Adelanto job, where to live at? (Los Angeles, Orange: ski resort, apartment, foreclosures)

[languy99]

I am getting a job offer from a company in Adelanto, and I was wondering where would be a good place to live? I would be moving from Lansing, Michigan and I would be renting an apartment. This would be my first job out of college, so I don't have anything to keep me in Michigan.

[David Aguilar]

Well, you could start with Adelanto, then try Victorville, Apple Valley, Hesperia, etc.

Adelanto is a small town at the fringe of the sprawling Victor Valley, pretty much open desert for miles to the north.

Victorville is the largest town in the VV, and Apple Valley and Hesperia are to the east and south of Victorville respectively.

Not much to do out there, but I wouldn't suggest bothering to look anywhere else, anywhere else would be too far of a commute.

People will probably try and scare you off with stories of gangs, crime, foreclosures etc. It really is just cheap suburbia.

The Inland Empire is down below Cajon Pass, which leads to Orange County and Los Angeles. Plenty of stuff to keep you occupied down there on off-days.

You are in a good position, many people that live in the Victor Valley work down the hill in the IE, OC or LA. You won't have to deal with the terrible commute. Good luck!

[bucky7680]

I agree Victorville or Apple Valley are your best bets. The area is high desert so it's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. On the plus side you'll be 2 hours from Vegas and 2 hours from the Beach depending on witch direction you go. Warning: like most places there are areas to avoid. I'm sure the folks you are gong to work for can give you the details. Welcome to California

[languy99]

Thanks for the advice. I have still not made my decision yet, they will e-mail me and if I am still a go, sometime they will fly me out there to see the company and the area. The heat will not bother me, its a dry heat right, because in Michigan with high humidity, on a 90 degree day it can feel over 100.

[LivingLikeAGradStudent]

The dry heat perspective is funny. I lived in the High Desert off and on for most of my childhood, and when it was 107 degrees with a 25-mph wind each summer afternoon, the relative lack of humidity was not a real plus.

[David Aguilar]

Umm, yeah the heat is no joke up there. Just because it's a "dry heat" doesn't make it much more bearable. It gets up into the 110's, and that doesn't feel good no matter how you slice it.

Wintertime lows get down to the 20's, should be cake for you coming from Michigan.

[highdesertseniors.lgbt]

Dry heat. Try Apple Valley. Growing community.

[ccritter]

I grew up in Apple Valley. The question of "nothing to do" depends on what you like to do. I heard plenty of high school kids complaining (though I think all high school kids do that), but I was never bored. The hills to the west are great for hiking in. It's also about an hour away from the mountains (Big Bear in particular) where you can find fishing, skiing, camping, etc. There's a small zoo in Big Bear and a smaller one in Hesperia. It does get pretty hot, and its all dry heat. Traffic can get pretty bad though, especially rush hour traffic. There are some bad neighborhoods- mostly to the north, I think. We lived out on the west edge of town and didn't have any problems.

[Wayneb]

Originally Posted by languy99

I am getting a job offer from a company in Adelanto, and I was wondering where would be a good place to live? I would be moving from Lansing, Michigan and I would be renting an apartment. This would be my first job out of college, so I don't have anything to keep me in Michigan.

I would not rule out Phelan, Pinion Hills or even Wrightwood.

The 3 areas I listed are part of the tri-community and are near Adelanto, Wrightwood has a Ski resort if you miss the snow. Phelan downtown area about 4100' elevation so it is cooler then Victorville and Apple Valley that are closer to 3000' elevation.

Wrightwood is at 6000' foot elevation and gets a lot more snow and the roads can be bad in a snowstorm.

[Desertrose34]

Victorville is bad with the gang problem and crime. A gal my hubby works with lives in Brentwood and hears gunshots every other nite.

Adelanto looks more ghetto but in some parts is safer than some parts of Victorville.

I have lived here 7 years and have heard gunshots twice. 2 times too many for me though. We have had our house broken into 3 times in 4 years!

We are buying a home and moving to Phelan.