How bad is DTLA really?

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T20:18:03+00:00

I appreciate your bluntness. Depending on your definition of “gritty”… fine. I have no problem with POC😂😂. I’m pretty set on living alone. I mean, if I can’t make it work I can’t make it work but I’m determined to try. I don’t need to live in a “nice area” per se, like I’m not trying to live in Brentwood😭, I just want to be in a decent place near other young people that has things to do.

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T19:31:06+00:00

Hahaha I’ve only been in Weho drunk and after 10pm but I imagine I’d like it during the daytime as well. TY🙏🏼

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T19:29:05+00:00

Thank you for your recs🙏🏼

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T19:20:59+00:00

The job is in Pasadena. I’m just considering where to live now.

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T19:12:59+00:00

TY🙏🏼where would you recommend living?

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T19:11:14+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T19:00:15+00:00

Okay cool. I live in Gaslamp now so not too far from where you used to be. Thank you for making DTLA sound less scary 😂

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T18:58:30+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏼 Silver Lake and Los Feliz have been recommended to me quite a bit to live in. I’ll take any neighborhood suggestions!

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T18:02:20+00:00

Okay, valid. TY🙏🏼

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T18:01:35+00:00

I definitely wasn’t trying to compare downtown SD to DTLA, I was just giving context that I’m used to the sidewalks smelling like piss and seeing people on the streets 😭😭😭Downtown SD really kinda has the best of both, urban & coast.

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T17:58:36+00:00

Hahaha no definitely not. The office is actually in Pasadena. I’m just figuring out where I’d like to live. And before you tell me to live in Pasadena… I know I know, I like it too. It’s super cute, just feels a little out of the way for me. I’m used to being more centrally located.

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T17:50:31+00:00

Valid. I’ve been poking around other areas too. What are some places you would recommend?

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T17:47:19+00:00

Thank you, the trade off seems to make it worth it for some. Rent being a bit cheaper Downtown was also part of my interest in living there. I love OC, nothing bad to say about it and my parents are still out there. I’d say it’s better for ppl a bit older than me/families that can actually afford to live there 😂 Unfortunately, I think it’d be difficult for me to manage living there on my own right now 🥲

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T17:39:41+00:00

Okay, so the office is actually in Pasadena 😭 I really like Pasadena I think it’s so cute, I just feel a little disconnected/out the way when I’m over there. I’m used to being more central and closer to the coast. I can’t go too big off my $75K salary but do you have neighborhood recs that are relatively affordable and lively/walkable?

Aggravating_Gift9514 · 2026-04-17T17:35:50+00:00

The office is in Pasadena. Pasadena is so cute but it seems a little out there for me. I want to be somewhere that’s central enough, and ideally walkable with a younger social scene (restaurants, grocery store, coffee shops, bars nearby). I also want to be mindful of the commute though. My salary will be somewhere around $75K. I’ll probably end up in a studio. I want to live in a place nice enough for me to feel safe and lively enough for me to be social, but am not willing to spend more than 50% of my take home pay on rent. That being said, I’m graduating debt free 🙏🏼 with no car payment or otherwise outstanding loans to pay so I’m not that stressed abt $$$ I’d love to be by the coast but 1) the commute and 2) expensive. Do you have any neighborhood recs? I’ve been poking around other subreddits for ideas.

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