I need to know of a place to live mid way between Burbank and Santa
Ana. Two of us would be commuting everyday for work to
Burbank and Santa Ana. We have regular working hours (9 to 6). I'm
also open to public transportation. Please help me as to which place
would be nice to live neighborhood wise, commute wise , traffic wise
and train/bus wise. Slightly up-scale areas will be okay, looking for
nice places to live.
I've been offered with suggestions for places to live such as Downey
(which is not exactly a very good neighborhood to live), Pasadena
(nice but would be a long cummute to Santa Ana), San Dimas (don't know
how the place is), Fullerton (if train is an option, I guess, it's
okay), LA Downtown. Please suggest further regarding places to live
and public transportation.
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Request for Question Clarification by
czh-ga
on
19 Jun 2006 20:25 PDT
Hello dripp2006-ga,
WOW! This is a tough one. Just take a look at the map.
http://www.aaccessmaps.com/show/map/lametro
I've lived in the LA area and I think a lot will depend on the type of
lifestyle and activities you prefer. The areas closer to Burbank are
older. Some of them are very upscale while others are very run down.
As you go further you have older suburbs and Orange County. The ethnic
demographics of the area you're considering keep shifting as waves of
immigrants take over from each other. Your cultural, social, outdoors
and sports and other interests will influence what areas will look
more attractive. How much research have you done? What are your
criteria for choosing where you will live? Are you familiar with the
LA metropolitan area?
I'm sure many researchers would be happy to help you but we simply
don't have enough information to work with. How would you like to
proceed?
~ czh ~
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Clarification of Question by
dripp2006-ga
on
19 Jun 2006 23:03 PDT
Thanks for your response, czh-ga!
I'm looking for a neighborhood with a diverse, educated and healthy
community. We are a young couple in our late 20s, no kids. We like
outdoors, nightlife and have a pretty social life. I've lived for a
while in Irvine, it's a beautiful suburb but doesn't have much to
offer in terms of activities. I've also lived in Santa Ana, which I
think is an older city, not many restuarants or places to hang out.
I've mostly lived in big cities and like the city (downtown)
atmosphere. However, I understand that LA is an urban sprawl and one
can't have everything especially with this case.
Keeping in mind the above, I would currently appreciate
recommendations for a decent nieghborhood with things to do around.
But my greatest concern is the commute at this point of time.
Would appreciate further suggestions. Thanks!
Dripp
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Clarification of Question by
dripp2006-ga
on
20 Jun 2006 08:35 PDT
Hello czh-ga,
I thought I needed to be more clear--I'm not familiar with the LA
metropolitan area at all. I've just visited certain places as any
outsider would do. So please keep that in mind. Also, I'm not looking
at buying a home at the moment.
Thanks.
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Request for Question Clarification by
czh-ga
on
20 Jun 2006 10:15 PDT
Hello dripp2006-ga,
Thank you for the clarifications. I now have a better idea of your
situation. Unfortunately, my experience with the LA area is somewhat
dated so I would have to spend quite a bit of time to research your
question. Considering the price you've set, let's hope that a
researcher who knows the area can give you some recommendations from
personal knowledge.
My personal take is that you're setting yourselves up for commuting
horrors. If you stick with your plan, you will spend several hours on
the freeway each day (one or both of you) if you insist on taking jobs
at opposite ends of the basin. For a brief time I commuted from the
LAX area to Orange County and another time to Sherman Oaks. Both
situations were awful -- even though traffic was considerably lighter
then than it is now.
I suggest that the best way to start is to make the drive at normal
commute time from each of your work destinations (Burbank and Sant
Ana) toward the other one and see at what mid-point you've reached the
limits of your patience. Then look at the neighborhoods where you end
up. ;-)
Best wishes for finding a mutually acceptable solution.
~ czh ~
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