents    20
  8. 8Brea
    California, 41,944 residents    20
  9. 9Montclair (California)
    California, 38,690 residents    20
  10. 10Oak Park (California)
    California, 13,811 residents    18

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Towns in Greater Los Angeles