I'm wondering if Downey, Norwalk, Lakewood, La Mirada, Cerritos, Paramount, etc. are nice and safe areas generally...or should I stay away from them?
2007-09-09 20:39:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Los Angeles
I live in this area. Paramount is somewhat iffy. I wouldn't consider living there. The others are nice, relatively safe cities. La Mirada, and Cerritos are the nicest, and just slightly upscale. Downey, Lakewood, and Norwalk are nice middle class communities. You would feel comfortable in any of these cities.
2007-09-10 10:08:04 · answer #1 · answered by Peedlepup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all about supply and demand: If it's in SoCal, then it's not going to be cheap to begin with. If it's clean and safe, then it's more expensive. If you need good schools, add a couple hundred bucks a month on top of it.
If you want to live here and enjoy the weather, then you have to pay for it. You put up with the smog and the traffic, enjoy the weather and pay your rent or mortgage.
"LA" is such a big place, there are so many neighborhoods/cities where you can live. Of course, even within a city or neighborhood, there are safer sections and less-safe sections.
In Los Angeles, some nice sections are West LA, Brentwood, Westwood, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Eagle Rock, Encino, Tarzana, Studio City, Toluca Lake, Granada Hills, Woodland Hills, Sherman Oaks, West Hills, Chatsworth.
To the east: South Pasadena, parts of Pasadena, Altadena, Arcadia, Monrovia, Glendora, San Dimas, Laverne, Azusa, Rancho Cucamonga.
Along the beach: Santa Monica, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, Rancho PV.
In Orange County aka "The OC": Seal Beach , Huntington Beach , Newport Beach , Corona Del Mar , Laguna Beach , Dana Point , Capistrano Beach , San Clemente , Brea, Yorba Linda, Orange, Tustin, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest
To the west: Agoura, Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Simi Valley, Moorpark.
This is not an all-inclusive list, but it's a start.
2007-09-10 11:38:14 · answer #2 · answered by Capt. Obvious 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All cities have good areas and bad areas. Lakewood, & Cerritos are best. But the others have nice areas too. When you find a place, take an hour or so just walking around the neighborhood and see what its like before signing on the dotted line.
2007-09-10 04:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by kingsley 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paramount is not a good city to live in. My dad had a house in Norwalk about 12 yrs ago & he moved out of there because of the crime rate was going up fast!!! I think Downey or Lakewood is your best bet.
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2016-12-13 04:55:00 · answer #5 · answered by newcomer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cerritos is nice & safe.
2007-09-12 10:44:56 · answer #6 · answered by ladydiana_a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gateway cities are like the Inland Empire, ain't no Gateway, ain't no Empire....IMHO....LOL. Kingsley is just being nice...
2007-09-10 04:33:38 · answer #7 · answered by Paris Hilton 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋