Sometimes called “the city of trees and PhDs,” Claremont CA is a pleasant university community home to the Claremont Colleges. Many residents of Claremont CA are employed by the university, while other call the city home due to its safe, appealing neighborhoods and bustling town center. Known as the Village, the commercial center of Claremont CA is filled with eclectic cafes, boutiques, galleries, and office spaces. Claremont CA ranked at the 5th best place to live in the US according to Money magazine’s 2007 data, and it actually outranked every other city in California.