U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California > San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
 [Register]
San Bernardino and Riverside Counties The Inland Empire
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 03-17-2010, 01:47 PM
 
Location: Roseville, MN
1 posts, read 2,790 times
Reputation: 11

Advertisements

I currently live in Minneapolis, MN and my partner and I are looking for a big change in scenery and weather. She works for Wells Fargo and could possibly transfer her job to San Bernardino. We are looking for any information anyone is willing to share such as is it a nice place to live, which neighborhoods should we look into, are there jobs available (since I will have to search for one when I get there), is it gay friendly, etc. Anything would help since we have never even visited this town.

Thank you.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 03-17-2010, 06:25 PM
 
Location: Highland, CA (formerly Newark, NJ)
6,183 posts, read 5,720,119 times
Reputation: 2150
Don't live in SB. It's not as bad as it once was but not ideal for white collar professionals. Check out Redlands or Lake Arrowhead if you drive.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-17-2010, 07:01 PM
 
Location: Arvada, CO
13,808 posts, read 28,460,381 times
Reputation: 14262
Quote:
Originally Posted by twista6002 View Post
Don't live in SB. It's not as bad as it once was but not ideal for white collar professionals. Check out Redlands or Lake Arrowhead if you drive.
Please don't paint a huge city with a broad brush, there are white collar professionals in San Bernardino. Somewhere.

Redlands is always recommended here, always.

Lake Arrowhead would be a long commute down the mountain.

IMO the IE as a whole is gay-friendly. Many of my friends from the area have come out as gay over the last few years.

Come out and have a look around.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-17-2010, 07:34 PM
 
Location: Escondido, CA
1,503 posts, read 5,925,285 times
Reputation: 884
Inland Empire is the second least gay-friendly part of Southern California, after Imperial Valley.

You might like Claremont. It's a bit far (~20 miles one way) but I believe it's a reverse commute.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-17-2010, 08:38 PM
 
Location: Arvada, CO
13,808 posts, read 28,460,381 times
Reputation: 14262
Quote:
Originally Posted by esmith143 View Post
Inland Empire is the second least gay-friendly part of Southern California, after Imperial Valley.

You might like Claremont. It's a bit far (~20 miles one way) but I believe it's a reverse commute.
Yeah, have them commute a long way so they can be in an overpriced elitist college town. That'll be worth it.

Please provide facts and experiences as to why you think the IE isn't gay-friendly.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-17-2010, 09:22 PM
 
Location: Anchorage, AK to SoCal to Missoula, MT
1,539 posts, read 3,066,335 times
Reputation: 4105
Want to enjoy your time here? Here's how:

Live close to your work. Period.
Traffic around here is no joke.

Good luck! I'm not sure if the area is gay friendly or not but I don't think it would be an issue. I'm not familiar with SB but I can tell you that the area will be at least 90% Hispanic (no I don't have stats but I live close by and I know I'm close to the truth!) which is no issue of course but just thought you might want to know. If any area was 90% ANYTHING I'd want to know. For instance, I'm 25 so I don't want to move to a retirement community. I prefer to live in an area where there is lots of everything/shapes/sizes/races/sex whatever. We are happy with this area of the IE though. Much prefer it to Orange County. What is your price range for housing going to be, compared to the income your partner will be making? Wages are very low in the IE.

**I hope I haven't offended anyone, that was not my intention whatsoever. Just trying to be honest.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-17-2010, 09:56 PM
 
Location: SoCal desert
8,092 posts, read 14,796,292 times
Reputation: 15020
Quote:
Originally Posted by AKgirlinCA View Post
Want to enjoy your time here? Here's how:

Live close to your work. Period.
Traffic around here is no joke.
So true!

Draw a circle around San Bernardino on a map. You have Devore, Del Rosa, Highland, Mentone, Redlands, Loma Linda, Grand Terrace, Colton, Fontana, Rialto. (I know I know, I missed some)

All of these towns have good areas and bad areas.

Oh! Just remembered - San Bernardino has a utility tax - back in the 90's it was 8% on all utilities - including phone and cable. I don't miss it, LOL!
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-17-2010, 10:17 PM
 
Location: Arvada, CO
13,808 posts, read 28,460,381 times
Reputation: 14262
Quote:
Originally Posted by AKgirlinCA View Post
Want to enjoy your time here? Here's how:

Live close to your work. Period.
Traffic around here is no joke.
Good advice!

Quote:
Originally Posted by AKgirlinCA View Post
I'm not familiar with SB but I can tell you that the area will be at least 90% Hispanic (no I don't have stats but I live close by and I know I'm close to the truth!) which is no issue of course but just thought you might want to know. If any area was 90% ANYTHING I'd want to know. For instance, I'm 25 so I don't want to move to a retirement community. I prefer to live in an area where there is lots of everything/shapes/sizes/races/sex whatever.

**I hope I haven't offended anyone, that was not my intention whatsoever. Just trying to be honest.
Here's some stats:
92410: 62% Hispanic
92411: 66.7% Hispanic
92408: 44.5% Hispanic
92405: 51.6% Hispanic
92401: 56.5% Hispanic
92404: 37.6% Hispanic
92407: 38.6% Hispanic
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-17-2010, 10:36 PM
 
Location: Escondido, CA
1,503 posts, read 5,925,285 times
Reputation: 884
Quote:
Originally Posted by David Aguilar View Post
Yeah, have them commute a long way so they can be in an overpriced elitist college town. That'll be worth it.

Please provide facts and experiences as to why you think the IE isn't gay-friendly.
Proposition 8 Map - November 4, 2008, General Election - California Secretary of State

You're welcome.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-18-2010, 12:19 AM
 
Location: Declezville, CA
16,798 posts, read 38,081,083 times
Reputation: 17577
Quote:
Originally Posted by AKgirlinCA View Post
Live close to your work. Period.
This should be carved into the headstones of a lot of prematurely dead commuters.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California > San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2023, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top