First thought was culver city

Have you looked at Culver City? Close to Century City and very nice.

Anonymous wrote:My first choice would be Cheviot Hills, a charming neighborhood right next to Century City. I used to work in Century City and would drive through there to get to work and wish I lived there.

Also, I have friends who moved from Arlington to El Segundo and have been really happy with their neighborhood

Cheviot Hills is lovely but there's no store / grocery/ cafe etc for literally miles, so it's a 100% drive only neighborhood which can be depressing.

My first choice would be Cheviot Hills, a charming neighborhood right next to Century City. I used to work in Century City and would drive through there to get to work and wish I lived there.

Also, I have friends who moved from Arlington to El Segundo and have been really happy with their neighborhood

Anonymous wrote:Irvine. Are you really commuting every day to work?

I wish we could live in Orange County. Yes the commute will be every day.

Irvine. Are you really commuting every day to work?

Glendale , Claremont.

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Anonymous wrote:Santa Monica or Venice

No, Venice has far too much crime and homelessness for small kids to witness.
Santa Monica though is good - we lived there with our children when they were 3/4-7/8. We're also now in Bethesda.
Century City is close to Rancho Park which is close to the Lycee schools which I can recommend (we also were there for a year before relocating). I would be very careful, if you're looking up commute times on google maps, you really need to double it, because of LA traffic. Be as close to the workplace of the office located parent as possible.

So you did the reverse move we are doing! How does Bethesda compare to Southern California? Which do you prefer after living in both areas?

We are actually going back to LA quite soon...
I think they both have pros and cons. Southern California public schools are underfunded and Bethesda schools are not - there's a lot more here, in Bethesda for education especially in the middle school / high school years. Having said that there was a lot of creativity and positive things on offer for the kids in the pre-K and ES years in California. If you're going private you'll be fine. I prefer the people of Los Angeles to the people of Bethesda, just because there's a less traditional and more accepting and friendly vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:Santa Monica or Venice

No, Venice has far too much crime and homelessness for small kids to witness.
Santa Monica though is good - we lived there with our children when they were 3/4-7/8. We're also now in Bethesda.
Century City is close to Rancho Park which is close to the Lycee schools which I can recommend (we also were there for a year before relocating). I would be very careful, if you're looking up commute times on google maps, you really need to double it, because of LA traffic. Be as close to the workplace of the office located parent as possible.

So you did the reverse move we are doing! How does Bethesda compare to Southern California? Which do you prefer after living in both areas?

Anonymous wrote:Santa Monica or Venice

No, Venice has far too much crime and homelessness for small kids to witness.
Santa Monica though is good - we lived there with our children when they were 3/4-7/8. We're also now in Bethesda.
Century City is close to Rancho Park which is close to the Lycee schools which I can recommend (we also were there for a year before relocating). I would be very careful, if you're looking up commute times on google maps, you really need to double it, because of LA traffic. Be as close to the workplace of the office located parent as possible.

Believe it or not, when you start your job, ask co-workers where they live

Santa Monica or Venice

This is OP. We are currently living in Bethesda if that helps.

Silver Lake if you can afford it

We are relocating to the LA area with 2 kids 4 and 8. I will be working around Century City and spouse works from home. Our HHI will be around 500k. Any recommendations for great neighborhoods for families within 45 minute commute to Century City? We will be doing Catholic/Christian schools for both kids, and are a mixed-race family (like everyone else in LA). Any recommendations? Currently considering Playa Vista/Westchester, but not sure where else to look. We would like to stay closer to the ocean if possible, ruling out the valley. Thanks!