San Diego is ranked #1 most fun place to live in the U.S.

[left-of-center2012]

Though San Diego might not be the most affordable place to live in the country, at least it's the most fun place to live!

The U.S. News & World Report released new data on Oct. 28, 2021, analyzing 150 metro areas in the United States to find the best places to live based on quality of life, job market in each metro area, as well as the value of living there and people's desire to live there.

According to The 30 Most Fun Places to Live in the U.S. report, the Southern California beach city of San Diego is ranked #1 for its restaurants, sunny weather and amazing beaches. San Diego is a frequently visited destination by people throughout the country, but San Diegans get to enjoy the San Diego Zoo, Sunset Cliffs Natural Park and Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, among other amzing spots, any time they want.

https://www.10news.com/lifestyle/exploring-san-diego/san-diego-is-the-most-fun-place-to-live-in-the-us-according-to-new-report

Where should you live to guarantee a good time?

https://realestate.usnews.com/real-estate/slideshows/the-30-most-fun-places-to-live-in-the-us

[snowybirdie]

1. This Linda depends

on what you think "fun" is.

[Zorro]

2. San Diego is a great place to live

Mountains, beaches, deserts, day trips to Mexico, mostly delightful weather year-round -- it's hard to beat.

[FrankTC]

4. Depends . . .

I grew up there, went to college there. Nice back then, fifty years ago. But I was happy to move to small-town northern Michigan, with its snow, frigid winters, swamp venisons (aka “deer”), and low-key nightlife (campfires) — but also its forests, rivers, lakes, vineyards, orchards, and open spaces. I don’t miss San Diego’s heat, traffic, and crowds. While I was there it turned into rivers of cars moving 15 mph, endless subdivisions, and acres and acres of parking lots. Nothing I miss.

[2naSalit]

5. It's even more so now...

Crowded and hot. I have gone there several times in the past few years as my mom was aging and dying. Half my immediate family live there, the rest live further upstate. It get claustrophobic after the first couple hours.

I have lived there in the early 70s and again in the early 80s but regretting going there shortly after arriving. I realized I wasn't a city person.

[BigmanPigman]

6. I've lived here since 1986

and the prices have soared through the roof. The weather is always great and we pay a high price for it. The traffic and parking are impossible and getting worse by the minite. I love cities but San Diego is not a "walking" city by any means.

[left-of-center2012]

7. a "walking" city

I lived there for 20 years.
Neighborhoods I lived in were 'walkable'
.
North Park
Hillcrest
Kensington
Mission Hills

[BigmanPigman]

8. I chose to live in Hillcrest

for that reason. I lived in Phila and NYC and I like being able to walk to places. I suck at parking a car so that may have something to do with it.

[Susan Calvin]

9. Yes, individual neighborhoods are absolutely walkable

Based on nothing at all except my experience in the 80s. But I so wish I was back. It is home to me, and always will be. I was not born there but it is my hometown. I wish I was in my old house, or had the money to buy it, which I don't.

[Susan Calvin]

10. Speaking of weather,

I still remember the occasional smog that blew down from LA. Or the winter of the flooding rains. Or a few times when it got in the 90s, and I said that if I wanted to live in deep east Texas I would move there. I stupidly did. Make that back to deep east Texas, so I at least have the excuse of having roots here to explain my stupidity.

[BigmanPigman]

11. That sucks.

My Dem neighbor is planning to move to FL to be near his aging mother. I feel badly for him since he really likes it here.