Why so many people choose to live L.A. People base their decision to move here on actual visits to L.A., not what we see on TV.
Wonderfully L.A. sunny weather all the time keeps people moving here.
325 days of sunshine per year
Average Temperature is 73 degrees
20% lower cost of living than S.F.
Is it cold where you live?
- Move to Sunny L.A. where temperatures range comfortably between 60 and 80 degrees in the winter, allowing you to stroll around in a T-shirt.
- For instance, we’re enjoying temperatures between 75 – 81 the week of 4/9 – 4/12, 65- 73 the week of 3/11/24, 72 – 79, the week of 1/26/24.
- While there’s no snow, if skiing is your passion, the slopes are just a short 1½-hour drive away.
2023 – California is both more productive and increasing productivity faster” than the national average. Half of U.S. states have fallen behind on both metrics.
The top 7 states account for 40% of the nation’s gross domestic product and almost a third of its jobs.
California last year (2022) added 842,000 jobs more than any other state.
California has added more jobs than any other state for 25 years out of the last 47 years.
California new jobs are 14.4% of all new jobs nationally.
California has created 13% of all new jobs since 1976.
L.A. FOR TEK JOBS
Silicon Beach is the Westside region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area that is home to more than 500 technology companies, including startups.
The mayor said the tech industry has become a critical part of the city’s economy, and now outperforms New York, Boston and Santa Clara County.
Los Angeles has emerged as the leading city for high-tech employment, outpacing other strong high-tech regions such as Silicon Valley, according to local economists.
“Namely, L.A. is innovating and applying technology at an unprecedented rate to create thousands of new, well-paying high-tech sector jobs and to transform its leading industries.”
Lots of different things to do (you could go to the beach in the morning and to the mountains in the afternoon – literally; culture, restaurants, entertainment options for all ages), good transportation links to other parts of the country and overseas (direct flights to New Zealand and of course Hawaii and Mexico).
Close enough to San Diego and Santa Barbara for 1 day or a weekend visit Close enough to Vegas that you can pop over for a day or a weekend
Good job opportunities, a cultural melting pot as L.A. is home to people from all over the world; a real feeling of community in many neighborhoods, 24-hour supermarkets.
Entertainment, Retail, Dining and Living. Exciting stores and fashionable boutiques, specialty restaurant, cafes, theatres, one of a kind retailers
The best restaurants with all kinds of foods. Best sushi in America
Malibu and other beautiful Beaches
Outdoor and Indoor sports Sports Arenas, Concerts, Hiking, Museums, Art Festivals, Studio Tours, Amusement Parks, L.A. Lakers, L.A. Dodgers,
L.A. Angels, L.A. Sparks, L.A. Kings
Moderate climate, mountains, different people, exciting history, Santa Monica, Long Beach, Orange County, The Rose Bowl, Staples Center, LA Live, Chinatown, USC-UCLA rivalry, Film Industry, LAX, close to Vegas, House on hills, sunsets, spectacular views
Only an hour or two away from skiing No ice, snow or 30 degree temperatures. Not a lot of rain or many cloudy days
Some of the things you can do for free:
Pasadena Chalk Walk – Annual Art festival
Santa Monica Pier (Free concerts)
Venice Beach
Farmer’s Market and The Grove
The Village in the San Fernando Valley (Woodland Hills – coming in Fall 2015)
The Americana at Brand
Universal City Walk
See a TV show taping (www.tvtix.com)
For Californians, more reasons to leave Texas off your wish list
Hurricanes and Tornados in Texas
About once every six years, Texas residents can expect a landfall hurricane along any fifty-mile segment of the coast.
Texas is the most tornado-prone state in the U.S., averaging roughly 136 twisters each year. And in 2022, the Longhorn State experienced 159 twisters — the most of any other state — with many of those pummeling Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and other areas of eastern Texas.
While L.A. has earthquakes the last major earthquakes was in 2004, near Bakersfield, 197 miles from L.A. Before that it was 1993.
Moving to Florida could save you on taxes — but cost more overall
Hurricanes
Florida is affected by a tropical storm or hurricane about once every 3 years. Recently Southwest Florida has been hit by a major storm once about every 5 years
South Caroline Hurricanes