best neighborhoods of LA to live

Recently moved to LA and started a new job a few months ago. Had a temporary setup in Santa Monica but need to move. I work in the West Hollywood area and trying to figure out if i want to stay in Santa Monica or go somewhere else in LA. Right now, it's a good commute, completely opposite traffic. So i'm tempted to look in SM to keep the same setup.

being near the beach in santa monica was great, but i feel like i didn't go as often as I liked mostly because of too many tourists.

I'm interested in the following areas:

-Mid-Wilshire

-La Brea

-WeHo

-West LA

-Culver City - not 100 percent on this one

Any suggestions or comments on those? Most interested in mid-wilshire and la brea areas.

I'd definitely like to be in a neighborhood that has good restaurants, cafes and bars and just general good crowd of young professionals in their late 20s to early 30s.

 

The rule of thumb is the further you are from the beach and the further you are from a major metro city, the cheaper it will be.

But you also have to worry about your commute from work. Take a car ride to each of the places you want to go to and find the area that best fits your time, cost, and community.

If you're choosing between mid-wilshire and la brea though, personally I would lean towards mid-Wilshire, a lot more safe as long as you dont head down south of Venice blvd or around the 10fwy

 

Most people I met in Brea were families, so if your goal is to meet your wife I am not sure if that is the right neighborhood. Or pick an area in Brea that has more singles, but I wouldn't know which one that is.

I don't know how important meeting people is for you in LA; but LA is known to be a bit more difficult in that space, doesn't matter if you are looking for a new group of friends or a girlfriend.

 

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