Sunset Magazine’s Cover Story for February ranked Irvine as one of the “Best Places to Live 2017” in highlighting its “20 Western Dream Towns.” Irvine received high marks from the editors for its bike lanes and trails, low crime rate, robust economy, a multicultural population and the emerging Orange County Great Park.
Other cities on the list included: Reno, Nevada; Santa Rosa; Ventura; Provo, Utah; Boise, Idaho; and Scottsdale, Arizona.