It would be helpful to know what part of NE you are coming from and what your expectations are. Most of the posters here dont have a clue of what life in NE is like so you will get resposnes all over the board. My responses were based upon having grown up on the east coast (South Jersey/Philly Suburbs). My business partner grew up in Greenwich and a college roomate in Stamford. So my guess was upper middle class suburbia for you. I also know most east coasters moving to SoCal want to be close to beach (why move here if you cant be?). Thats why I think Coastal from LJ to Carlsbad may be your best bet.
The more background you can provide the better feedback you will get from this crew. Until you provide a frame of reference that most folks here lack on NE all you get is people’s personal biases
