[quote=FlyerInHi]I mean a “middle-class” area close the city center, and relatively closer to the ocean, since “ocean proximity” is frequently a criterion.
Del Cerro is not that nice and definitely cheaper then Hacienda Heights.
I don’t see “cheaper than San Diego.” In fact, I think that San Diego is cheaper for a reason. That’s because San Diego is provincial compared to LA.[/quote]
Agree with all of this. I was only comparing housing styles/stock/era, NOT overall areas. When I think of Hacienda Heights, I tend to think of more spacious one-story homes (and two-stories as well), the type that exist in Del Cerro and Pt Loma Woods.
The middle-class in east LA live in those cities directly north/south of I-10 from San Dimas/Covina/West Covina on into LA and RIV/San Bern counties. The Brea/Pomona/San Gabriel corridor is a little too pricey today for most “middle class” families unless they purchase a larger condo (they do exist), “inherit” a home or move on out to Riv/San Bern Counties.
Yes, SD is relatively cheap (as CA big cities go) for the reason you stated. But I feel much of its more “reasonably-priced” housing stock is dilapidated (termites/dry rot/poor original construction) and many of its lots are substandard. The same is true of much of the housing stock in LA county communities much closer to the ocean. But at least one who does not work in a technology sector can earn a decent living wage in LA County and have a semblance of job security.
