San Diego, CA is #5 of the most expensive cities to live in the US but according to Inc. Magazine we are one of the very best!
San Diego, CA - why wouldn’t people pay a whole bunch of money to live in San Diego? Sunny beaches without L.A. smog makes it perfect for us even if we don’t surf. A perk for the art lover is that we have the most museums west of the Bayou, some of the world’s friendliest people, the famous San Diego Zoo, and even LegoLand.
The cost of living index is high, but that’s because our economy is booming as the babies of the baby boomers, some being the Internet tycoons of the Silicon Valley start buying homes here.
Top 100 cities ranking:
CA San Diego #15 Best Places — Large
CA San Diego #57 Fastest, Most Sustained Growth
CA San Diego #38 Most Balanced Economy and Growth
Doing business here:
The Top Cities in America for doing business are not at all where most people think, and there’s good data to back that up. This year Inc. publishes an exclusive Top Cities list,
For the most part, the top cities aren’t found on the fashionable coasts, or in the biggest most famous metro areas. But in places, including many in the Midwest, that found a way to grow in a tough economy and now seem poised for rapid expansion. Cities–large, medium, and small–spread throughout the U.S.
If the late 1990s were all about a gold rush–quick success, stock market fireworks, Of course, there are some high-tech, high-priced holdovers relatively high on the list, including No. 15 (large) San Diego.
Who would want to live anywhere else?
