Cultural and Diverse City - 4/27/2006

I have lived in Long Beach since 1986. The city has undergone tremendous change since then. The Navy base has closed and the McDonnell-Douglas plant (now Boeing) is building the last of the commercial jets (717). Now Long Beach is relying on the service sector, tourism and information technology as well as the port for jobs. Long Beach is ethnically very diverse (several Central American, Asian, African American, Pacific Island, gay) population. There is a very good university, decent school system, art museums, shopping and restaurants located all over the city. Although Long Beach can have good and bad areas to live in, overall the East Side is one of the best areas and downtown has many apartment/lofts/condos located near the Metro. I enjoy the climate and nearby ocean. I plan on staying in Long Beach.

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none - 4/19/2006

I would just like to know the current percentage rate for cost of living in the state of california

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good place - 4/15/2006

great city climate, renewed downtown and plenty of jobs. Plus the school system is quite good. Only complaints are traffic/congestion, crime, and cost of living.

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Long Beach neighborhoods-ken - 1/25/2006

I've lived in Long Beach for 6 years now and consider it a great place to live, especially if you like big city living. It has many things to offer such as tons of restaurants, a vibrant downtown, a cool aquarium that we frequent often with my 3y.o. son, and a domestic airport that is much quicker than LAX. It does have "seedy" neighborhoods mixed in with the good ones, sort of in a checkerboard pattern. Generally, the nicer, safer areas to live are in Belmont Shore/Naples area, Signal Hill, Near the University (Los Altos area) & Bixby Knolls. There is a price to pay though. Many homes in these areas have already exceeded $1million. Driving to downtown LA takes 30-45 minutes.

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long beach, ca - 7/12/2005

gteat place to live. fabulous place to live

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