If you're looking to take a walk along the beach, eat at delicious oceanside restaurants, or shop at the local farmers market, Malibu is the perfect city to call home. From beautiful outdoor activities to dining at renowned restaurants like Nobu, the city is the ultimate getaway. Malibu is the perfect beach city to escape the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles.

Malibu is legendary for the quality of the surfing available in its waters. Point Dume has worldwide renown as a surfing site. The city’s many other beaches include Malibu Beach, Zuma Beach, Topanga Beach, County Line and Dan Blocker Beach. Besides surfing, there are a variety of outdoor activities that are popular activities in Malibu such as hiking, scuba diving and horseback riding. Local marine life which attracts scuba diving includes harbor seals, bat rays, sheepshead and other Pacific Coast near-shore fish, darting in and out of the kelp forest. In addition to scuba diving, horseback riding can be taken along the scenic mountain trails and even on select beaches.

Living in Malibu has a suburban feel, which can be nice for families looking for more space than larger densely packed cities for the money and a good area to raise children. Overall, education for the area is good and ranks high on national and statewide levels compared to other cities. These ranking calculations consider factors such as public school graduation rates, enrollment rates, teacher to student ratios, and student and parent reviews. This data and scores are a weighted average of the area’s schools. There is a lower poverty rates in Malibu than in other cities in the United States. The average poverty rate across cities in America is about 10-13%.

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