I've been working and living in the great PNW my entire life, but now the career says it may be time to move. It would be a big change for the family, so we approach it with some trepidation. Long Beach is gonna be the workplace, and I'd like to keep the commute within 30 minutes.
What do you locals say about:
Housing
Crime
Traffic
Outdoor recreation (biking, camping, hiking, etc.)
Youth sports
Anyone know a good Realtor?
Schools (not high on the list, because we homeschool, but still important)
Any SoCal advice?
Any SoCal advice?
When they kick at your front door, how you gonna come? With your hands at your head, or the trigger of your gun?
I live in Long Beach. Stay away from West and North Long Beach areas. If you can locate anywhere in the East Long Beach / West Orange County area you should be ok. Of course there are pockets of "bad" neighborhoods but they're easy to avoid.
Some cities to look at...
Los Alamitos, Cypress, Seal Beach (google these cities and look for other cities nearby)
BTW... where will you be working? (pm me if you want)
Just to let you know. If you want to keep the commute within 30 minutes you're going to have to be within 15 - 20 miles from your work at the most. Rush hour traffic is not nice.
Some cities to look at...
Los Alamitos, Cypress, Seal Beach (google these cities and look for other cities nearby)
BTW... where will you be working? (pm me if you want)
Just to let you know. If you want to keep the commute within 30 minutes you're going to have to be within 15 - 20 miles from your work at the most. Rush hour traffic is not nice.
WhoNut wrote:I've been working and living in the great PNW my entire life, but now the career says it may be time to move. It would be a big change for the family, so we approach it with some trepidation. Long Beach is gonna be the workplace, and I'd like to keep the commute within 30 minutes.
What do you locals say about:
Housing
Crime
Traffic
Outdoor recreation (biking, camping, hiking, etc.)
Youth sports
Anyone know a good Realtor?
Schools (not high on the list, because we homeschool, but still important)
I spent many years in so cal,I love nor cal much better,
I would NEVER live down there again,
Easto,
I'm in the port business, so I'd be working on the waterfront in San Pedro. Seal Beach is very expensive, no? I'd heard that Orange County is the place to be, but also that there are some *OK* areas within Pedro itself.
Unholy,
I think I figured out the Compton thing on my own.
I'm in the port business, so I'd be working on the waterfront in San Pedro. Seal Beach is very expensive, no? I'd heard that Orange County is the place to be, but also that there are some *OK* areas within Pedro itself.
Unholy,
I think I figured out the Compton thing on my own.
When they kick at your front door, how you gonna come? With your hands at your head, or the trigger of your gun?
LOL,,,that's debatable ,but if it makes you feel better to call it central cal,by all means it is whatever you want to call it !De Plano wrote:Achem, you live in Central California
oh and bump
what I know is whatever you call it,it beats the hell out of that area between Bakersfield and the Tijuana border.
Yes, yes it does (although I did just have a nice trip through Mojave and Death Valley, but I would not want to live there all year)Dan wrote:LOL,,,that's debatable ,but if it makes you feel better to call it central cal,by all means it is whatever you want to call it !
what I know is whatever you call it,it beats the hell out of that area between Bakersfield and the Tijuana border.