well, the thing is, from the specific cities you list, you live around mile square park probably. on the fountain valley side it's ok. on the other sides, not so good.
well, the thing is, from the specific cities you list, you live around mile square park probably. on the fountain valley side it's ok. on the other sides, not so good.
$100K+ a year...
Seriously though do you want to look like a normal OC dweller with nice car(s) and a huge house? Or do just want an apartment?
Seriously though do you want to look like a normal OC dweller with nice car(s) and a huge house? Or do just want an apartment?
so, for cost, it does depend on cities.
if you look into it, south county is the rich area (= expensive), north county is cheaper.
coastal is usually more expensive, just like it is anywhere else. someone else mentioned huntington beach is cheap. well, it's not. some areas are cheaper, though still not as cheap as garden grove/westminster, which are just nearby. and the areas near the cost obviously are way expensive.
orange is a pretty bad area, except villa park is there, and the hills, and anaheim hills, which are nice, obviously. santa ana is bad, and anaheim. so, they should be cheaper. (these are more inland)
irvine is pretty expensive, as everybody says. however, if you look into old irvine, it's actually not super expensive compared to huntington beach/fountain valley. maybe the same or less sometimes.
south county is just expensive, plus traffic really stinks down there. that'd be all the viejo's (aliso viejo, mission viejo), rancho's, and stuff.
and of course newport beach is expensive.
but, if you're looking for a place, try to get a place nearer the coast. the weather's nicer. inland like orange gets pretty hot. huntington beach will be more mild.
if you look into it, south county is the rich area (= expensive), north county is cheaper.
coastal is usually more expensive, just like it is anywhere else. someone else mentioned huntington beach is cheap. well, it's not. some areas are cheaper, though still not as cheap as garden grove/westminster, which are just nearby. and the areas near the cost obviously are way expensive.
orange is a pretty bad area, except villa park is there, and the hills, and anaheim hills, which are nice, obviously. santa ana is bad, and anaheim. so, they should be cheaper. (these are more inland)
irvine is pretty expensive, as everybody says. however, if you look into old irvine, it's actually not super expensive compared to huntington beach/fountain valley. maybe the same or less sometimes.
south county is just expensive, plus traffic really stinks down there. that'd be all the viejo's (aliso viejo, mission viejo), rancho's, and stuff.
and of course newport beach is expensive.
but, if you're looking for a place, try to get a place nearer the coast. the weather's nicer. inland like orange gets pretty hot. huntington beach will be more mild.
JulesMaximus
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They live in a one room shack in some crappy part of town...like Garbage Grove.
Oh, and can we stop putting THE in front of OC? It's Orange County...most people who live there say they live in whatever city they happen to live in, like Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Garbage Grove, Irvine, etc.
and for the OP, who might not be from oc:
the city name is "garden grove". not what jules wrote. in case you're trying to research places to live or something
Slew Foot
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That's why from an economic standpoint, housing prices have to come down or OC will lose it's economic base. My parent house in Fountain Valley is ~$850K but they bought it for 200K about 20 years ago. Could they afford to buy the house now? Barely, the same job doesnt pay 4 times as it did 20 years ago. The high costs force out newer families and young professionals, leaving old folk who will be retiring soon ( essentially useless economically) and people who dont mind living in multifamily dwellings. I see a bit more of the latter going on, a few houses in my old neighborhood have recently sold to Mexicans who are putting 10 people in a house designed for 4.
Of course, it will always be RELATIVELY expensive, but the costs have to be justified by local economics.
Of course, it will always be RELATIVELY expensive, but the costs have to be justified by local economics.
you watch too much tv. I lived in LA for most of my life, until I moved to irvine 7 years ago. Orange County is nice, but it's not some glamorous city like it's made to be on the tv shows. There are the nice coastal cities, and the ghettos. Just like how LA got their fair share of upper class neighborhoods.
JulesMaximus
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Hehehe, everyone calls it garbage grove though. At least the people who don't live there anyway.
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