How does relaxing on a sandy beach and watching one of the most spectacular sunsets found anywhere else in the world sound? Living in Manhattan Beach gives you a daily dose of the sun’s brilliance as it sets over one of the many chain islands located off the Southern California coast. The close proximity to the Pacific Ocean offers plenty of recreational activities, from boogie boarding at the crest of a large wave to combing the shallow water near the beach for fish. As one of the three cities that comprise South Bay, Manhattan Beach is home to Mira Costa High School. According to Forbes, Mira Costa ranks in the top one percent of all high schools in the United States. In addition to the spectacular sunsets and highly regarded education system, the beach town also is wildly popular for homeowners because of the temperate ocean breeze that lowers the temperature by up to 20 degrees from what homeowners experience just a few miles inland.