State · CA
The most fun cities in California
Every California city in the CityFunIndex, ranked head-to-head by Fun Score — one 0–100 number for how much there is to do.
- Cities ranked
- 18
- Highest
- 96
- Average
- 45
- Lowest
- 0
- Pro teams
- 19 in 7 cities
San Francisco tops California with a Fun Score of 96 — Exceptional.
California shines on Climate, Walkability and Transit Quality.
Calling card The average California city scores 83 on Climate — 34 points above the national average of 49.
Calmest card The average California city scores 81 for mild weather — 30 points above the national average of 51.
Best in California for…
- Climate
- Long Beach tied 92
Calmest corners of California
The closest race in California is Climate, where San Francisco and Long Beach are tied at 92.
The tightest calm race in California is Cheapest night out, where Anaheim and Bakersfield are tied at 18.
California on the map
Every scored city in California, coloured by Fun Score band.
- Quiet
- Some Fun
- Fun
- Very Fun
- Exceptional
- #1 96 San Francisco Exceptional
- #2 83 Santa Barbara Very Fun
- #3 74 San Diego Very Fun
- #4 62 San Jose Fun
- #5 61 Oakland Fun
- #6 57 Irvine Fun
- T#7 54 Fremont Fun
- T#7 54 Sacramento Fun
- #9 52 Napa Fun
- #10 41 Anaheim Some Fun
- #11 38 Los Angeles Some Fun
- #12 32 Santa Ana Some Fun
- #13 31 Long Beach Some Fun
- #14 30 Santa Clarita Some Fun
- #15 23 Fresno Quiet
- #16 21 Riverside Quiet
- #17 2 Stockton Quiet
- #18 0 Bakersfield Quiet