r/RedondoBeach

Added RB straight to the top of our list after a recent visit to SoCal. Now I'm trying to dig in and catch up on some research. Is RB the place for us? Primary alternative is South Pasadena. Welcome all perspectives and suggestions!

• 2 boys likely moving for 6th and 8th grades (targeting Parras then Redondo Union)
• no commute for work
• planning to stay for approx 8 years and move away when the kids are on their own
• should be able to afford any reasonable rent budget, but not so wealthy that we're price insensitive. Eg, if South Pasadena was $3k cheaper, it would be hard not to go that route. (It's not, is it?)

What we want:

• decently walkable neighborhood. Ideally, kids can walk/bike to school and lots of their classmates do the same
• 4 bedrooms so grandparents can live with us for long stretches of time. Ideally one bedroom is accessible on the ground floor so they don't have to walk up and down stairs all the time (agnostic to property type)
• convenient to music venues to watch shows, to perform, and to collaborate with other singers/musicians
• an environment where it's not mandatory (due to peer pressure) to get a vehicle for every kid when they turn 16. Electric bikes? Fine.

Thanks in advance!!

So our family is deciding to relocate from the valley, down to RB primarily for the schools and weather. We're a young(ish) family of 4 that is looking to move in/near Birney Elementary's district if possible.

Are there any main streets or parts to live by that are fun and cool to live by that would be near there? I'm thinking of streets like Hillhurst in Los Feliz or Montana in SM as an example. We're pretty used to deep suburbia as of now, so it would be great to have some walkable areas nearby. Something that's neighborhood-y, not necessarily by the pier or where all the action is.

Thanks!