Best Beach Towns to Live In

It was recently reported in a survey of the BEST BEACH TOWNS to live in.  

Those in California are listed below:

These are the ocean beach cities in California that made the rankings. National rankings are in parenthesis: 

1. Mill Valley (4)
2. Santa Monica (6)
3. Encinitas (14)
4. Sonoma (16)
5. Carlsbad (19)
6. San Clemente (20)
7. Benicia (22)
8. San Mateo (23)
9. Newport Beach (24)
10. Santa Barbara (25)
11. Santa Cruz (26)
12. Lake Forest (32)
13. Coronado (34)
14. Monterey (35)
15. Alameda (37)
16. Hermosa Beach (39)
17. San Buenaventura (Ventura) (40)
18. Palos Verdes Estates (43)
19. Dana Point (45)
20. Laguna Beach (46)
21. Manhattan Beach (47)
22. Goleta (50)
23. Daly City (52)
24. Seal Beach (53)
25. Redondo Beach (59)
26. Half Moon Bay (61)
27. Pacific Grove (71)
28. Carpinteria (72)
29. San Luis Obispo (73)
30. Pacifica (76)
31. Marina (79)
32. Capitola (92)
33. Eureka (103)
34. Morro Bay (116)
35. Lompoc (119)
36. Santa Fe Springs (124)
37. Watsonville (133)
38. Malibu (134)
39. Richmond (136)