Is there any cites worse than compton?

[bhcompy]

Originally Posted by mrsltd

That town would be Paramount, most likely. Lynwood is also on Compton's north and northeast sides.

And the unincorporated area surrounded by Compton called "East Compton" on the maps is probably not one of the better areas.

Paramount isn't really a "nice bedroom community", but it's decent. Honestly, along Rosecrans or Alondra, it really doesn't get nice until you get to Cerritos or La Mirada.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by pbergen

compton receives far more attention on these boards than it should simply because of the notoriety it attracted during the gangsta rap era of the late '80s/early '90s. in most people's minds, the city became synonymous with crime and urban decay when in fact it was hardly the only community in the LA area that was struggling at the time and far from the worst out there when you consider places like gary, indiana; east st. louis, il; camden, nj; brownsville/east new york, brooklyn; and so on and so forth.

by my unofficial count, there have been a couple dozen of these silly threads about compton over the past few years. and the only reason for the disproportionate amount of interest in the city is the enduring image of gangsta rappers repping their hometown and hyping it up as this rough, dangerous war zone, which of course is going to pique the interest of bland suburban kids around the nation.

i mean, why isn't there as much interest in other communities in the LA area that have endured tough times such as lynwood? or el monte? or pomona? or pacoima? or panorama city?

Good points, how about east L.A period? But I do think Compton is pretty bad..

Nita

[UB50]

Originally Posted by bhcompy

Paramount isn't really a "nice bedroom community", but it's decent. Honestly, along Rosecrans or Alondra, it really doesn't get nice until you get to Cerritos or La Mirada.

We were on Rosecrans, so I think it was probably Paramount that seemed like such nice middle-class community.

[bhcompy]

It's not that bad, but the surrounding areas leave much to be desired, so you kind of get that bleedover from them. It doesn't help that the Paramount School District is subpar. Usually the cities reflect the quality of the school district in general around here.

[the one]

you might be thinking of lynwood. those two are next to eachother.

maywood, sometimes referred to as maywatts, is neighbor to huntington park and vernon (industrial area).

they really arent that bad, unless you compare them to downey or glendale.

Originally Posted by UB50

Inglewood isn't that bad. We drive through it (and stop) all the time. Some parts of it are really nice and some of the neighborhoods rival good neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley. If you were looking to move to Inglewood and had time to scope out all the good neighborhoods, you'd find places that are decent to live in.

I've read that Maywood is bad but I don't really know where Maywood stops and Compton begins. I think they are side by side.

[LASam]

The unicorporated area of Athens has to be one of the worst places in LA.

[Alberhill Ranch Resident]

Alberhill Ranch area of Lake Elsinore is Ghetto, we are deprived folks living over here. Truly, comeout to Lake Elsinore and you will find out what it's like to live in a Ghetto Subburb.