Ya gotta love the crime stats of Lancaster. You say that there are intentionally set brush fires near Santa Clarita and a prison in Castaic, but apparently that pales in comparison to the personal crime risk, property crime risk, personal crime incidents and property crime incidents (per 100,000 people) of Lancaster.
And let’s look at Leisure and Culture, shall we? Lancaster is sorely lacking compared to Santa Clarita. I can’t even imagine what the schools are like – but since you talked up the base schools, I gather you aren’t a fan of Lancaster’s public schools either.
And for the record – I’m not from San Diego or Santa Clarita. I live in Los Angeles. I’ve never lived in Lancaster nor do I want to. I don’t have to live in South Central Los Angeles to know it’s not a desirable place to live, just as I don’t have to live in Beverly Hills, Rolling Hills Estates or Pacific Palisades to know they would be good areas to live in. When your kids get busted for dealing drugs with their gangster thug friends, look in the mirror. You’re the one who chose to strand them in Lancaster and by doing so you’ve messed them up for the rest of their lives. But worry not – you can visit them in the Castaic prison!
