Hi Blinders, I am looking to relocate to a better place where i can work make good TC have good weather and not hyped COL. what place would you suggest? Me and my partner both WFH.
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- Arguably the best music scene in the US. All artists will perform in LA, and there are many, many different venues.
- Arguably the best food diversity in the US (competitive with NY).
- Rent can vary quite a bit, but on average it is *significantly* cheaper than rent in SF (2400-3000 for okay 1BR in SF; 1500-2500 for okay 1BR in LA).
- Relatively difficult to meet new people in LA due to its sprawl and due to the fact that most of the people here are either born & raised or come here to "make it" (actors, artists, musicians, etc.) and so they can be superficial.
- Wherever you live, you will spend most of your time in that area because traffic makes it very difficult to escape your immediate area.
- Each neighborhood is very different in personality and in what it offers.
- Many people become very disillusioned with LA when they first move here because they didn't realize how sprawling it is and that there is no one "LA." It's highly dependent on where you live. So you may have to spend a couple years to find the neighborhood you like most.
- You 100% need a car. Public transit is bad and uber/lyft can be very expensive since the city is so sprawling.
Overview of neighborhoods:
West LA (Westwood, Brentwood, Sawtelle, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Culver City, Palms, Mar Vista Beverly Hills) - relatively wealthy young-professional folks. Lots of post-undergrads live in Santa Monica and Venice and Marina Del Rey. These three areas are pretty fratty, have the best access to the beach, and can get touristy. Westwood is where UCLA is. Brentwood is where wealthy older types live. Sawtelle has some of the best japanese food and asian desserts in LA; small residential neighborhood that geographically is the best middle ground in West LA in my opinion. Culver City is recently gentrified and you'll have folks in the early-late 20s and 30s here; there's increasingly more things to do in Culver City. Mar Vista/Palms has the cheapest housing in West LA but has the least amount of things to do. Beverly Hills is Beverly Hills.
West Hollywood - LGBTQ friendly. Lots of white LGBTQ folks and white people in general. Decent food/nightlife
Hollywood/East Hollywood/Thai Town - diverse neighborhoods with plenty to do. Pretty good food and night life diversity.
Pico-Robertson - Very Jewish area
La Brea/Fairfax/Melrose/Beverly Grove/Mid-City - Decent middle ground (geographically) between West LA and the rest of LA. Attracts mid/late 20s crowd that has a bit more money to spend.
Cheviot Hills/Beverlywood - You won't find any rentals here. Very wealthy neighborhood with mostly houses.
Silver Lake/Los Feliz - "Hipstery" areas. Kinda similar to Brooklyn.
Koreatown - Amazing nightlife and amazing food. Very lively and central neighborhood.
Downtown LA - Lots of businesses. Decent nightlife and restaurants.
Arts District/Chinatown/East LA - Increasingly gentrified, kinda hipstery, great night life, a bit cheaper than the rest of the neighborhoods. Fun place to live in your 20s.
Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena - boring neighborhoods, mostly for families.
Orange County - Not LA. 1+ hour drive south of LA. Wealthy residential neigborhoods, family-oriented.
In all of these neighborhoods, parking and traffic are horrendous. Public transit is awful. Keep in mind that to make the drive from, say, West LA to Downtown LA, it takes about 45-60 mins (due to traffic). You don't want to live south of the 10 freeway (except for north of Venice Blvd). Those are lower cost of living areas. That's the LA sprawl for you! The best beaches are north or south of LA (north - Malibu, south - Manhattan Beach, Huntington Beach). The beaches in LA are overcrowded, the water's gross, and are touristy (Santa Monica/Venice/Marina beaches). I probably missed lots of details but this would be my overview of the "main" neighborhoods in LA that you'd want to consider living in.