Irvine, CA has long been known as a great place to live. It is home to some of the best schools in the country, as well as some of the most beautiful residential neighborhoods. Irvine is also a great destination for those who love to explore and experience new things. There are plenty of outdoor activities such as biking, hiking, golfing, and even zip-lining! For those seeking more cultural experiences, there are art galleries and music venues across the city. Shopping districts, fine dining establishments, and entertainment complexes abound in Irvine too.
When it comes to reviews of Irvine, CA they are overwhelmingly positive. Residents love that they have access to some of the best schools around and that there is no shortage of things to do in their city. Many people find Irvine an attractive place for living because it is safe and family friendly with plenty of job opportunities. Businesses appreciate the excellent infrastructure and highly educated workforce in Irvine which makes attracting top talent much easier than other areas in California. All-in-all, Irvine is an ideal destination for all kinds of people looking for a clean, vibrant city filled with opportunity.
based on 42 ReviewsGet to know Irvine with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Irvine
Air Quality - 6/25/2009
Smog is a problem, particularly when the weather heats up. Mountains surround the greater LA basin (including Orange County and Irvine), trapping the
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Residents Value Education in Irvine - 4/30/2009
Most residents in Irvine value education as one of their priorities in living here. The public and private schools are top-notch, with UCI leading the way. This could be due to several reasons, including the importance that the parents place on education as well as the support and effort by students and their parents. It tends to keep the real estate values high as well, which makes it unaffordable for
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So True....So Safe....So Expensive and SOOOOOO ASI - 2/20/2009
Ok. Lived in Irvine for 13 years. Great BUBBLE to raise a family. Talk about SAFE...OMG Irvine PD will respond to you in 3 minutes with three cars for a traffic ticket!!! BUT...get used to FOTB folks who have their own "play dates" and such a BIG city any more...not quiet not friendly. Very diverse...yet not diversly spread. Have fun looking...dont pay too much for irvine...move to colorado :)
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Open Air Venues - 9/19/2008
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (AKA Irvine Meadows) is a great concert and festival venue.
There is talk about the City not renewing its lease. It would be a shame to all concertgoers in Orange County.
I hope music lovers do something to change the City's
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OC - Only Chinese - 8/3/2008
You have to be kidding me right? This is some sort of joke...Irvine has had a 36% population change and has a 36% asian demographic. Coincidence? In 5 short years they've increased to 36% of Irvine! Where not talking about asian-americans or people who immigrated here as children. We're talking about fresh off the boat asians speaking chinese. Obviously, chinese companies have relocated here...Irvine is flooded with asians, middle-easterners,hispanics,europeans, canadians, etc. why in the heck should you even be a citizen anymore and what the hell is going on? They have jobs, home/auto loans, and posses all the rights a citizen enjoys. This is not diversity it's a third world disneyland with a phenomenal marketing
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Irvine - 7/13/2008
Irvine is a very pleasant place to live, its clean, easy to navigate, safe and the weather is always very
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Wonderful place to lie, work, play....safe and sec - 5/12/2008
Lived 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.
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The "OC" - 3/14/2008
THE GOOD
Excellent climate, lots to do, good schools, outstanding urban planning and development, excellent medical care.
THE WEIRD
It is like living in Disneyland. No trash anywhere, everyone flosses their teeth and have nice smiles. Everyone drives the same cars BMW Audi, or Mercedes Benz (Silver with black leather). Many overacheivers, in my son's graduating high school class (Northwood, Class of 2004) three kids made a perfect SAT score of 1800. A materialistic and status concious culture, and it reflects in all aspects of life. Another weird fact, they drained and cleaned the artificial lake in our local regional park (Heritage). The lake is filled with recycled sewege water. Biologists took some of the dead fish and had their tissues tested for toxins. They found high levels of antidepressents (Zoloft and Prozac)
THE BAD
If you don't fit in and play the game, you are ostracized and looked down on. My daughter had an extremely bad
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Irvine, CA - 3/7/2008
Great climate, great schools - real estate is way too $$$, and it is becoming too crowded but so glad it is a planned community sothat the growth (although it seems too fast) is really much slower than the rest of so
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Virtures of living in Irvine, CA - 3/2/2008
Irvine, CA is a wonderful place to live. It is a family-oriented city with activities and services for all ages. Initialy, people may choose Irvine for its excellent educational system, but find it has so much more to offer. We have a diverse cultural population and city wide events to spotlight the various ethnic groups in our city. Irvine is also a safe community to live in. Our police force is a highly educated proactive group of officers who provide our citizens with outstanding service. Medical Services in our community are outstanding from UCI medical school to private practice medical doctors providing choices for all. Irvine has it
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