Pros: AFFORDABLE, strong ethnic food centers. Do you want mountains? Yes. Do you want beach? Yes. The working class is diverse. On one freeway, you're looking at rockets, then up north, it's the film industry, and everything in between. Culture is overlooked and underappreciated (see: Getty) compared to other US metro cities.
Cons: Wild EVERYTHING-ELSE living cost structures, chronic homelessness, questionable climate change macro. And oh, wow, a special place for LA drivers.
Los Angeles strikes me as a reversal of the old adage: a great place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit there. It's not really my cup of tea (I walk everywhere), but the everything-access and relatively chill neighborhoods are way more appealing than the reputation LA gets from most outsiders.
huh, so as someone who lives just a bit south in OC and has frequently visited LA, i'm surprised people like living here who don't have millions of dollars (if you mean LA proper).
The safe areas that seem close to the jobs in LA are extremely expensive from what I can tell. Unless you're looking at a 50 minute commute, you don't have too many options, no? Jobs are in downtown or the West Side, and good neighborhoods near there are what, SM, and Beverly Hills?
There are great things about LA (as I said, I like to visit): music scene, comedy, nightlife, restaurants, etc. I love that I can get a drink at a super high end bar with celebrities and then go eat a cheap dog on the street after a show.
Museums are great as well, the Getty is one of the best places to visit in the world. But living there? Not unless I had 5M to plop down for a place in BH...
Pros: AFFORDABLE, strong ethnic food centers. Do you want mountains? Yes. Do you want beach? Yes. The working class is diverse. On one freeway, you're looking at rockets, then up north, it's the film industry, and everything in between. Culture is overlooked and underappreciated (see: Getty) compared to other US metro cities.
Cons: Wild EVERYTHING-ELSE living cost structures, chronic homelessness, questionable climate change macro. And oh, wow, a special place for LA drivers.