New job opportunity for my wife in LA. We would make ~$380k together. It would be a big raise for her and it could be more with her RSUs and our bonuses. We moved to the OC from Atlanta and don’t know much about LA. We don’t have debt, are working on investing and saving, and have never owned a home.
Is it worth to move to LA for that salary? Where should we look at living? LA seems to large and dangerous to me. We are not ready to buy and would start with renting.

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Santa Monica or Pacific Palisades since you can afford it. You can go from the beach to the mountains in 15 mins, and they are safer/cleaner due to independent city councils and police (LAPD is not great). Also weather rarely gets outside of 65-80°F highs. Can you tell I love it here?

Culver City is another decent option just not as scenic. If you need to live closer to downtown, Pasadena is gorgeous but gets hot as hell.

Also fun fact : something like 50% of apartments on the westside do not have A/C, so do not assume a listing has it unless explicitly stated.

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Great tips. Thank you!

LA is fine. Much safer than Atlanta any day.
Just don’t be dumb about being flashing your expensive stuff / use common sense / like in any other city. That’s great money . Take it

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After living in both cities I wouldn’t say LA is much safer lol. That being said I’ve never felt particularly unsafe in either place

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Can y’all adopt me. 🥺 jk jk

It’s not that scary. It really depends where you want to spend most of your time and were you plan to work. Marina del Rey, Culver City, Santa Monica, but not Venice. Pasadena is pretty sleepy and safe. Just don’t do downtown LA.

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Mom and dad 🤗

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Where is your wife’s job in LA and are you able to wfh completely? That plays a huge role in determining where to live.

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Check out The Palazzo (East and West). They’re gated buildings right between The Grove and LACMA. I have several friends that live there.

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Can you stay in OC and commute for a while till you find the place you like? One of my neighbors drives from Costa Mesa to the train in Santa Ana to DTLA. It’s doable 3-4 days/wk. there are lots of nice areas to choose from. If she’s at EY it’s right at the station I think

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I have considered it… it’s just not quite downtown to make it reasonable

How much is you combined income now?

It's more a question of how much you save vs. how much you make. Evaluate that against your financial goals.

$290k now

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