When a recent Harris Poll results ranked the top places to live in the U.S., California for the first time slipped from #1 to 2, beat out by Hawaii. San Diego came in as 2nd most desirable city to live in.

While adults ranked Los Angeles the 13th out of 15 most desirable places to live, they also ranked it among the top 3 places they don’t want to live, just below New York and Detroit. Likewise, San Francisco (in photo) was selected as the 6th most popular city to live in, but ranked as the 10th least favorite city to live in. Sound confusing? The results are published on harrisinteractive.com.

TOP 15 STATES U.S. ADULT POPULATION SELECTS AS BEST PLACE TO LIVE 2011

1. Hawaii
2. California
3. Florida
4. Texas
5. Colorado
6. North Carolina
7. Oregon
8. Arizona
9. Washington
10. Virginia
11. New York
12. Tennessee
13. Montana
14. Nevada
15. South Carolina

TOP 15 CITIES TO LIVE IN 2011

1. New York, NY
2. San Diego, CA
3. Seattle, WA
4. Dallas, TX
5. Las Vegas, NV
6. San Francisco, CA
7. Boston, MA
8. Chicago, IL
9. Honolulu, HI
10. Denver, CO
11. Nashville, TN
12. Orlando, FL
13. Los Angeles, CA
14. Portland, OR
15. Atlanta, GA – tie – Phoenix, AZ

LEAST FAVORITE CITY TO LIVE IN 2011

1. New York, NY
2. Detroit, MI
3. Los Angeles, CA
4. Washington, DC
5. Chicago, IL
6. Dallas, TX
7. Houston, TX
8. New Orleans, LA
9. Miami, FL
10. San Francisco, CA
11. Las Vegas, NV
12. Atlanta, GA
13. Phoenix, AZ
14. Cleveland, OH
15. Newark, NJ