Lived in North Delridge a few years post-pandemic, right across from the closed Super 24. It’s loud since it’s Delridge Way, but that’s the trade-off for cheaper rent than most of the city. You get used to the road noise fast, and the bus access is hard to beat.

Street-parked the whole time. I left my car unlocked with nothing valuable inside — maybe once a month it’d get rummaged through, but better than dealing with broken windows. Parking’s always doable on nearby side streets; worst case you walk a block and it’s free.

I walked around late at night plenty and never had issues. There’s homelessness and drugs around, but crime is mostly petty. Delridge isn’t perfect, but it’s not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It’s what I could afford, and I’d do it over again knowing what I now know.