3 Best San Diego County Beach Cities To Live In 2019: Report

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – Is beach-side living your dream? Luckily for San Diego County residents, a new report declared three of the county's beach cities among the best beach cities in the U.S.

Carlsbad ranked as the fourth best ocean town in the country, followed by Encinitas at eighth and Coronado at 13th, according to a report by WalletHub.

Experts at the personal finance website looked at affordability, as well as weather, safety, economy, education and health, and quality of life to determine the best ocean and lakeside communities for living in the country. The study's authors compared 192 cities across 62 key indicators of livability, from housing costs to share of for-sale homes to quality of beach water.

The sample included cities with populations between 10,000 and 150,000 and at least one beach listed on TripAdvisor. The communities were then divided into two categories: ocean towns and lake towns.

These are the top 10 ocean beach cities, according to the rankings:

1. Naples, Florida
2. Lahaina, Hawaii
3. Newport Beach, California
4. Carlsbad, California
5. Boca Raton, Florida
6. Sarasota, Florida
7. North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
8. Encinitas, California
9. Santa Monica, California
10. Venice, Florida

See the full rankings and report.

Also see:

• Best CA Beach Towns To Live In 2019: List
• California Named Most Fun State In America