Three Southern California cities top the nation's best place to raise a family list, according to a just-released study.Rounding the top 10 list, was Irvine at number three, San Diego at eight and Huntington Beach at 10. Irvine ranked number one in health and safety, with WalletHub finding that the Orange County city has the lowest violent crime rate per capita and is low on property crimes.
San Diego scored high in family fun, education and childcare while Huntington Beach ranked high in education and childcare and had a high socioeconomics rating.The number one city to raise a family, according to WalletHub's research, is Fremont, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area.It came out on top for its high socioeconomic and education rankings. Median family incomes, after adjusting for the cost of living, were close to $122,000 and a low share of families live in poverty.