Moving back to Palmdale area (Los Angeles, Fontana: crime, homes, neighborhood)

[Marai321]

Hello, I'm new to the forums. I just had a few questions before I move back this summer to the Palmdale region. My friend since high school told me that the homeless problem is a lot worse in LA than usual. Is it bad up in the Palmdale region? She lives in North Hollywood area, so just wanted to know. Also, how is Palmdale and Lancaster compared to most places? We are relocating from Indiana, my husband and I both have a place to stay until we can find a permanent residence, just wanted to know if its still safe, thank you!

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by Marai321

Hello, I'm new to the forums. I just had a few questions before I move back this summer to the Palmdale region. My friend since high school told me that the homeless problem is a lot worse in LA than usual. Is it bad up in the Palmdale region? She lives in North Hollywood area, so just wanted to know. Also, how is Palmdale and Lancaster compared to most places? We are relocating from Indiana, my husband and I both have a place to stay until we can find a permanent residence, just wanted to know if its still safe, thank you!

Some good info here, though a bit dated. Generally good.



http://www.city-data.com/city/Palmdale-California.html

[kttam186290]

My brother lives in Palmdale and I visit him, his wife and their three children a couple times a month. Our parents live out in Palmdale as well, not far from him. My cousins in Leona Valley own an orchard.

The general rule with the Palmdale is that west of the 14 freeway is good. This is zip code 93551. Anaverde, Leona Valley and Rancho Vista. It's mostly contractors, aerospace workers, cops, firemen, nurses, military people, teachers and retirees who live in that part of town. They've got a nice mall (Target, Trader Joes, Macy's, Dillards). They are building a Sprouts soon as well.

In Lancaster, you want to stay in zip code 93536 which is also west of the freeway, and includes the small town of Quartz Hill. This is the "college terrace" area of Lancaster. Same general demographic as the one described above. They city has really been trying to clean up the downtown Lancaster area and it looked nice when I visited last month.

As for my brother and parents, they've had no complaints about where they live and they like it.

East of the freeway gets a little more "blue collar" and less nice, but none of them ever go over that way, so it doesn't effect them.

The thing my family love the most about the Lancaster/Palmdale area is that its nice, it's close to LA (I'm an hour away), it's close to the beaches (2 hours) and if you want to drive north, it's just 2 hours to the Kern River, 3 hours to Bishop/Mammoth, 4 hours to Yosemite east entrance.

An aunt lives in Tehachapi, 45 minutes from Palmdale. It's nice but a little too isolated for my liking.


If I had to compare the Antelope Valley to a similar area, it would have to be the central IE:
West of the freeway is like Upland and Rancho Cucamonga. East of the freeway is like Fontana or Rialto. In other words, very typical So Cal.

[pwright1]

One of my friends moved out there and regretted it. According to them the weather is horrible, crime is a big issue, no cultural amenities, the same tired chain restaurants and big box retailers. Don't expect big returns if you by a home. Schools are not good. Dusty, desolate and too far from all the good things southern California has to offer. Prices of homes are substantially cheaper than Los Angeles but for good reason. Hot in the summer cold in the winter, windy, isolated and too far from everything. Their problem was moving out there and trying to commute to work in Century City. It took 3-4 hrs to get to work every day. This lasted for a year and they were done. They moved back to LA to the Miracle Mile neighborhood and are quite happy.

[Angelino19]

Palmdale - Lancaster is a sprawling working class suburb located quite a distance from the core of LA. The vast majority of residents commute long distances to job sites outside the area. Many with jobs in the downtown LA area and the San Fernando Valley use rail transit via MetroLink. Compared to other suburbs, the area is very affordable by LA standards.

[JB316]

Originally Posted by pwright1

One of my friends moved out there and regretted it. According to them the weather is horrible, crime is a big issue, no cultural amenities, the same tired chain restaurants and big box retailers. Don't expect big returns if you by a home. Schools are not good. Dusty, desolate and too far from all the good things southern California has to offer. Prices of homes are substantially cheaper than Los Angeles but for good reason. Hot in the summer cold in the winter, windy, isolated and too far from everything. Their problem was moving out there and trying to commute to work in Century City. It took 3-4 hrs to get to work every day. This lasted for a year and they were done. They moved back to LA to the Miracle Mile neighborhood and are quite happy.

3-4 hours sounds like a bit of an exaggeration unless you're talking about total round-trip time.

[nightlysparrow]

Consider that there will soon be a new, 20,000 home development in the Antelope Valley, just approved this week:

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019...telope-valley/

[kttam186290]

Originally Posted by JB316

3-4 hours sounds like a bit of an exaggeration unless you're talking about total round-trip time.

Lol...that whole post sounded like an exaggeration to me...but who knows?

[pwright1]

Originally Posted by kttam186290

Lol...that whole post sounded like an exaggeration to me...but who knows?

No, it's the truth. I have absolutely no reason to waste my time coming on here telling lies.

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Not buying the 4 hour commute