The residents of Huntington Beach enjoy living in a city that has the reputation for being the ideal Orange County destination to live, work, and play. This beautiful city boasts 8.5 miles of wide, sandy beaches and an ideally temperate climate. Named the "Best City to Live in in Orange County" by the Orange County Register readers, Huntington Beach offers residents a charming community with ideal weather, a diversified economy overflowing with good jobs, a wide variety of housing, an excellent educational system, boat marinas, numerous parks, and exemplary health care. The City of Huntington Beach is located along the Southern California coast in Orange County, 35 miles south of Los Angeles and 90 miles north of San Diego. The city has a population near 200,000 residents, projected to grow to 204,000 by 2005.

Huntington Beach is an ideal community to raise a family. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Huntington Beach was ranked the "Eighth-Lowest Crime Rate Among Large U.S. Cities With Populations Over 100,000" and was also named as "Consistently One of the Safest Large Cities in U.S." by Morgan Quitno Press. Huntington Beach offers residents a superb educational system with 35 elementary schools and five high schools located in the city. Further educational opportunities are offered in close proximity at Golden West College, Orange Coast College, the University of California, Irvine, and California State Universities at Long Beach and Fullerton.

Nicknamed "Surf City" for its beautiful wide beaches and consistently breaking surf, Huntington Beach residents enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities. Surfing, sailing, volleyball on the beach, fishing, tennis, golf, and many city recreation programs are available for all ages. Huntington Beach also gives its residents a large selection of shopping, dining, and entertainment options. Casual to fine dining is available in hundreds of restaurants throughout the city. Shopping options from local and regional shops and boutiques to national chains and stores are available, concentrated in the beachside downtown or nearby in delightful open-air plazas. Lovers of art and theater enjoy performances at the Huntington Beach Playhouse and musical events such as the Smooth Jazz Concert Series and the Pier Plaza Presents Concert Series.