What City In Southern California Should You Live In?

Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. With a census-estimated 2015 population of 3,971,883, it is the second-most populous city in the United States (after New York City) and the most populous city in California.

San Diego is a major city in California. It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 miles south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico. With an estimated population of 1,406,318, San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest in California.

Laguna Beach is a seaside resort city located in Southern Orange County, California. It is known for a mild year-round climate, scenic coves, environmental preservation, and artist community. The population in the 2010 census was 22,723.

Irvine is an affluent city in Orange County, California. It is a planned city; the Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the 66-square-mile city had a population of 258,386 in 2016.

Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. It is located on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. Long Beach is the second-largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the third-largest in Southern California, behind Los Angeles and San Diego.

Santa Monica is a beachfront city in Western Los Angeles County, California. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is bordered on three sides by the city of Los Angeles: Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood to the northeast, Sawtelle to the east, Mar Vista to the southeast, and Venice to the south. The Census Bureau population for Santa Monica in 2010 was 89,736.