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Ranked 1st best city in Los Angeles County

"A tale of two Cities -- North Redondo and South Redondo"

- Lauren Perreault
If you look at a map of Redondo Beach, you'll see that it is divided into two distinct areas, North Redondo and South Redondo, and they barely touch at a tiny constriction near 190th and PCH. These t...
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Manhattan Beach
Ranked 2nd best city in Los Angeles County

"The Crown Jewel of the South Bay's "Queen's Necklace""

- Lauren Perreault
The South Bay's coastline is often called the Queen's Necklace because at night, it glistens with the lights along the curved coastline like a diamond necklace. Along that coast, Manhattan Beach has...
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Ranked 3rd best city in Los Angeles County

"Palos Verdes Estates - The Perfect Place to raise a family"

- Maureen Megowan
Palos Verdes Estates is one of the most beautiful cities in the world to live. The Palos Verdes Peninsula is also one of the wealthiest communities in the country, as described in the Los Angeles Busi...
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Malibu

4.5/5
Malibu
Ranked 4th best city in Los Angeles County

"The Best of California"

- Anthony Carroll
When I think of California living..I think of beach, natural beauty and mountains. Malibu offers all of this and much more. That is...of course...if you have a few million to spend. To really get a tr...
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Ranked 5th best city in Los Angeles County

"Rolling Hills Estates - That Country Feeling"

- Maureen Megowan
Rolling Hills Estates is located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, one of the most beautiful residential communities in the world. The Palos Verdes Peninsula is also one of the wealthiest communities i...
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Ranked 6th best city in Los Angeles County

"Lots of Action in West Hollywood"

- Anthony Carroll
West Hollywood is an extremely large neighborhood, but it is densely populated, diverse and spread out. There is even a West Hollywood West. The area runs from Northern part of La Brea to Doheny Drive...
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Burbank

4/5
Burbank
Ranked 7th best city in Los Angeles County

"Great Valley Community"

- Anthony Carroll
Burbank along with Glendale are two of the best communities in my opinion to reside in the Valley. Burbank is a well run city, and offers much for the 100K residents. Burbank has many different are...
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Ranked 8th best city in Los Angeles County

"Rancho Palos Verdes - Paradise Found"

- Maureen Megowan
Rancho Palos Verdes is one of the most beautiful cities in the world to live. The Palos Verdes Peninsula is also one of the wealthiest communities in the country, as described in the Los Angeles Busin...
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Ranked 9th best city in Los Angeles County

"So beautiful but so expensive"

- JenMac
Santa Monica is a great part of Los Angeles because it has a pretty beach but it's still in the city and has a lot of city life going on within it. The only problem is that the accessibility combined...
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Pasadena

4/5
Ranked 10th best city in Los Angeles County

"Not Just for Little Old Ladies"

- ValleyGirlTori
In most other places in the country, Pasadena (like Burbank and Glendale) would be considered either the premiere location around or the strongest secondary city. It is a testament to how monstrously...
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Alhambra

3.5/5
Ranked 11th best city in Los Angeles County

"A very good city to live in"

- gothomeusa
Alhambra is 10-15 minutes away from the center of downtown Los Angeles. It is south of South Pasadena and Pasadena, west of San Marino and north of Monterey Park. It is a very friendly place, and lo...
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Torrance

3.5/5
Ranked 12th best city in Los Angeles County

"Hollywood Riviera"

- LynnLord
Torrance is the 6th largest and the 2nd safest city in LA County,"The Riviera" is my favorit part of town. It is in the city of Torrance, but has a Redondo Beach zip code (90277). Tucked away & quiete...
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Glendale

3.5/5
Ranked 13th best city in Los Angeles County

"Safest City in So Cal Perhaps"

- ValleyGirlTori
Not to be confused with the city of the same name in Arizona, Glendale is a city of 200,000 just to the north of Los Angeles. Not that well-known to outsiders, Los Angelinos view Glendale as a bastio...
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Long Beach

3.5/5
Ranked 14th best city in Los Angeles County
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Culver City

3.5/5
Ranked 15th best city in Los Angeles County

"Under LA's Shadow"

- ValleyGirlTori
When I was young, Culver City was not a place that you wanted to live. It was known as high crime neighborhood. Then, in the 1990’s I had a friend who moved there. It thought that it was so that he...
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Los Angeles

3.5/5
Ranked 16th best city in Los Angeles County

"Kitfo, Harambes, and Skateboards"

- ValleyGirlTori
Although this area is officially recognized, it is really not a true neighborhood—not yet anyway. More than anything else this is an attempt to draw business to the stretch of Ethiopian restaurants a...
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Ranked 17th best city in Los Angeles County

"Canyon Country is a great suburb in Los Angeles with a big c..."

- teamla
Canyon Country essentially 5 main roads. The population consists mostly of middle-age families with children going to local schools. The school system is excellent. There are about 2 junior high schoo...
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Ranked 18th best city in Los Angeles County

"Just About Everything You Imagined...."

- Momof3
This is the city that most everyone asks about. Everyone wants to know if movie stars are abundant, the streets filled with luxury cars and chauffeured limos and the homes magnificent and opulent. W...
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