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nipopazleh
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no such place in LA and in lesser crime areas it's very expensive |
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DodgerBlueFan
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stay away from South Park, during your online search try areas like West LA, Culver City, in the Valley, try Studio City, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks
for listings try the Los Angeles Times' Classifieds |
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mrimpact77
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That part in Virginia - queers, immigrants, minorities and brain dead trillionares, let it fall in the ocean |
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Discombobulated Kid
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Somewhere in Texas |
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Harold T
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none maybe |
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Samba Queen
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You're looking for cheap with "no gangs whatsoever"??? You are in a DREAM WORLD!!!!! Wake up and smell the napalm! It's LA for Christ's sake!!! It aint cheap and it aint gang-free!!! |
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birdgirl
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Montrose, La Crescenta, Pasadena, parts of Glendale, cities in the San Fernando Valley, or beach cities....but those will cost you! |
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Doug
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West LA. Santa Monica. Just like Three's Company. |
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twiceborne
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Burbank is a nice area just outside city limits that occasionally has "affordable" rentals available.
I put "affordable" in quotes because my place, which costs $875/month for a 1 bedroom front end of a duplex, is affordable only in relation to the rest of the LA area. A one bedroom will typically run you about $1000/month. For a breadbox studio (300 sq ft) in a decent neighborhood, expect to pay $750. It only gets more expensive from there.
Pasadena also has some affordable units in decent neighborhoods, and has the added benefit of the Metro Gold Line if you need access to transit. Glendale is nice and fairly affordable too.
The South Park area you ask about is in the southwestern portion of downtown, near the Staples Center. It traditionally has been considered a mediocre neighborhood, but like the rest of the downtown area it's gone through a major gentrification in recent years. The area's in a transition phase right now...think homeless people and high-priced apartments intermingling in the same neighborhood. Be warned, however, there is no free parking downtown. If you're going to have a car, you probably will have to add at least $300/month (and possibly much, much more) for a parking space which normally does NOT come with a downtown unit (FYI, most other areas of LA do include parking in the rent). That $800 rent they advertise for a South Park unit might not be so attractive when you factor in parking... |
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uncleneal
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Don't move here... there are no more nice areas left. |
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wooleybooley
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Low cost ? California? I lived there. One place is a bedroom suburb called LaMirada, next to Norwalk. Decent. No gangs. Pasadena is decent, so is Burbank. Don't know "South Park". |
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NY Lady
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Torrance is a nice area, it isn't officially Los Angeles, it's in the south, by Long Beach if you know where that is.. Nice little houses annd lots of shopping and hospitals, offices etc. I don''t know your price range, but a nice house you could get for like 800'000s? |
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Hmg♥Brd
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Before I left, California, for good.. I lived in "Gay-Town", it was safe, and they pretty much, stay too themselves. It was also inexpensive to live where I lived. But, your talking 12 years ago. I lived on 5th street in Long Beach, Ca. Right between Obispo & Orizaba. But, anywhere, between oh, Broadway & 7th st. Thats west/east. Then, anywhere, from Redondo, too oh, Junipero st. Should be safe, still. Thats all "Gay-Town" and altho I'm not gay, their not prejudice, towards "Straights", and like I said, they definately stay to themselves. And can make really good neighbors, to be honest. But, I'd only do all your shopping in like the Los Altos area... Over around Ximeno, and Atherton, areas.. If you could afford it , thats even a really nice, area to live, still, as well. The Los Altos area, but the shopping definately should be reasonable, there, as well. I was just there 2 summers ago, and Long Beach highered 500 cops to clean-up the streets, from crime prostitutes, you name it !!! I could not believe, how different it was !!! No drug dealers, on every other corner, in the bad parts, of town anymore, or prostitutes, on every corner at all !! They, also have an Aquarium, tourist site, with fish there, in Long Beach, as well as the Notorious "Queen Mary", thats supposedly "Haunted", for things to do.. Its my home town. And I miss it, but, I'm glad I moved my kids out of there, before they were at ages, where they could, be consumed with all the demonic forces, of evil, the "Big Cities" can do to kids at young ages... I grew up there, and its a "Fast-lane" for raising kids!! Thats for sure!! And I'm so grateful, I got them out of there when I did.. My kids are nothing like I was at any of their ages !! It was a "Servival thing" for me growing up there. But, they've never had to go through all the Big City pressures, I endured, thank God !! But, for yourself, I would, just be like all of them, and dont be too friendly, be careful, and get all your running around, during the day time. And wouldn't go out, at night unless, your with friends, or a man, or a few women friends. There's lots to do! Lots of shopping!! And never a "Dull Moment" and in all honesty, I miss it for myself at times... But, I'm so used to my new town, that this is home to me, now. Have fun, but be safe.. Good-luck,to you!!! |
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Hellloooo
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I recommend to move north west of LA.The west Palmdale area is perfect if you want to live in a suburban area.Try Torrance,you can get a 1 bedroom or studio for 1K rent. Here are other cities I recommend CLOSER to LA: West Hollywood (some nice parts), some parts of Hawthorne, Sun Valley, and Burbank.You can get a studio out in Redondo Beach for about 1.6K if lucky. |
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steven
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I've lived in the Los Angeles area for over 20 years and I've never heard of a place called "South Park" unless of course you're talking about Comedy Central.
The problem with your question is that you don't mention how much you can afford each month. A great deal of your ability to live in a "nice" area will depend on your pocket book.
If you can afford a couple of grand a month for a one bedroom apartment than you will have no problem. If you can only afford $600 a month than you will either need rommates or you will need to make a tradeoff between an area that is fun and safe to living in area that mainly speaks Spanish and has people growing corn in their front yard
There are plenty of safe areas to live in. The real question is whether you want to live in an area with an "American" culture or a Mexican culture.
The best advice I can give you is to rent an apartment that is close to your work for a couple of months. Drive around the city, go into coffee shops, ask locals what areas they think are nice. Figure out what areas have the right personality and then move to that location.
A great deal of your ability to live in a nice area will depend on your pocket book. My second suggestion is that you repost your question and tell us how much money you have to spend and what type of personality your neighborhood should have. |
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Justsyd
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LA is a county, not a city, so you need to pick a good area. I lived in the San Fernando Valley in Chatsworth and it was a great place to live. I would check out the different cities in the valley if you want a really nice neighborhood. |
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ome6a1717
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San Fernando Valley from what I hear is the best place to move if you're not a city person. And if you are a city person, it's close to the city so you can torture yourself by going there whenever you want to. As long as you can stand 110 degree weather in the summer... |
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Man.With.A.Plan
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Wrong place, everything there is big $$$$, you can live in nothing more than a cardboard box at the dump for $1,000/month. You cannot get away from the crime unless you move 100 miles away or more. Pollution is everywhere, as is filth and scum. Try Seattle, Colorado Springs, or St. Paul. |
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Bobby D
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I'd cancel my plans. San Diego would be a better location. |
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