Tustin Named ‘Best Place to Live for Families’ by Fortune Magazine

Published on October 7, 2022
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Are you and your family looking for a place to live that checks all of your boxes? Look no further than the city of Tustin – the birthplace of Seven Gables Real Estate – that was just ranked number 12 of the ‘Top 25 Places to Live for Families’ by Fortune Magazine.


Tustin offers a dynamic community with an abundance of opportunity for residents and visitors alike. From world-class shopping, dining and recreation to award winning schools and an excellent range of jobs and healthcare options, Tustin truly has it all. It is also centrally located 35 miles south of Los Angeles and bordered by Santa Ana, Irvine, and Orange with easy access to a variety of Southern California attractions.

Finding a city with the best school system, low crime rates, quality health care and community support can leave prospective homebuyers feeling flustered. Fortune analyzed just that when researching around 2,000 cities and towns across the U.S. and more than 215,000 data points across five categories: Education, Aging Resources, General Wellness, Financial Health, and Livability. They really honed in on communities for the “Sandwich Generation”, those who are simultaneously raising children and caring for their own parents. Fortune estimated 45% of Americans are part of this generation today.

The city of Tustin has previously been ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 25 Cities to Live Well in America in 2009.
Fortune also eliminated locations with home sale prices that “were more than twice as high as the state median and/or more than 2.75 times higher than the national median” to ensure the winning places were cities where residents could afford to buy homes. No more than two cities per state and no more than one city per county/metro area were also chosen.

The 25 Best Cities to Live in according to Fortune are:

1. Ann Arbor, Michigan

2. Wylie, Texas

3. Olathe, Kansas

4. Mason, Ohio

5. Morrisville, North Carolina

6. Clearfield, Utah

7. Gaithersburg, Maryland

8. Leesburg, Virginia

9. West Chicago, Illinois

10. Novi, Michigan

11. West Windsor, New Jersey

12. Tustin, California

13. South Portland, Maine

14. Woodbury, Minnesota

15. Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey

16. Brookline, Massachusetts

17. Sugar Land, Texas

18. Iowa City, Iowa

19. Maryland Heights, Missouri

20. San Marcos, California

21. Walla Walla, Washington

22. Sarasota, Florida

23. Fountain, Colorado

24. Statesville, North Carolina

25. Maudlin, South Carolina

If you’ve been thinking about moving to Tustin or any city around the United States, contact our team of real estate professionals today who can assist you on your families real estate goals.

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