Alhambra Ranked Among Top U.S. Cities

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ANGELA YANG
Staff Writer

Alhambra was recently named one of the top 100 places to live in the U.S. by Livability.com, coming in at number 21 behind fellow San Gabriel Valley city Pasadena. The cities were given individual scores based on economics, health care, housing, social and civic capital, education amenities, demographics and infrastructure, which were then summed up for a grand total, or a “LivScore” as referred to on Livability.com. The scores were taken from resident surveys about the quality of life in their respective cities.

Alhambra came out with a total LivScore of 619 out of a possible 1000 points. The highest marks received were in health care with 81 points and demographics with 79 points. Alhambra also did well in the education portion of the survey, scoring 68 points. Alhambra “showcases the rich mix of cultures with an array of eateries, entertainment and shopping,” as reported by Livability.com.

“I cannot believe that Alhambra is ranked number 21 because we do not seem like a rich community,” sophomore Michael Chen said.

Among other top ranked cities were Palo Alto, California; Berkeley, California; Miami Beach, Florida and Santa Clara, California.