News Flash

Rancho Santa Margarita is 2018's 11th Best Place to Raise a Family in California in a recent study from the leading personal finance outlet WalletHub.com. You can find the full study here.

In order to help families find the best California cities to settle down, WalletHub compared 254 Golden State cities across 21 key metrics. They range from “number of attractions” to “pediatricians per capita” to “unemployment rate.”

Family Life in Rancho Santa Margarita (1=Best; 127=Avg.)

• 27^th – % of Families with Children Aged 0 to 17
• 9^th – Median Family Income (adjusted for cost of living)
• 24^th – Quality of School System
• 6^th – High School Graduation Rate
• 17^th – Violent-Crime Rate per Capita
• 26^th – % of Families Living Below Poverty Level
• 1^st – Unemployment Rate
• 22^nd – Share of Uninsured Children Aged 0 to 17
• 1^st – Property-Crime Rate per Capita
• 24^th – Share of Two-Parent Families