If you’re looking for a nice small city to live in, stay far, far away from California.
The Left Coast state tops the list of the worst small cities in America.
WalletHub, a site designed to help people make informed financial decisions, ranks America’s small cities from best to worst, in affordability, economic health, education and health and quality of life.
Of the 1,268 cities ranked, the bottom are nothing but cities in California.
Starting with Hemet, California, the list goes from bad to worse, to worst:
1246 | Hemet, CA |
1247 | Merced, CA |
1248 | Los Banos, CA |
1249 | Montebello, CA |
1250 | Soledad, CA |
1251 | Desert Hot Springs, CA |
1252 | Bellflower, CA |
1253 | Wasco, CA |
1254 | Rosemead, CA |
1255 | National City, CA |
1256 | Hawthorne, CA |
1257 | Baldwin Park, CA |
1258 | Perris, CA |
1259 | Paramount, CA |
1260 | Delano, CA |
1261 | Watsonville, CA |
1262 | South Gate, CA |
1263 | Maywood, CA |
1264 | Lynwood, CA |
1265 | Compton, CA |
1266 | Bell Gardens, CA |
1267 | Huntington Park, CA |
1268 | Bell, CA |
The “best” small cities in America represent many states across the country – but not one in California.
1 | Princeton, NJ |
2 | Littleton, CO |
3 | Dublin, OH |
4 | Brookfield, WI |
5 | Leawood, KS |
6 | Southlake, TX |
7 | Westfield, IN |
8 | Northampton, MA |
9 | Ankeny, IA |
10 | Crystal Lake, IL |
11 | West Fargo, ND |
12 | Urbandale, IA |
13 | Ashburn, VA |
14 | Milton, MA |
15 | Paramus, NJ |
16 | Upper Arlington, OH |
17 | Sterling, VA |
18 | Burlington, VT |
19 | Parker, CO |
20 | Marion, IA |
In fact, one has to go all the way down to 109 to see the first California city on the list: Los Gatos.
Here’s an interactive map to find out if your small city is as bad as those poor folks in California.
Source: WalletHub
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