| # | City & State | Score | Affordability | City Profile | Safety | Recreation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene, OR | 94.7 | 40 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 
| 2 | Ventura, CA | 91.6 | 62 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 
| 3 | Spokane, WA | 82.8 | 43 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 
| 4 | Santa Rosa, CA | 77.1 | 65 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 
| 5 | San Mateo, CA | 76.1 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 
| 6 | Chula Vista, CA | 75.3 | 70 | 27 | 49 | 21 | 
| 7 | Irvine, CA | 74.1 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 18 | 
| 8 | Fremont, CA | 74.0 | 67 | 57 | 42 | 69 | 
| 9 | San Bernardino, CA | 73.9 | 42 | 19 | 61 | 64 | 
| 10 | Modesto, CA | 72.8 | 48 | 64 | 20 | 70 | 
| 11 | Tacoma, WA | 72.0 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 
| 12 | Fontana, CA | 71.8 | 54 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 
| 13 | Oxnard, CA | 65.1 | 52 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 
| 14 | Moreno Valley, CA | 62.7 | 56 | 58 | 36 | 48 | 
| 15 | Huntington Beach, CA | 62.7 | 3 | 30 | 55 | 49 | 
| 16 | Glendale, CA | 62.5 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 39 | 
| 17 | Santa Clarita, CA | 62.4 | 45 | 38 | 14 | 42 | 
| 18 | Oceanside, CA | 61.7 | 26 | 45 | 25 | 29 | 
| 19 | Garden Grove, CA | 61.1 | 51 | 32 | 40 | 33 | 
| 20 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 59.5 | 29 | 63 | 3 | 67 | 
| 21 | Vancouver, WA | 58.7 | 2 | 46 | 44 | 24 | 
| 22 | Ontario, CA | 58.6 | 33 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 
| 23 | Elk Grove, CA | 58.3 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 
| 24 | Salem, OR | 57.5 | 13 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 
| 25 | Corona, CA | 56.5 | 25 | 69 | 63 | 68 | 
| 26 | Lancaster, CA | 56.5 | 30 | 21 | 57 | 44 | 
| 27 | Palmdale, CA | 56.2 | 46 | 22 | 54 | 63 | 
| 28 | Hayward, CA | 54.8 | 38 | 24 | 48 | 53 | 
| 29 | Salinas, CA | 54.2 | 49 | 15 | 68 | 28 | 
| 30 | Pomona, CA | 54.1 | 22 | 41 | 32 | 47 | 
| 31 | Sunnyvale, CA | 53.1 | 44 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 
| 32 | Escondido, CA | 50.9 | 41 | 44 | 69 | 50 | 
| 33 | Torrance, CA | 50.4 | 69 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 
| 34 | Pasadena, CA | 50.3 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 
| 35 | Orange, CA | 50.0 | 35 | 47 | 6 | 12 | 
| 36 | Fullerton, CA | 46.5 | 17 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 
| 37 | Bellevue, WA | 46.4 | 4 | 54 | 11 | 51 | 
| 38 | Roseville, CA | 46.2 | 47 | 62 | 19 | 36 | 
| 39 | Visalia, CA | 46.0 | 39 | 34 | 24 | 38 | 
| 40 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 45.4 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 
| 41 | Concord, CA | 45.3 | 53 | 51 | 38 | 56 | 
| 42 | Kent, WA | 45.2 | 66 | 11 | 70 | 4 | 
| 43 | Simi Valley, CA | 43.7 | 7 | 70 | 71 | 52 | 
| 44 | Santa Clara, CA | 43.4 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 20 | 
| 45 | Victorville, CA | 43.3 | 27 | 42 | 22 | 59 | 
| 46 | Berkeley, CA | 41.7 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 40 | 
| 47 | Vallejo, CA | 40.8 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 27 | 
| 48 | El Monte, CA | 40.6 | 60 | 65 | 30 | 15 | 
| 49 | Downey, CA | 40.5 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 57 | 
| 50 | Carlsbad, CA | 40.4 | 31 | 60 | 52 | 55 | 
| 51 | Costa Mesa, CA | 40.0 | 36 | 67 | 2 | 17 | 
| 52 | Fairfield, CA | 39.9 | 28 | 3 | 43 | 35 | 
| 53 | Temecula, CA | 39.5 | 32 | 48 | 18 | 61 | 
| 54 | Inglewood, CA | 39.5 | 8 | 35 | 65 | 45 | 
| 55 | Antioch, CA | 39.3 | 58 | 16 | 64 | 31 | 
| 56 | Gresham, OR | 39.3 | 37 | 28 | 45 | 22 | 
| 57 | Richmond, CA | 39.3 | 55 | 68 | 51 | 58 | 
| 58 | Murrieta, CA | 38.8 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 
| 59 | West Covina, CA | 38.6 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 
| 60 | Everett, WA | 38.3 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 62 | 
| 61 | Norwalk, CA | 38.2 | 59 | 9 | 67 | 46 | 
| 62 | Daly City, CA | 37.7 | 63 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 
| 63 | Burbank, CA | 37.6 | 15 | 25 | 47 | 60 | 
| 64 | Santa Maria, CA | 37.2 | 16 | 55 | 27 | 41 | 
| 65 | Clovis, CA | 37.1 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 37 | 
| 66 | El Cajon, CA | 37.1 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 
| 67 | Rialto, CA | 36.9 | 71 | 59 | 13 | 66 | 
| 68 | Hillsboro, OR | 36.6 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 32 | 
| 69 | Vista, CA | 36.1 | 64 | 40 | 26 | 43 | 
| 70 | Renton, WA | 35.9 | 12 | 52 | 62 | 23 | 
| 71 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 35.8 | 61 | 71 | 15 | 71 |