Anaheim, California

Roxerz
Living in Anaheim
1y ago
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I'm from DMV, sister is in NOVA and I moved to Anaheim. Perfect location, near everything, crumby city though. A lot of petty crime, homelessness, etc. We like living here because we can do everything outside of this city but our neighbor had his truck stolen in our gated neighborhood, our mailboxes are burglarized on a daily basis, and people steal Amazon packages here and there. Helicopters used to fly over my neighborhood every 2-3 days but not so much anymore and across the street was a naked guy who barricaded himself in his bathroom and died when SWAT was deployed. I pay $2k rent/mo for 1 bdrm apt for all this lol.

Tysons/Fairfax is like Costa Mesa/Irvine. Anaheim is like the PG County of Maryland.

New023
Living in Anaheim
6 mo ago
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Honestly, I feel like Anaheim is undervalued. We have great access to most of Greater Los Angeles. We can easily drive to the beach, south Orange County, LA county, and Inland Empire, Anaheim is centrally located with good access to major freeways. Downtown Anaheim and Platinum Triangle (near Angels stadium) has seen a lot of improvement recently, plenty of entertainment and food. North and west Anaheim tend to be the sketchier parts of the city though, but I wouldn’t say it’s dangerous. East Anaheim and Anaheim hills are more quiet, but much more expensive. The biggest con is the cost of living, but that applies to pretty much all of SoCal.

chiguy
Living in Anaheim
2y ago
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I am in east Anaheim and we (wife, 4yo son, 1yo daughter) are enjoying the access to everything in SoCal and year-around good weather but we still complain about costs as much as anyone. Luckily my in-laws are 30 minutes away so childcare helps our decision.

For example, this year alone we have been with either our son, or all 4 of us:

Newport Beach beach day, 5-6 times

San Diego & Sea World weekend, this past weekend

Disneyland/CA Adventure, 3 times (3 day pass for SoCal residents)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park & San Diego Zoo Original

Big Bear Guys trip for downhill Mountain Biking, next weekend

OC Zoo, too may times to count ($2 and about 1 hr of enjoyment)

Discovery Cube, Hands-on 'exploratorium'

Adventure City, Hands-on kid-size 'city' indoor thing

Splash pads, a few city parks

e-biking in Yorba Regional Park and Santa Ana River trail (not beautiful but straight)

LA Zoo

CA Science Center & Exposition Park, 2 times (free)

Also having access to 4-5 airports including LAX is really nice and OC Airport is the best when they service your route.

I wish there was the greenery and nature of WA, but we are trying to take advantage of what we can in this expensive desert oasis.

peacenchemicals
Living in Anaheim
2y ago
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pros:

sports (honda center, angels stadium)

honda center has concerts sometimes

disneyland if u like disney shit

lots of breweries if ur a beer aficionado

it’s kind of in the middle of neighboring cities that have lots to offer (depends on where in anaheim tho obv)

nice weather, but obv that’s just a so cal thing in general

cons:

depending on where in anaheim, it can be sketchy

not really that diverse when it comes to cuisines or cultures

not much of a nightlife

it’s big, so if u find something in anaheim and think it’s close, it might be on the other side of anaheim lol

kinda boring

that’s all i can really think about atm. can’t speak on the school district cause i don’t have kids. this sub is pretty dead, you’ll get more answers on r/orangecounty

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