In a lengthy report, real estate advisory group Resonance Consultancy has ranked the world’s best cities for 2020. The six main categories were place, product, people, prosperity, programming, and promotion. Factors included GDP, university rankings, crime statistics, airport data, attractions, Google searches, social media results, and more.
Four California locales made the top 25: Los Angeles (#9), San Francisco (#11), San Diego (#20), and San Jose (#25). Sacramento made the broader list at #82.
The top three contenders were London, New York, and Paris. Sign up to view the report here or read a summary from the Mercury News.
Now, this is by no means a definitive list. In fact, 24/7 Wall St. named Manhattan Beach the #1 city to live in the United States for 2020. The website compared over two dozen metrics across all cities and towns with at least 8,000 people and Manhattan Beach came right out on top.
This article has been updated.