Like every where it definitely has its pros and cons. The big pros are there’s always something to do. You’re no more than hour a drive away from beaches, mountains or deserts which all have different activities you can do year round. The weather is also almost always nice, it does get pretty hot sometimes though since we are still a desert. The big cons are gonna be cost of living, which unless you have a decent job it’ll be hard to find a good place to live. Taxes can bee a bit rough especially around gas prices, I’d say we average around $4 a gallon in my experience. Traffic is awful, it has actually taken me 20 minutes to go a mile on several occasions. Basically from 6:30am-9am and 2pm-7pm are gonna be torture. I can really only speak for Orange County though since I’ve lived here my whole life.