PVE Tops List in Quality of Life Study
By Meredith Skrzypczak Via Palos Verdes PatchPalos Verdes Estates ranks No. 6 in quality of life among communities in America's western region. Rancho Palos Verdes comes in at No. 71.
Palos Verdes communities have been getting a pretty posh reputation lately.
Palos Verdes Estates ranked sixth in a new studythat measured quality of life in cities throughout America's western region. This just after the Peninsula was named among the country's 50 richest zip codes last week.
The recent study, put together by On Numbers, analyzed 889 communities in the Western portion of the country—and 3,764 communities nationwide—that had populations of 10,000 or more as of 2009. A 20-part formula was used to rate each community's quality of life, including factors such as poverty rates, commute time, ages of residents and median household income.
"The top-rated communities have strong economic bases, impressive housing stocks and effective educational systems," The Business Journals reported last week.
In the West, Hillsborough ranked No. 1, San Marino came in No. 3, Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara (east of Oakland) No. 4 and Coto de Caza No. 5.
Rancho Palos Verdes came in at No. 71.
West University Place in Texas ranked the highest in quality of life across the entire nation.
Here is a synopsis of Palos Verdes Estates' standing in the Western region:
Palos Verdes Estates ranked sixth in a new studythat measured quality of life in cities throughout America's western region. This just after the Peninsula was named among the country's 50 richest zip codes last week.
The recent study, put together by On Numbers, analyzed 889 communities in the Western portion of the country—and 3,764 communities nationwide—that had populations of 10,000 or more as of 2009. A 20-part formula was used to rate each community's quality of life, including factors such as poverty rates, commute time, ages of residents and median household income.
"The top-rated communities have strong economic bases, impressive housing stocks and effective educational systems," The Business Journals reported last week.
In the West, Hillsborough ranked No. 1, San Marino came in No. 3, Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara (east of Oakland) No. 4 and Coto de Caza No. 5.
Rancho Palos Verdes came in at No. 71.
West University Place in Texas ranked the highest in quality of life across the entire nation.
Here is a synopsis of Palos Verdes Estates' standing in the Western region:
| Place | Palos Verdes Estates |
| Type | city |
| State | California |
| West Quality-of-Life rank | 6 |
| West Quality-of-Life percentile | 99.44% |
| Population (2009 estimate) | 13,520 |
| In 25-44 age group | 16.70% |
| Living in same house for more than 1 year | 92.17% |
| Moved in from other state or abroad in past year | 1.16% |
| Workers who walk to work or work at home | 9.33% |
| Commuting time of 29 minutes or less | 47.03% |
| Median household income | $170,068 |
| Poverty rate for families | 0.62% |
| Workers with management and professional jobs | 65.44% |
| Workers who are self-employed | 34.96% |
| Unemployment rate for 25-64 age group | 1.93% |
| Houses built since 1990 | 10.05% |
| Houses with 9 or more rooms | 29.72% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.82% |
| Homeowner rate | 91.18% |
| Median house value | $1,000,001 |
| Mortgage affordability (house value per $1,000 of household income) | $5,880 |
| Rent affordability (annual median rent per $1,000 of household income) | $132 |
| Adults (25 or older) with high school diplomas | 97.06% |
| Adults (25 or older) with bachelor's degrees | 72.18% |
| Adults (25 or older) with advanced degrees | 33.01% |
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