Comments on: I Dunno About Dunfield Ave. In Westchester

By: ed hardy

ed hardy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:23:43 +0000

thanks for at least admitting that this is crazy! not all schools are bad-i went to mira costa in manhattan beach when i lived in westchester-this was my request-not my parents.

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:59:31 +0000

I hear you. Yet there are people coming to the neighborhood still to buy the homes even at these high prices. I think that people who do end up buying here either are not at the stage where they are contemplating schools yet – or they intend to send their kids to private school.

By: eternal summer

eternal summer — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:59:42 +0000

christina-
thanks for at least admitting that this is crazy! not all schools are bad-i went to mira costa in manhattan beach when i lived in westchester-this was my request-not my parents.
it just is crazy to me because i would not move my family there specifically because of the schools. my parents moved to playa del rey & the petty crime that happens around the school is off putting. i’m like, jeez mom-you live in a 1m+ neighborhood & the local schools suck! the kids who live here don’t even go to the schools!
i agree that traffic has caused the landscape of los angeles to shift (growing up here i would ONLY drive the 405 freeway-now unless there is some kind of emergency, i don’t even go near it. sorry, i am just specifically blown away by this particular neighborhood’s pricing. Beach cities-i get. Even culver city-i get. But Westchester-no, i do not get.

By: Christina Chan

Christina Chan — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:31:12 +0000

This neighborhood is nothing special all on its own. Prices skyrocketed in the last 7+ years and only in the last year has it plateaued and declined. But even the drop is slow and slight compared to other areas of LA that are either not part of the Westside or centrally located. In LA, when you travel even 10-15 miles, it can take almost an hour in bad traffic. People want to be central to everything.
Housing in general is expensive in Los Angeles. This once was one of the last affordable neighborhoods in the area. It’s very residential, yet you have restaurants, shops, and access to the airport all within driving distance.
And in LA most of the schools are bad. To get into a good school district, you actually have to pay at least one million or perhaps 1.5 million for a house in many areas.

By: eternal summer

eternal summer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:51:42 +0000

wow….i lived there for about 6 years from when i was 12-18 yrs old….i cannot believe how much these asking prices are…have the tract houses suddenly become…amazing? i lived on 82nd & dunbarton…and just zillowed my old house-zestymite is $911,000….!!!!! i don’t mean to offend anyone, but i just don’t think this neighborhood is worth that much. i think the schools are awful! why is this neighborhood priced so high?