Are there any cheap, safe places to live in the LA area? I had no idea it was that expensive to live out there.
there are many safe places where you can find 2 bedroom apartments for $1500. sometimes you can find rooms in houses for $500.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/apa/http://losangeles.craigslist.org/roo/of course it helps to know the
geography. Here is
another.
Stolen (and then cropped to be under 300 kb) from
flickr: Venice is just below Santa Monica. below that is Marina Del Rey, then Playa Del Rey, then Westchester, then LAX, then El Segundo. Right-click (ctrl-click on a mac) to see big pic. Note there is a mountain range running west to east separating the San Fernando Valley from the LA basin.