Best Los Angeles Suburbs To Live For 2020

The 10 Best Los Angeles Suburbs To Live For 2020

1. Hermosa Beach

Hermosa Beach is always mentioned as one of the best suburbs in the Los Angeles area. We'll tell you the good about "Awesome Hermosa Beach."

Everyone here is rich; families average $137,188 a year, which is the 6th highest in the Los Angeles region. And only 3.3% are out of work. Homes average more than $1,357,300 each.

2. Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach is the second best 'burb we looked at near Los Angeles for 2020.

It ranks 3rd for incomes in the area and only 2.38% of residents lack insurance, good for 1st best.

3. Redondo Beach

Here in Redondo Beach, it's really safe, and residents are just about as rich as you'll see in the Los Angeles metro area.

The bad side? Schools are more crowded, and the cost of living puts a large part of the city out of reach for most families.

But price is based on demand and a lot of people want to live in Redondo Beach.

4. Palos Verdes Estates

Palos Verdes Estates ranks as the 4th best suburb of Los Angeles for 2020.

You won't find many better places to raise your kids in the region than in Palos Verdes Estates and the schools are some of the best around.

5. Rancho Palos Verdes

Coming in as the fifth best is Rancho Palos Verdes.

Rancho Palos Verdes gets kudos for having the 9th most expensive homes in the Los Angeles area, where houses sell for an average of $1,114,800. However, the cost of living here is among the highest in the area.

6. San Marino

San Marino is proud of its 6th place finish on this list. And here's why.

Most residents have great jobs and the unemployment rate sits at 3.61% which is 4th best in the area.

According to online reports, San Marino is quickly becoming one of the more affluent suburbs in the Los Angeles area, meaning you need to get in soon.

7. Rolling Hills Estates

The 7th best suburb on our list goes to Rolling Hills Estates.

Rolling Hills Estates schools are some of the best in the region, and crime is really low. The cost of living makes it a lot more desirable for many families, especially first-time home buyers.

And, it's only 17.2 miles to downtown, which is a good thing.

8. Agoura Hills

Agoura Hills is growing quickly, and for a good reason. Crime is far below average, and most residents are gainfully employed. Even the cost of living is reasonable.

A solid 3.78% of people lack insurance, good for 7th in the area.

9. South Pasadena

Is 'Everything Better In South Pasadena?'

Almost.

It placed 9th on our list thanks to the fact that it's really expensive to live here, but the schools are great, so you get what you pay for in that regard.

10. Malibu

And rounding out the top ten for 2020 is Malibu.

This city is far above average in every category, and the best part? It's far more affordable than the other cities listed above. So, you get a big bang for your buck here.

How We Determined The Best Suburbs Around Los Angeles for 2020

Figuring out the best suburbs around Los Angeles was pretty simple; we just needed to list several things that people like, and then find out which cities have the most of those things.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible:

• Low unemployment rate
• High Median household incomes
• Population density (lots of things to do)
• High home values
• A lot of college educated people
• Low poverty
• High rate of insured families

Then we used the newest American Community Survey data for 2014-2018 to research each suburb.

FYI: We defined a suburb as being within 30 miles of Los Angeles.

Additionally, we limited the analysis to places that have over 4,000 people. This left us with a grand total of 78 suburbs to evaluate around Los Angeles.

We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 78 in each category, where 1 was the "best.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a quality of life index.

And finally, we crowned the city with the best quality of life index the "Best Suburb near Los Angeles." We're lookin' at you, Hermosa Beach. You can download the data here.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the best of the best. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the suburbs ranked from best to worst.