http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank Hi everyone It looks like myself and my husband will be relocating to LA and we will need to find a 1-2 bed house/appartment on the Burbank side of the city. We have had silverlake recommended but I would really appreciate any advice on where to live or how to find reasonably priced accomodation. All the appartments we have looked at on line are at least $2000 a month which is over 3 times what we pay in London. Is this the average price for rent in LA? We are looking forward to the sunshine and being around Americans! GreatSchools en-us angelbunny Also, Van Nuys and North Hollywood have a tendency towards hearing gun shots. I would recommend Burbank, Glendale, Toluca Lake, Studio City, depending on how far you want to go, ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=1#comment_464966 5100.464966 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:43:11 -0700 LondonTeacher Thanks angelbunny and sheriG. That is useful to know. I really want mr londonteacher to have as short a communte as possible as he is going to be working really ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=1#comment_464901 5100.464901 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:49:13 -0700 SheriG1958 Burbank itself is a great place to live, my Aunt has lived there for 58 years. She raised 5 children there and ran a licensed daycare from the 60's up ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=1#comment_461006 5100.461006 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:40:27 -0700 angelbunny Well, as far as rents go, I found a little tool that lets you price an apartment to make sure you are getting a good price based on other rents ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=1#comment_459416 5100.459416 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:45:57 -0700 LondonTeacher Thanks magnet mumWe would like to just have one car really- he has been with the company nearly 4 years so he was expecting 15 days but as he was ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=1#comment_446462 5100.446462 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:04:37 -0700 MagnetMom LondonTeacher,You'll learn there are differences between the UK and the US. Some you'll love, and others, you'll roll your eyes at. I have a dear friend who competes in the ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=2#comment_446456 5100.446456 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:20:29 -0700 LondonTeacher Thank you Magnet mom and ms mom.I appreciate your responses. That is reassuring to know rent may come in under $2000. We are getting a little nervous about the cost ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=2#comment_446432 5100.446432 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:25:10 -0700 MagnetMom You might actually like to live in Burbank. It has a lot of walking communities and Burbank has some of the neatest oldest neighborhoods in the area. Coming from the ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=2#comment_446400 5100.446400 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:20:49 -0700 MSMomm Hi LondonTeacher:Welcome to Greatschools!I live close to Burbank (actually a bit northwest of Burbank). You can start your search about Burbank using Google. Most of Burbank is very nice. It ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=2#comment_446267 5100.446267 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:48:09 -0700 LondonTeacher Just looked a bot more round this site and realised it is dealing with educational queries- oops.Does anyone know of a website where my question may be more suited?Thank you http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/445959/Where-is-a-nice-area-to-live-near-to-Burbank?cpage=2#comment_445960 5100.445960 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:16:41 -0700