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Sunnyvale Named Most “Relaxed” City in America

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Good news, California. All that sun, yoga, and kombucha is really paying off. Nine Golden State communities have made the top 20 on LawnStarter’s list of 2021’s Most Relaxed Cities in America. Rankings were based on a multitude of health statistics, financial data, social and cultural factors, and more.

Sunnyvale is the most relaxed city nationally, followed by Arlington, Virginia and San Francisco.

These are the 20 most relaxed cities in the Golden State:

  1. Sunnyvale
  2. San Francisco
  3. Garden Grove
  4. Fullerton
  5. Huntington Beach
  6. San Jose
  7. Torrance
  8. Pasadena
  9. Orange
  10. Fremont
  11. Hayward
  12. Irvine
  13. Santa Clarita
  14. Elk Grove
  15. Oakland
  16. Anaheim
  17. Rancho Cucamonga
  18. Escondido
  19. Los Angeles
  20. Santa Ana

List and data were compiled by LawnStarter and do not reflect statistics on all cities.

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