I will be visiting family in Redondo Beach with a remote possability of relocating to Redondo, Hermosa, or Manhattan Beaches after living in Seattle for 28 years.
Question 1: Which of the beach areas is best for a 28 year old to live in? What are some pros-cons to each area? Anyone else recently relocated to these areas from the Pacific Northwest?
Question 2: Can one afford to buy real-estate on one of these beaches if making 80k a year (condo, home, etc)?
Just curious. Things are not in stone yet - but wanted to get an idea.
2006-12-16 15:35:58 · 5 answers · asked by sanddune 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Los Angeles
Hermosa has the best night life, Manhattan is the most expensive. Don't expect to be able to buy anything even remotely near the beach for less than $1million, even a 1 bedroom condo.
There are some new condo's being built in North Redondo near the 405 Freeway and I think for a 1 bedroom they are starting around $600k, but they are 5 miles from the water. Rents start at about $1,200 for a 1 bedroom apartment, not near the water, $2,000 for water view, $3k for boardwalk.
Pros are it is 72 degrees year 'round with beautiful people everywhere, cons are it's way too crowded and you have to take the 405 Freeway to get anywhere. They named it the 405 because that is the top speed you can travel with all the traffic; 4 'o 5 miles an hour!
Good luck
2006-12-16 15:42:52 · answer #1 · answered by constablekenworthysboy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Redondo Beach has very wealthy areas, and some areas where people have lived in apartments close to the beach for a long time and pay rent below what one could rent for as a new tenant today, and it also has sketchy areas, which are not expensive, to the north with some gang problems. The RBPD has a gang enforcement team (GET) because there have been gangs in the north forever.
2016-03-28 21:47:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should rent 1st before putting the money down.
Small not-new condos go for about $500K.
If you like clubs and bars, Hermosa Beach is the place.
They are all 15 minutes from each other. With LA traffic, it doesn't matter where you live.
2006-12-16 16:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by RunSueRun 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All three cities are very expensive...most of us who lived there for many years couldn't afford it now. You might look into Torrance, El Segundo or San Pedro, but the commute to LA is a killer. You could room with some people your age on the Strand if its the beach you're looking for. Its a great place to live, but remember your neighbors will be millionaires.
2006-12-17 05:03:20 · answer #4 · answered by lpaganus 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2015-12-16 00:18:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋