Steril, expensive, no soul, but beautiful
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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 as anomynous and steril as a hospital. The homes are ridiculous for the price your are paying. A townhouse with 1650 sqft and no upgrade or yard is now $725,000. If you have enough money that is great, then getting something better will get you right at $850,000 and above. The house tax rate is around 1.12% plus Mello Roos. I like California's beauty, but I cannot wait to move away in something less pretty where I can actually afford living, and will feel more at home and not like a constant rat race.
Marion | Irvine, CA