California's Best And Worst Cities For Veterans

CALIFORNIA — With Veterans Day right around the corner, several California cities were ranked as some of the best — and worst — places for veterans in the United States, according to WalletHub.

The personal finance site recently released its 2019’s Best & Worst Places for Veterans to Live report, which compared the 100 largest cities in the nation on veteran friendliness and liveability.

Here are cities from our state that made the nationwide list — Irvine topped all of the California cities while Oakland came in last:

12. Irvine

15. San Diego

35. Sacramento

36. San Francisco

44. Chula Vista

45. Riverside

53. Fremont

55. Long Beach

59. Anaheim

73. Santa Ana

74. Los Angeles

77. San Jose

78. Stockton

81. San Bernardino

87. Bakersfield

88. Fresno

89. Oakland

Tampa, Florida, ranked as the best place for veterans to live in the nation, according to WalletHub, followed by Austin and Orlando.

Fremont, California, finished with the highest percentage of military skill-related jobs, and the west coast city also had the lowest percentage of veterans in poverty.

The list compared the 100 largest cities in the country across 20 key indicators of veteran friendliness, including median veteran income, the number of veteran owned businesses and housing affordability.

Each metric was listed with its corresponding weight, and the cities were subsequently graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the best veteran living situation.

The worst city for veterans? That dubious distinction was given to Detroit.

There are more than 19 million veterans currently living in the United States, according to the Veterans Association. Of these heroes, 37,800 veterans still find themselves without a home.

Here are the top 10 best cities for veterans in the nation:

1. Tampa, Florida
2. Austin, Texas
3. Orlando, Florida
4. Raleigh, North Carolina
5. Scottsdale, Arizona
6. Colorado Springs, Colorado
7. Virginia Beach, Virginia
8. Gilbert, Arizona
9. St. Petersburg, Florida
10. Jacksonville, Florida

The full veteran’s report is available on WalletHub.