Upper East side or Beverly Hills (Los Angeles, people, beach, expensive)

[BigCityDreamer]

There really is no place else in the United States that can be compared to Manhattan. Its own animal.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

There really is no place else in the United States that can be compared to Manhattan. Its own animal.

The quality of life isnt that great to lots of folks tho, especially when children are involved.

I personally wouldnt raise kids in either BH or the UES. Too much unnecessary things to deal with.

[MikeNigh]

upper east side

[KodeBlue]

Beverly Hills. I'd take a mansion over a condo at day of the week. Especially if I had kids.

[nei]

Beverly Hills isn't all mansions; only 35% of homes are single-family detached.

[nei]

Some comparison stats mostly from citydata or census:

Upper East Side

Median Household Income: $114,160
Per capita income: $108,268
Median rent: $1,740 [hello, rent stabilization]
% Foreign Born: 20%
Home ownership rate: 34%
Average # cars per household: 0.41
% Jewish: 32%

Beverly Hills:

Median Household Income: $84,015
Per capita income: $75,176
Median rent: $1,969
% Foreign Born: 37%
Home ownership rate: 42%
Average # cars per household: 1.6 [assuming all households with three or more vehicles have only three]
% Jewish: 60% ?

[mosdefinitely]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

$500,000 gross isnt all that much in areas like Beverly Hills or the Upper East Side.

I agree. $500,000 I feel could get you more in UES though than Beverley Hills.

[NOLA101]

If your only choices are really NYC and LA, then you first need to decide whether you want urban or suburban. The UES is extremely urban, while Beverly Hills is suburban. They don't really share similarities outside of the fact that both are rich. Even the nature of the wealth is quite different.

Are you Persian? Bev Hills is probably almost half Persian at this point. If you are a Persian Jew then there's no more ideal place. The closest NYC comparison to Bev Hills would probably be Great Neck, which is also probably around half Persian these days (and, in both cases, we're talking Persian Jews exclusively).

[NOLA101]

Oh, and public schools are excellent in both Bev Hills and UES. No issues whatsoever.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by NOLA101

Oh, and public schools are excellent in both Bev Hills and UES. No issues whatsoever.

Good schools can be found in most wealthy areas.

What I abhor is the thought of vapid, spoiled, entitled, dysfunctional classmates whose shallowness might rub off on my kids.

Sure that can happen anywhere, but these 2 locations have actually had tv shows about rich teens lives who live there.

And to that I say NO THANK YOU.

How about something more 'normal', less gaudy, less flashy, more kid friendly.

Id rather raise kids in a La Canada Flintridge or South Pasadena or on Long Island or like a nicer area in the outer boroughs.