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I’ve lived in both places (not with kids), and my guess is that Seattle is by far the easier place to live with kids. It’s so much easier to get around, housing stock is more family friendly. I don’t think some areas are more family friendly than others in west la - if you find a good deal snag it. If there’s a library, park, and daycare close by it’s family friendly.
Seattle overall does seem more family friendly. It’s much smaller than LA. And that’s where we are struggling. We want a change to bigger city. We also struggle with Seattle weather and people.
The pro on Seattle is that it is much cheaper overall esp. income tax.
Are you in LA now? How do you like it compared to Seattle
Not sure where your job is but if you are working remotely look at Santa Clarita. You can get a 2Br for under $3k and could get a 3br house for $3600-3800. And the schools are some of the best public schools in the state. It will be 15-20 degrees warmer than being on the west side and the beach is an hour drive. But it’s a very safe, family friendly area with good schools. the newer areas west of I5 or on the north side of the city are probably the best. But many of the schools are very good.
It’s possible but more likely around $4500. Culver is good but location within Culver is crucial like any other part of the city. Santa Monica above the 10 is good. Culver City is also family friendly. North Redondo is very family friendly if you’re ok with being south of LAX, same with Aviation Corridor. Playa Vista is very family friendly but the schools aren’t great. You can work with a realtor, most help with finding leases.
There is tons to do with little ones in LA. Classic beach or mountain day or both in the same day. We have tons of beaches, my favorite is Zuma because it’s one of the easiest to park and minimal walking from car to where you put your stuff in the sand while schlepping all the kid crap. In the winter they build up sand hills along the beach to help with winter storms and it’s a great time to do sand sledding, Hermosa pier near Brothers Burritos is good for that. There are tons of playgrounds all over the place, I like to visit different ones all over town. We have the LA Zoo in east LA, the Science Center and Natural History Museum in downtown next to each other with a huge rose garden outback where my 6 year old loves to run around. There’s Underwood Family farms where you can pick your own vegetables, in the fall they have a huge celebration with a pumpkin patch, activities, food trucks etc, and Santa in the winter. Tons of different pumpkin patches all over town during the fall. In SM there’s the Cayton children’s museum. There’s a bunch of aquariums from SM to Long Beach. Pasadena has the Kidspace Museum, Descanso Gardens, and Huntington Library which is actually a large garden in different themes. Skirball Center has a giant Noah’s Arc for kids. “Fun things to do with kids in LA” is a website, Facebook group, and they send out a weekly email for things to do. There’s also a Polar Express ride in Perris from Thanksgiving til Christmas. Discovery Cube LA and OC. And last but not least, Disneyland is now a day trip.
I’ll check it out. Good public schools is a must since our son will start kindergarten next year. I’ll also check out the FB groups. More research is needed for sure. We are moving without a real trigger outside of “need to get out of Seattle”. Hopefully it materializes
1. Yes it’s possible. If public school districts are your biggest concern, you’re basically restricted to culver/santa Monica/palisades/malibu. There are some parts of LA that have great elementary schools, but then it gets confusing/harder at the middle + levels.
3 — LA gets a bad wrap about a lot of stuff, but there is no shortage of things to do, especially with kids. Someone above included a great list.
Thank you for the answer and narrowing down our list to explore. Culver City has been a front runner for a long time. Also appreciate your point on #2. LA seems like an abundance on things to do. Seattle is much smaller so we are ready for a change
I’m not very familiar with Seattle, but I’d think the (public) schools there are better than the ones here unless you live just in the right area. Families with children need to bend over backwards/pay a huge premium to live in the “right” place.
I’ve lived here my entire life. I’ve only been to Seattle a few times, so probably not a great person to ask.
They’re very different places with very different vibes. I actually love Seattle (and the weather!), but, again, haven’t lived there. So take it with a grain of salt, I guess.