Santa Monica Ranks Sixth For Best Child-free Living

With so many child-centered activities in Santa Monica, it may be surprising that they only make up 14 percent of the city’s population. While headlines and cover stories weigh in on the nation’s lowest birth rate in history, a blogger at Estately.com has ranked Santa Monica the sixth best city in the U.S. for child-free living.

The list of 14 cities were weighted by nightlife, restaurants, travel options and activities to demonstrate where to live without kids, rather than where to raise them.

Blogger Ryan Nickum writes:

“Instead of catching the colds their children bring home from preschool, residents instead catch waves at the beach, and comedy shows and live music performances at local clubs.”