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Take a closer look at some of our favorite communities. We highlight interesting things about the places we live and work to give our website visitors a good picture of the areas we know well. A good number of articles dig deep into the cites, neighborhoods, and enclaves of Los Angeles County. If there’s a community you’d like us to write about, be sure to contact us and let us know!

Communities

Living in Santa Monica – Here’s What it’s Like [Insider’s Guide]

Santa Monica’s quality of life ranks high, making it one of Southern California’s most coveted places to live. People live here to be close to the beach, to enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle, and to take advantage of all the first-rate amenities. It is regarded as one of the ten most sustainable cities in the country. City buses run on natural gas, ... [View]

Living in Echo Park – Here’s What it’s Like [Insider’s Guide]

Echo Park is one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Echo Park borders Silver Lake, Chinatown and Downtown Los Angeles. It occupies 2.4 square miles of Central Los Angeles, with Echo Park Lake sitting in the middle. It has a population of 40,455 people (this makes about 17,000 people per square mile, nearly as dense as San ... [View]

What are the Best Suburbs of Los Angeles? [Insider’s Guide]

More often than not when people say "Los Angeles" they are referring to the entire Greater Los Angeles area, which is enormous (L.A. County alone covers 4,751 square miles). It would be a mistake to lump every city, suburb, district, and neighborhood into one amorphous blob as if to suggest the whole region is an undifferentiated mass of people, ... [View]

Living in the Hollywood Hills – Reasons Why Life Here is Amazing

For a moment, let’s pretend there are only two kinds of people in the world: beach people and hill people. If you love panoramic views and being surrounded by nature, you’re probably a hill person. And if you’re a hill person looking to buy a home in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Hills should top your list of areas to check out. During the day, ... [View]

Living in Beverly Hills – Here’s What it’s Like [Insider’s Guide]

Beverly Hills is clearly the most famous area in Los Angeles County and perhaps Southern California. It is both a place (a stand-alone municipality within Los Angeles) and a symbol (the embodiment of the entertainment industry, fame, and wealth.) Generations have been introduced to the city through film cameos and music lyrics, from Irving ... [View]

What are the Best Neighborhoods in Los Angeles? [Insider’s Guide]

If you ask an Angelino about the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles, you might get 4 million different answers. Some folks love to live near the beach. Some choose a neighborhood based how far it is from their workplace. Others seek the right combination of affordability and safety, even if it means spending a little time stuck in traffic each day. ... [View]