Hi everyone. Looking for some advice on a move. We are planning a move to LA area, my boyfriend lived there previously but as a single guy lived down by Hollywood & Vine somewhere and that won't be happening as we return with my 7 year old son.

He will be working at the studios, so Burbank area. I can work anywhere that has day spas, so I'm pretty flexible. My son will be in 3rd grade when we move there. I'm not sure if we'd be able to afford private school, it would depend on the cost. My biggest concern is housing , both location and cost.
I doubt we could get anything over 450K, which I don't think will get us much, but we have 2 dogs and 2 cats, so I don't know how difficult it will be to rent?
Any thoughts on what areas would be good to live to not have a ridiculous commute to Burbank, and safe/good for kids? I don't really care about parks and such, I just want him to be safe.