San Diego Magazine, October 2007
SAN DIEGO rates TOP in the USA!

#1 Best Dog Town (Dog Fancy)

#2 Most Energetic (Sperling’s Best Places)

#3 Best For Sleep, i.e. Overall Happiness and Unemployment (Sperling’s Best Places)

#3 Best for Dating (Sperling’s Best Places)

#5 Favorite for Student Travel (About.com)

#6 Safest Big Cities (Morganquitno.com)

#6 Median Value of Single-Family Homes (US Census 2001)

#7 Best for Walking (Prevention.com)

#8 Most Populous (US Census 2005 est.)

#8 Best for Gay People (The Advocate)

#9 Most Educated (MSN)

#9 Fittest (Men’s Fitness)

#9 Best for Gaming (Sperling’s Best Places)

#9 Top Labor Day Destinations (source: Hotwire.com)

#12 Greenest (Sperling’s Best Places)

#15 Top for Doing Business (Inc.com)

Yahoo! News 2006

"La Jolla had the highest number of million-dollar home sales in the state last year, with 478 homes changing hands for at least seven figures, according to a real estate information service. La Jolla also recorded the most expensive home sold in California during 2005-- a 13,636 square foot, six-bedroom, 12 -bathroom home on six acres, according to DataQuick Information Systems. It sold for $23.5 million."

Newsweek 2003

In Newsweek Magazine's rating of "America's Top 100 Public High Schools," La Jolla High was ranked #47 in the country.

Travel & Leisure Magazine 2003

According to respondents of a Travel & Leisure Magazine poll in conjunction with America On Line's Travel Channel, among "America's Favorite Cities", San Diego rates high in several categories:

Best -Looking People: #1 San Diego!

Best to Visit in Summer: #1 San Diego!

Best to Visit in Spring: #2 San Diego! (After Washington, DC)

Prettiest: #4 San Diego! (after San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Honolulu)

Cleanest: #4 San Diego! (after Portland, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Honolulu)

Best for Peace and Quiet: #4 San Diego! (after Honolulu, Portland, and Minneapolis/St.Paul)

Robb Report Magazine 2003

"...we also selected one town possessing so many aesthetic and social attributes that anyone would be happy calling it home, or calling it home to one of his or her residences. We designate that town, La Jolla, Calif., as simply the best place in America to live."