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Old 06-27-2015, 10:09 AM
 
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Rank these 5 major cities in California in order of preference for LIVING in (not visiting). Use all the factors that matter to YOU personally when deciding on what city to live in (for the purpose of this thread, I'm focusing on the cities themselves or perhaps a suburban town that might border it directly). Do NOT base your rankings on "liking" San Francisco but living in the outer East Bay 50 miles away, etc.

Here are the 5 cities that I listed from the most populated to the least; relist them in order from your most desirable to least desirable based on what your personal criteria are.

Los Angeles
San Diego
San Jose
San Francisco
Sacramento
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Old 06-27-2015, 10:10 AM
 
Location: Phoenix
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San Diego
Sacramento
San Jose
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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Old 06-27-2015, 10:24 AM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
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San Francisco
San Diego
San Jose
Los Angeles
Sacramento
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Old 06-27-2015, 10:25 AM
 
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San Diego
Los Angeles
San Jose
San Francisco
Sacramento

People value different things, so you'll obviously get different answers from everyone
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Old 06-27-2015, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Eureka CA
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SD
SF
SAC
LA
SJ

but any exercise asking us to compare San Diego to LA is meaningless.
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Old 06-27-2015, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Vallejo
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San Jose
San Diego
Sacramento
San Francisco
Los Angeles.

If considering cost:
Sacramento
San Jose
San Diego
San Francisco/Los Angeles tied.

I like San Francisco but really wouldn't want to live there. I don't really like Los Angeles although I haven't spent a lot of time either there or San Diego.
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Old 06-27-2015, 11:32 AM
 
Location: East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area
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San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego
Los Angeles
Sacremento
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Old 06-27-2015, 04:56 PM
 
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Rank these 5 major cities in California in order of preference for LIVING in (not visiting). Use all the factors that matter to YOU personally when deciding on what city to live in (for the purpose of this thread, I'm focusing on the cities themselves or perhaps a suburban town that might border it directly). Do NOT base your rankings on "liking" San Francisco but living in the outer East Bay 50 miles away, etc.

Here are the 5 cities that I listed from the most populated to the least; relist them in order from your most desirable to least desirable based on what your personal criteria are.

Los Angeles
San Diego
San Jose
San Francisco
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
Sacramento
San Jose
Los Angeles
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Old 06-27-2015, 05:04 PM
 
Location: SoCal
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San Diego
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Riverside/San Jose
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Old 06-27-2015, 05:37 PM
 
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It's important to note that LA metro is a large geographical area full of incredible differences in quality of life depending on where you live. Living in the South Bay like Redondo Beach or Hermosa Beach could seem like you were close to Heaven. But living in South Central LA like Watt's or Huntington Park could be Hell.

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