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Best places to retire in California
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in California using data from Niche.
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#30. Mission Canyon
- Population: 2,353
#29. Camino
- Population: 2,042
#28. Pismo Beach
- Population: 8,058
#27. Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Population: 3,296
#26. Mill Valley
- Population: 14,240
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#25. Walnut Creek
- Population: 69,876
#24. Santa Venetia
- Population: 3,926
#23. Westlake Village
- Population: 8,081
#22. North Tustin
- Population: 25,708
#21. Tiburon
- Population: 9,146
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#20. Manhattan Beach
- Population: 35,585
#19. Cedar Ridge
- Population: 1,296
#18. Cerritos
- Population: 49,630
#17. Rancho Mirage
- Population: 17,129
#16. Alamo
- Population: 13,852
#15. Palos Verdes Estates
- Population: 13,403
#14. Montecito
- Population: 8,494
#13. Newport Beach
- Population: 85,806
#12. Piedmont
- Population: 11,368
#11. Belvedere
- Population: 2,309
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#10. Villa Park
- Population: 5,864
#9. Pacific Grove
- Population: 15,169
#8. Beverly Hills
- Population: 32,903
#7. Corte Madera
- Population: 10,145
#6. Seal Beach
- Population: 25,216
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#5. Laguna Woods
- Population: 17,546
#4. Indian Wells
- Population: 4,827
#3. Del Mar
- Population: 4,008
#2. Larkspur
- Population: 12,972
#1. Del Monte Forest
- Population: 3,604
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