Reviews & Comments
Irvine, CA
Wonderful place to lie, work, play....safe and sec -
5/12/2008Lived in Irvine for 11 years, we have three boys and love every minute of the convinence of being here....close to EVERYTHING...great shopping, quick to the beach, mountians and deserts. The police are GREAT...not lazy, in fact we joke that we live here because of the "over zellus" police, they keep Irvine very quiet, clean and safe...no LIQUOR stores on every corner, no BILLBOARDS or POWERLINES to pollute your visual sense. Great education options, higher ed included. Yes, very expensive, but so are many other great cities.
Why then do we still keep looking for our "forver" neighborhood? Quite simply, Irvine lacks a life long neighborhood feel. We have found it very difficult to find other families to socialize with and still feel like we are living on an island, be it a safe one. It takes several years to find a network of neighbors because so many here keep to themselves.