A few years ago Palos Verdes Patch featured five reasons Rancho Palos Verdes is one of the best cities in California to raise a family, per the website CreditDonkey.  Rancho Palos Verdes came in at number 7 on Southern California's Top Ten based on the following criteria: 1)  Education:  The percentage of high school graduates (98.1 percent) 2)  Work-life balance:  Average commute time (31.8 minutes) 3)  Family-friendly:  Number of household with children under the age of 18 (32.7 percent) 4)  Stable community:  Percentage of people residing in the same house last year (90 percent) 5)  Cost of living:  Percentage of [...]