Work in Bellflower, where is the best place to live in LA? (Los Angeles: apartment)

[none0000]

Hello All,

I have been readign many threads in here but still haven't gotten information that I need. My fiance works in Bellflower, CA and I'll be looking for a job after passing my boards. He's been there for just a year but still don't know the area well whereas I'll be moving there in a month.

where is the best place to live that he'll not have difficult time with the traffic?

what's the best walkable and reasonable price in apartment wise? I am from NYC so I like to live in a place similar to it, places that I can walk to with friendly people will be a plus. We're renting for now so not looking for a place to buy just yet.

Thank you all.

[adysmom]

Originally Posted by none0000

Hello All,

I have been readign many threads in here but still haven't gotten information that I need. My fiance works in Bellflower, CA and I'll be looking for a job after passing my boards. He's been there for just a year but still don't know the area well whereas I'll be moving there in a month.

where is the best place to live that he'll not have difficult time with the traffic?

what's the best walkable and reasonable price in apartment wise? I am from NYC so I like to live in a place similar to it, places that I can walk to with friendly people will be a plus. We're renting for now so not looking for a place to buy just yet.

Thank you all.

I am from NYC so I like to live in a place similar to it// I don't understand? If you want the place to look like NYC Don't come to Los Angeles, LA is not NY in any way. ME I would not want to live in either one.
Their is a place in Las Vegas That is called New York New York and is made to look like NYC.

[timelesschild]

Well, Cerritos and La Mirada are nice, and close to Bellflower. I doubt you would consider them walkable, though, and they certainly do not resemble NYC in the slightest. Of the cities in your poll, Long Beach probably would do best. There are lots of threads on Long Beach, its urbanity, etc. I understand that it is reasonably priced as well.

[NaplesRes]

belmont shore or downtown long beach

[the one]

i would say long beach. downtown. its not that far from bellflower. some areas are very pedestrian and walkable. others are more residential(north LB). some parts are kinda trashy, but LBC has a bit og everything. many nice old areas. check it out.

if south pas is an option i would suggest going further north into Pasadena. its more walkable.

irvine is way residential and cookie cutter. kinda boring too.

good luck.

[nickdahammer]

I agree with the one, I think he nailed it.

I'm a Noreaster and prefer the Eagle Rock, So Pas areas. There are some nice places in Eagle Rock, not far from the main drag (Colorado Blvd.). In fact, I was just down there a couple of days ago: lots of new restaurants and stores, a Trader Joe's, easy freeway access. I haven't been to Long Beach in years, but I hear it is quite the happening spot, especially downtown.

The Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach is very nice- alittle stodgy for my taste, but certainly safe and pleasant. East Long Beach, especially the area east of Los Coyotes and adjacent to El Dorado Park is about as leafy and suburban as you can get. I lived near Woodruff and Spring for a couple of years.

[bhcompy]

for walkable you need coastal long beach, seal beach, or los alamitos. outside of that the commute gets pretty bad for walkable towns

[Sorcerer68]

One of the biggest suggestions I can give you is to not set yourself up for a big commute, it will ruin your life. Southeastern L.A. County is a huge bedroom community, some parts are nicer than others, some are icky. I'd pick Long Beach over Pasadena only because of the commute time, although I prefer the latter. Pasadena to Bellflower can be an ugly commute at crunch time, not as bad to LB. People in that area tend to orient toward LB anyway. Rent tends to be reasonable compared to the rest of the L.A. area.

My friends from NYC all say Old Pas is the closest thing you'll find to the East Village. That said, L.A. and NYC are polar opposites. New Yorkers either love it here or absolutely hate it, there seems to be no middle ground.

[none0000]

Thank you all for the responses.

I would take all the recommendations and drive around to all these areas to check it out. There are dislikes and likes about LA but I will always miss NYC and I do realize that LA will not be similar to NYC, I just want a place that is not like Tustin, irvine area where my fiance is currently staying. It's too boring!!

How's the commute from pasadena to bellflower during rush hours and off peak hours?

Thank you.

[EricJess123]

I would Say La Mirada!!! Its a nice city. But atleast a 30-40 min commute lots of Traffic That Way. Same with Cerritos. Long Beach By ElDorado Park is nice and is almost in Seal beach A great small town city.Maybe Belmont SHore???