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If you’re a woman looking to maximize your earning potential and live a healthy life, where you live matters.
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That’s according to the personal finance website WalletHub. On Sept. 21, the website posted a list of 182 American cities, ranking them based on 15 indicators of living standards for women. They summed up those 15 standards into two categories: economic and social well-being, and healthcare and safety.
Each city was assigned a grade out of 100, with points assigned based on factors such as median earnings for female workers, the unemployment rate for women, share of women-owned businesses, the restrictiveness of abortion access, and local life expectancy rates for women.
The best cities for women, noted Chip Lupo, a WalletHub analyst, “offer job security and high pay, enabling women to achieve greater financial independence.”
“They also prioritize safety, including minimizing crime, and they provide easily accessible medical care at high-quality hospitals,” Lupo added.
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For “additional insight,” WalletHub also interviewed a panel of 11 experts in topics such as education, family science, women’s studies, and the prevention of gender-based violence. Many of the experts surveyed noted that, along with healthcare and economic headwinds, there is an undue caretaking burden placed on women, as well as insufficient services and protections for women of color and LGBTQIA+ women.
Which cities are listed as the best for women?
A number of Californian communities made it into the top 10 best cities for women in the country.
- 1. Columbia, MD
- 2. Seattle, WA
- 3. Fremont, CA
- 4. South Burlington, VT
- 5. Washington, DC
- 6. San Francisco, CA
- 7. Overland Park, KS
- 8. Raleigh, NC
- 9. Gilbert, AZ
- 10. Santa Clarita, CA
WalletHub financial writer Adam McCann noted that Fremont ranked particularly high for having one of the highest life expectancies for women at birth (84 years), the lowest ranking of women without health insurance, and a strong job market for women, along with the second-lowest poverty rate.
Of the 182 cities ranked, where do other California cities fall?
- 12. Irvine
- 15. Huntington Beach
- 23. Oakland
- 26. San Jose
- 27. Rancho Cucamonga
- 32. San Diego
- 38. Sacramento
- 50. Chula Vista
- 52. Riverside
- 55. Long Beach
- 58. Santa Anna
- 60. Garden Grove
- 66. Ontario
- 69. Anaheim
- 75. Los Angeles
- 81. San Bernardino
- 85. Santa Rosa
- 90. Oxnard
- 91. Bakersfield
- 122. Modesto
- 127. Stockton
- 137. Fresno
This story was originally published September 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM with the headline “How did California’s cities rank on the list of best cities in the US for women?.”
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