Irvine, California SperlingViews

I moved to Irvine with my girlfriend about two years ago. I'd say so far we really like it. The cost of living is quite steep, but we knew that would be the case when we moved to California. Luckily, we both have jobs, so that helps out a lot. I couldn't imagine how hard it would be to live here if you were unemployed/only working part time. It's clean and new everywhere, so you really don't have to worry about getting into the wrong area or what not. There are many businesses here, both small start ups and big name companies. Short 10-15 minute drive to get to the beach. Many museums, Disneyland, water parks, pro sports and great shopping all within a 20 minute or less drive. L.A. is an hour away and San Diego about 90 minutes away. Terrfic schools. And the weather needs no explanation. Don't know if we'll stay out here forever, but for now we do enjoy it a lot.

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All - 12/29/2007

Climate-Great Crime- Just as worse as Long beach or Compton-Check the Irvine Police Log. And the Cops are lazy. The L.A. Police Department work harder and get paid less. The Officers in Irvine[read more...]

Great community - 8/31/2007

I moved to Irvine from the Midwest about 3 years ago and haven't regretted it for one minute. This is one heck of a nice community. Very planned out, clean, safe. Great university close by, lots of[read more...]

Life in Irvine, Ca. - 7/11/2007

We moved to Irvine 2 years ago. It's a great place to live. The business community of Irvine is near-by, as are the beaches, plenty of recreation opportunities and freeway access. The traffic within[read more...]

economy - 5/1/2007

it is getting too crowded and home price is[read more...]

OC - 4/25/2007

The weather is great the traffic is pretty much horrendous for a hundred miles in any direction you can drive[read more...]

Living in Fantasyland - 8/29/2006

Should you be able to afford the unreasonably high price of homes in this city, you will enjoy probably the best public school system in California along with one of the safest places to live. The[read more...]

Steril, expensive, no soul, but beautiful - 4/8/2006

If you like cleanliness, sunshine, lots of shopping, millions of cars on the road, I guess Irvine is perfect. The school system is great. What I am missing is soul and friendliness. Irvine is about[read more...]

expensive houses - 3/12/2006

Irvine is a very nice/safe place to live, there are a lot of parks, the streets are nice/clean, and there are also a lot of employment opportunities. However, the housing is way too expensive, I'm[read more...]

Real Estate Agent -Orange County - 3/2/2006

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Expensive - 2/26/2006

You get what you pay for . . . I guess. Very nice, master-planned community, but ridiculously[read more...]

Perfect Location! Safe with Great Schools - 2/25/2006

Irvine is centrally located between Los Angeles and San Diego. Very safe with top-rated[read more...]