Just north of the Mexican border, San Diego is the second largest city in California. San Diego enjoys mild and sunny weather throughout the year, so tourism is a major industry, with major tourist destinations such as the San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld. But San Diego is also home to companies that develop wireless cellular technology, software and electronic products.

The city of San Diego is frequently mentioned in “best city” surveys, based on different criteria. All worldwide and regional surveys where San Diego appears in the rankings presented on this site are listed below. Continue reading »

If you were wondering where you can find the Most Attractive People in America, the 2008 America’s Favorite Cities survey, organized by Travel+Leisure Magazine and CNN Headline News, where more than 125,000 travelers voted for, may have an answer for you: in Miami! But don’t hesitate to check out San Diego and Austin too, as well as other American cities than follow closely.

These rankings came from the People-Attractive category, as voted by both visitors and residents. Rankings in other specific categories, such as Nightlife, Culture or Quality of Life, will continue to be presented separately. Continue reading »

With its annual 2007 survey for Best Small US Cities to Live In, CNN/Money Magazine posted also an online poll, for big cities. At the time of this article, there have been almost 400,000 user votes and the rankings give winner the city of San Diego (California), followed by Chicago (Illinois) and Phoenix (Arizona).

It is not clear how publishers selected the 10 big cities for this poll, but the results may be relevant enough to get an idea where people think is best to live. American cities do not usually rank in the top spots in worldwide surveys mainly because of some relatively high criminal rates. However, this does not mean that life can not be great there. Continue reading »