Lancaster California | Pros And Cons And Things To Do
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2023
- Lancaster is located 70 miles (110 km) north (via I-5) of downtown Los Angeles in the Antelope Valley. The area became known as the Antelope Valley because of the immense herds of antelopes. Approximately 60,000 antelopes roamed the Antelope Valley until the herds were reduced by severe winters in the late 1800s and by hunters.
The population of Lancaster has grown from 37,000 at the time of its incorporation in 1977 to over 171,105 as of 2023. The area is known as the Antelope Valley, was originally home to the Paiute Indians.
Things to do in Lancaster:
- See the Antelope Valley California poppy reserve
- Hike the trails at Prime Desert Woodland Preserve
- Explore the Museum of Art & History
- Climb Saddleback Butte
- Catch a show at Lancaster Performing Arts Center
- Go to The Western Hotel Museum
- Visit the Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park
- The Aerospace Walk of Honor
- Walk around Joe Davies Heritage Airpark
- Visit Sgt. Steve Owen Memorial Park
- and many more...
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The AV is a commuter town. You either work in aerospace or automotive, or you commute to edwards airforce base or down below. There isn't anything amazing out here. And it was cheap 10+ years ago, but you can't afford houses out here anymore. Aside from the cost of living being substantially lower, it has gone up so much that unless you are making 30+ an hour as single person, its still a waste of time.
Still cheaper than in LA
I love living in the Antelope Valley. There’s more to do here than most people know. Always events on the Lancaster Blvd, theaters/plays. LPAC has great shows.
That's awesome! 👍
I've lived here since 1956 and there's pros and cons wherever you go. It also has undergone areas of the city which could be considered growing pains. Crime is up as with all cities of our size it's a very Patriotic city we are close to Edwards AF base and Lockheed is close by. We love our Veterans. 🇺🇲👍
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I have lived in the AV since 1998. Lived in 6 other states too. Every place has its positives and negatives.
Positives of the AV
1. Traffic is never really bad here. You can get where you want to go very easy here and there is always a place to park. Anyone complaining about traffic here is clueless.
2. Plenty of decent places to eat.
3. The nights are always nice. No mosquitoes. Temp drops to reasonable level.
4. No humidity, no snow, no rain - I like snow and rain so that kinda sucks for me but it's certainly safer. Humidity sucks, I don't miss that.
5. Solar works well, satellite TV and radio work well.
6. You are 1.5 hours from LA, 3 hours from Vegas, 3 hours from San Diego, 1-2 hours from quite a few beaches.
7. People are pretty nice here. I have only had a couple of run ins with idiots in 20 years. It's rare. If it's not rare then you live in the wrong part of town or go to shitty places. I don't.
8. Decent medical care is available.
9. It's NEVER cold here, NEVER. Its light jacket weather at the worst. I only use a hoodie and a leather coat. I no longer own an actual winter coat. Sure, you see idiots in parkas here but you also see idiots with flip flops, shorts and a winter coat on here because Californians are just confused and silly looking people.
10. I travel this city all hours of the day and night and I never felt unsafe - ALL hours - but I'm not in alleys or shitty places either.
11. There are a lot of nice quiet neighborhoods in the AV.
12. If you have a nice yard with nice plants in a nice neighborhood, you can live very nice here. I do.
Negatives of the AV
1. The scenery is ugly. It's a very large kitty litter box, cats love it. The hills are brown. No trees. You see a lot of Antelope Valley Christmas Trees - that's a tumbleweed with plastic bags, trash and used condoms stuck to it. When you go up on a hill and look down on the AV it's a brown shitty place with humans, there is really nothing nice to see.
2. Sunrise and sunset are boring. Without clouds, sunrise and sunset is nothing to look at. It literally looks the same every day.
3. Dust, dust, dust - everywhere
4. When it rains it stinks here, it literally smells like wet dog due to no plants and all dust. Other green places smell very nice after a rain. Not here. It smells like shit after a rain. Your patio will be covered with the dust and filth from your roof also.
5. The sun will disintegrate plastic and wood - stone and metal work better here. Everything fades quickly and gets brittle. If you like it, keep it outta the sun.
6. There are a few homeless people but they never seem to bother me or get in my way so I don't care - I'm not a hater - live and let live
7. Crime is about the same as any other place I ever lived - per capita. There are about 300,000 people in Palmcaster so there are gonna be a few scumbags and there is gonna be some domestic violence. Anyone who says they lived in a city this big anywhere in the US that has no crime is completely full of shit. LA crime rates per capita are far greater than the AV. I had a sheriff tell me the AV was worse than LA but he used stupid math, if you look at human concentration per square mile versus crime rates the AV is MUCH lower than LA per capita.
8. Shitty California drivers are everywhere here. Californians don't know what the phrase PASSING LANE means so every dork and their mother is holding up traffic by loitering in the passing lane, many of these idiots let their cars drive them with cruise control so it's like a mule train of morons. It's really not a freeway, you are always trapped by idiots.
9. Californians have no sense of GTF outta the way. These people were not raised right and were not slapped enough as children, so they tend to stop in doorways and block entryways to check their phones, they block aisles in stores with their enormous fat asses and carts, they hold up lines writing checks or finding their credit card AFTER they wait in line for an hour playing with themselves, they block the passing lane on the freeway while they nork along with cruise control on, Californians are ALWAYS in the way. You can tell the people from outta state here in Cali, they tend to GTF outta the way like normal human beings. Californians are always in the way.
10. The bars suck here. Most of them are horrible. You can't really pub crawl or go clubbing here because if you can even find 3 bars that are worth going in they are at least 5 miles apart and you probably cant find 3. In NY, NJ, Albuquerque, San Antonio, etc you can literally walk to at least 6 -10 great bars in square mile, not here. Also, these people drink crap, bud lite and bottom shelf. You can't find a decent Scotch or Bourbon selection. Just the cheap shit. Even the mixed drinks are unimaginative piss. Back east they had tons of great drinks.
11. Socal sucks for water. The lakes are shitty filthy little ponds packed with nasty humans. The things they call rivers are just streams, dry most of the time except when they get their annual 1/4 inch of rain. You have to drive about 3 hours minimum to find any decent fresh water. Kernville is nice but that's a haul.
That's a very very good comment! Thanks! 👍
Have lived in the general AV my entire nearly 29 years of existence and can say this comment is essentially SPOT on. Winters can get a bit rough, maybe -20F at their worst. That being said, people HAVE frozen to death in the recent years, but overall with a good jacket and a beanie you're pretty well set.
We also are the town where a couple years ago, some dude trying to escape the cops in the middle of the night climbed onto the roof of our Winco, and fell into one of the pillars. Broke a leg and died of heat exhaustion because it was summer, nobody noticed til the pillar started smelling and leaking fluids INSIDE the Winco. So that's a thing.
Lol I wore flip flops in Chicago's winter, , you know I'm up in Lancaster with flip flops on in the winter.
Your point about cities with a population of 300k always having lots of crime is incorrect. I can point you to a city mere 2-2.5 hours away called Irvine. 309k residents, safest city in the country (for a large city), literally 1080x less likely to experience violent crime in Irvine than Palmcaster. You said there’s NO city that can do that right? 😉
@@RayQ101 You took it out of context and you misquoted me. I did not say lots of crime and I did not say ALL cities, I said most of them with over 300K people have crime. Both of those FACTS are true so I would suggest you learn some MATH. MOST of the cities in AMERICA that have over 300K population have CRIME. Thats what I said and that is a FACT. Obviously, you have never been anywhere. And you are the liar if you are saying Irvine has NO CIME because even Irvine has CRIME so you are WRONG. I have lived in 8 states and have been to 27 of them. I have also lived in Europe for 7 years. The FACTS I stated are FACTS everywhere I have been. You pick ONE city with low crime rate in a state -CA- that has HUNDREDS of cities and 10% of the entire American population living in it and think because you have one example of a city with low crime that changes those FACTS I stated? Get a clue. MOST CITIES in CA with a population over 300K have crime and that is true ALL OVER AMERICA. When I was in North Dakota none of the cities had 100K and now some do, and guess what, they had crime then and they have crime now. All of the clueless people whine about Palmdale and Lancaster when in fact those cities are just normal. I'm not saying they are great, but they most certainly are not even close to the worst, they are normal. So stop whining about Palmcaster. If you like Irvine so much go live there and deal with their congested BS.
Been here my whole life, and its a love/hate relationship. Theres almost 0 traffic but sometimes its a 35 min drive across town just because of the distance. Also there is a lot of street racing that leads to crazy drivers on the freeway. The homelessness and crime have increased wildly in the last 15 years, but there are a lot of safe places to live in the Valley
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I hear cartels have grow ops up in the hills, lots of meth too. Is this true?
Drugs are everywhere out here.
@@Quash_HS like everywhere else
@@4KTravelChannel i agree they are in every city, but it is a massive part of the economy in the Antelope Valley. Tons of people grow their own weed and sell it as a primary source of income. And many others sell harder drugs very regularly like cocaine, meth, heroine etc.. Many homeless are addicted to these and are surrounded by many providers for their habits
I spent tons of time here when I was stationed at Edwards. I made some good friends. This was over 20 years ago, but still think about the Antelope Valley.
Good old landscatter. Miss Crazy Otto's
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Lived here for ten years from San Francisco. S but biting but considering the issues that residents in SF are now experiencing, I feel safe here. Like the hot weather too
That's awesome bro 👍
30 year resident here...Well, our winters are very tough as well, but otherwise, I love this desert. I think all of the cons you critiqued us for are much, much worse in San Fernando. Honestly, Santa Clarita is likely the best valley between us and San Fernando
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Everything is so spread out. It takes forever to do chores. The heat index is so high and there are sand storms often
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Well if you don't want people to ever know where Lancaster is those directions work perfectly since I-5 don't go anywhere near it.
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He's doing Everyone a favor.
The PRO of low probability of hurricanes is correct, but you forgot to add the CON of high probability of earthquakes. Where you here in July 2019 when Lancaster suffered a 7+ earthquake ? It broke the main water pipe into my house and cracked of a few of my concrete driveway slabs. It could have been a lot worse !
Sorry to hear that... You are right 👍
I was here. Can't recall a 7+ earthquake at that time
This is based on the opinion of someone who has lived here for one year and I have to say that Lancaster is a lovely place to live. I haven't seen much crime going around my area as well as i have seen many great sightings that i really think people should experience. I started living here to attend avc but to also have a better house for my family. Wure it does get hot but that shouldn't ruin the fun there are plenty od things to do here for instance enjoy the moment with your family or friends. Play sports, organize hangouts, or even just relax in a small walk. Im just saying based on my personal experience Lancaster is a very nice place to live and for others who complain about there being nothing to do then make something happen organize events or even volunteer with certain programs.
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I lived in the Antelope Valley for twenty years beginning in the early 1980's and saw some of the problems developing. Like anyplace else there are good and bad parts, overall I still love the area.
Spent 31 years of my life there,at one point it was a great place to grow up as a kid and young adult. But after leaving in 09 you couldn't pay me to live there now.
It's a lot cheaper to live there than in LA
you didn't mention Lancaster BLVD which has a nice line of businesses to eat at and peruse.
"LOW AIR QUALITY"???? How about you go to another country where "thinking green" is the last thing they think about. Lancaster's air quality is amazing BECAUSE there's large areas of literally NOTHING and plants. in fact, if you think Lancaster has "low air quality" it's because Lancaster experiences desert like qualities.
"Low cost of living" yea ok, if you consider it being less than the cost of living to live in Los Angeles city sure. The cost of living in Lancaster is medium at best but no means "terrible" but it's not "low."
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I’ve spent most my life in the AV. It’s not a party city but it’s nice. We get earthquakes but not like SF and Japan. No Mother Nature losing its crap with floods, tsunamis, hurricanes and tornadoes. My 1 bed in a quiet neighborhood is under $1.2k/mo……. Unheard of in LA county. People are nice here with the occasional street cancer and freeloader U graduate. It’s good for those who want to build because land in AV can get cheap. You can buy a few acres for less than $15k only an hour and half away from LA.
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wow sounds like heaven，I found this city by Aaron Carter lol
Fun to fish Apollo park, and the Aqueduct!
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Pros: no hurricanes
Cons: everything else
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"Low hurricane risk"?? It's in the frickin' desert!!
You are right 👊
well well well
Been here since November, so not very long. Never had any issues with weirdos, though you'll see them around. Like LA and basically everywhere that isn't a densely populated coastal metro area, you basically NEED a car to live, which will sort of limit your opportunities for interaction with the locale. I don't think it's particularly cheap. I'm only saving about $100/month versus living in the valley, but mileage may vary. I don't love it to be honest. The planning here is horrendous, and although I like my apartment, it's in the immediate vicinity of fast food, pawn shops, liquor stores and auto mechanics, so suffice it really lacks any kind of urban fabric you might get in say, Santa Clarita. I find there is really very little charm to it, and the topography is painfully bland. Although sometimes, when driving through less developed parts, it's sort of beautiful. There's a train that goes to LA but I've never taken it. Seems fun though. If you're looking something potentially more calm than city living, it's not terrible, though I'd look west of the 14 to avoid the more crime-impacted parts of town.
Great review! 👍👊
I love Lancaster California I live there 😊
Lucky you! 👍
The only things I enjoy doing is going out to bars with my homies. I usually stay at home gaming it up or watching sports. I use to live in LA when I was growing up it was fun but now as an adult LA sucks to live at. I enjoy it here in Lancaster caus it’s calmer in comparison and I don’t need much to keep my self happy.
Yes, it's a quiet little town. 👍
I was born and raised here lived here from 1997-2012 now I live in Orange County
Lucky you! 👍
Like Ive said, i dont like Lancaster but I love my block . There is an explosion of new housing here because it almost impossible to afford a house down in the LA metro and Valley area.
You are right, more affordable than LA
He'll to the No!!
Huntington Beach / OC...Aaahhh!!!😊
I bought a beautiful house out here in Lancaster one year ago .thank God I bought it in the west side, which is a pretty decent area. The only thing that terrifies me is the street racing. I like it out here, but I still miss living near the beaches.
Very nice, lucky you! 👍
Same! I miss the South Bay 😔
@@fabianlegazpi2101 I also lived in the South Bay, moved to the West Side. Now I head out to the beaches in Ventura County, or Santa Barbara. Less crowds, less traffic to deal with than at Hermosa or Manhattan
I grew up in Gardena 1980-86. We were poor. Del amo mall was the shit back then. I remember Woolworth was awesome too! I don’t miss the South Bay. Every thing looks rotten and overcrowded, just like the rest of California. It’s all about money nowadays, where you live, what you drive, what you’re posting on fb/ instagram about what you’re eating, and what you’re doing at the moment. Money can put you anywhere. Frankly, I like my own quiet space out here and I’ve embraced the desert. Take the water out of LA and it’s the same as out here.
@@cubancigarman2687 Very good point 👍
I live on the East side area of Lancaster but I only go to the West side area during the weekend 😅
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You didnt show downtown Lancaster (but you did mention the performance art building).. Its all kinds of activity to do there
You are right, that's for the next time
@@4KTravelChannel Lancaster Performing Arts Center LPAC is cool, they have nice concerts with good artists that can get here easy from LA to perform. The AV fairgrounds are also cool, they have the annual AV fair of course but they also have a great rock and mineral show and other cool events like concerts. The park in Lancaster and Lancaster Blvd also have cool events like the poppy festival. The Grace Resource Center has been selflessly feeding and aiding the homeless people in town for decades. Edwards AFB and Fox field have nice air shows for the public. The exotic feline breeding compound in Rosamond is very cool to see big cats. The Willow Springs race track in Rosamond is also a big hit and is always busy with many people coming up from LA to race their cars. I hate baseball, it's as exciting as watching tortoises have sex at the zoo but there is a minor league baseball stadium in town. Antelope Valley Indian museum is also cool. There are many people that fly here as the AV is hub for Aerospace Engineering so Fox Field, Rosamond airport and Plant 42 are all local airports. The B2 Bomber, The U2 reconnaissance plane, the F-15, F-16, F-22, JSF, C-130, C-17, Global Hawk, Triton, Predator, and many other air vehicle systems all fly in and out of Edwards AFB, Plant 42 and other places in the AV.
Crazy I live in Lancaster right now I've been here for a few years now but sadly its not a good city to live, like you said on the video The crime is high here and air is bad, I'm trying to move out of here because of the crimes and plus no jobs, I do not recommend moving here and I think the other side of the desert like Hesperia would be a better spot to live, Great video though.
Glad you liked it 👍
Things to do in Lancaster: Meth
lol let's just say I'm very familiar with this location...
You can have a beer in a pub instead of that
Be pessimistic 😒
I've lived here for nearly my entire life
Lucky you!
I have lived here my entire life
I miss original A. V. Fairgrounds @Ave I. It got transplanted to inhospitable desert area, like middle of nowhere..
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This is the AV...everywhere is inhospitable desert in the middle of nowhere lol
I see my old school!!!
Congratulations! 👊
Wait, I saw this car driving around not too long ago lol. I thought it was Google updating their maps but I realized it didn't have the right markings. Funny I'd run into this not long after 😅
It's a funny cart )
And we don’t have fleas here, just one big anthill that’s easily battled. And some bees. I can’t do humidity, so the natural desert landscape is my alternative but agree it’s not much to look at.
That's a big PLUS you don't have fleas there!
I got 2.57 acres for sale Lancaster zip. Seems like good value there tbh, Vs like Texas.
Yes, good value land in Lancaster 👍
There is literally nothing to do out there
Nothing? You can have a beer 🍺 in the pub )
@@4KTravelChannel I dont drink
@@4KTravelChannel quit pushing addiction like all the other snob idiots.
I’m from there there absolutely nothing to do there but you can go to Palmdale and chill at the mall or at dry town or go to the poppy festival
Everything closes early too… like by 9pm everything is closed… god forbid you run out of water and remember at 10pm
There is nothing to do out here. Please never visit
I disagree. You can have some beers in Lancaster
@@4KTravelChannel you can have beer anywhere though, especially im sanaclarita😂❤️
Im watching a few videos and alot of the comments talk about crime or just boredom. I like being home so the boredom of nothing out there doesnt bug me but i am coming from LA where every block has homeless people, theft and assault. Would you say crime is worse in Lancaster or in LA?
It's worse in LA
Move to Quartz Hill if you can. The farther West in the AV you go, the better it gets.
@@User5_ You may be right
Lancaster is nice and calm. Like any other city it has its ghetto parts.
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Low cost of living 😂, where?
The A.V does have amazing schools, with amazing programs and the air quality is super amazing compared to downtown L.A, I know I live here.
You are right about that 👍
In Lancaster
...Run!....
Why?
lived here my whole life nd its alr but i wouldnt wanna stay forever its boring most the time and most the things to do arent fun u can meet some great ppl out here tho but u gotta he careful cos some weird ppl do like to lurk around sometimes
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Bro I moved here like almost 3 years ago
Lucky you! 👍💪
I like living in Rosamond better than Lancaster.
You may be right
There is another side of Lancaster you didn’t show. There are some many amazing homes out there. The city has a lot more going on for the communities around there. Visit the Westside of Lancaster.
Next time, good advice 👍
More meth in the west
He was mostly in the west part, but not west of the 14.
The lies they tell, 🙃😩 I just moved out here an I’m ready to move out
Who told you that?
I feel you 100% If you dont mind me asking, why did u move out here? Work?
Yo dale
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The Joe Davies Aerospace Park is in Palmdale, not Lancaster!
Good info, thanks 👍
People drive around at highway speeds on city streets like they have a death wish. Better hope you never get into a collision.
Is it a form of entertainment for them?
@@4KTravelChannelused to be big woth street racing. Had the LACR for a lot races, willowsprings and edwards. Then LACR closed down. With all the straight roads, its such a temptation.
Things to do: try not to get shot,robbed, atracked by homeless, avoid prostitutes, try to ignore dude yelling at a tree or a rock, avoid drug addicts every 3 feet..... silums it up
Great advice 👊
Eastside of Lancaster, Avenue J I assume you mean😂😂😂😂
If you guys think theres nothing to do in Lancaster you guys havent been to Rosamond its like 10-15 mins away from Lancaster and there is literally like nothing to do and a much smaller town. But overall both nice places to live
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Been living here since I was 3 years old. Anytime I wanna do anything fun, drive out to cities further south, like Santa Clarita or LA, cause there's NOTHING for me here.
Why don't you move then?
Low cost of living was one of the cons, right?
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If Lancaster were a Pit it would be full of quicksand. Oh Wait It IS!
Wow
@@4KTravelChannel I fortunately or unfortunately live here lmao
Low hurricane Risk, LMFAO. The wind is just as bad as a Hurricane. I currently live in Brownsville Texas, I rather experience the occasional Hurricane then the Wind in Lancaster and Palmdale. I live in AV for over 40 years so I know!!!!!
Lack of nightlight for sure. There are some spots but everything closes early. And the more east you go the more homeless, the more west you go, the more racist. But every city is going to have its thing. The lack of traffic though, is my favorite thing about this place
Lack of traffic makes it less stressful compared to LA
shout out to castia torres on 10th and J
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why is this being recommended to me
RUclips algorithms have determined that you are somehow related or interested in Lancaster
I stay out here and man it's the most boring high crime rate car accidents everyday dope central place there is. Lancaster is basically for old retired people and i mean no disrespect by that and the cost of living is hella high while they offer part time jobs, it's rare if you get a full time cuz the city is over populated or you might just get lucky. People say they're hiring then when you apply, then they say if you meet our requirements we'll give you a call. Some people actually tryna work but wouldn't recommend moving out here unless you like high crime and like to be bored. Back then Lancaster and Palmdale wasn't so bad but now & days. It's going to 💩
We need LAPD out here, cause the Sheriffs Department they are no good at all, they see fights and people with guns and don't do shit about it, alot of section8 people with no good morrals
I agree, laws should be enforced more in these areas
Literally seen them drive away from a car on fire like nothing happened
Literally moved out here 2 months ago from up north, and yea there is nothing to do. Smh....
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Low... Hurricane Risk... I live out here and I think this is the dumbest thing I've read today.
That's for people from Florida and Southeast who are moving to CA
@@4KTravelChannel that's fair but It made me chuckle bc its like 'ive never worried about Hurricanes ' but that makes sense for the ppl from outside of Cal trying to move here
@@Nrdyco a lot of Floridians were complaining about their state and climate, so I included that line about hurricanes, lol 😁
Don’t do it ! Horrible place , weird people and bad drivers all of the Antelope valley is like that ! That’s why a lot of people have moved out .
Some moved out, others move in. Supply and demand…
The bad drivers thing is true. Don't expect to get any respect as a cyclist in these streets.
Yes, a lot of people have moved not because of AV because of California, to expensive. Bad drivers are everywhere. 😜🤣🤣
Don’t get why people would wanna move out here 😂😂😂
It's cheaper than LA
I lived in the av just over 5 years. If you are thinking of moving there...DON'T DO IT. It is TERRIBLE.
Thanks for the input 👍
That place look dreadful
Little quiet town
Those aren’t even the bad parts of Lancaster
Too far out in the middle of nowhere
It really depends
There is no pros only cons there’s nothing to do here
At least you can go to a bar and have a beer 🍺
Place is a toxic tar pit work nothing to do
Why don't you move then?
Worst place on earth
Not the worst but not the best either
The center is pretty slummy but the westside is generally calm.
People move here unaware of the huge METH ISSUES and girls getting kidnapped and
Well, these issues are everywhere where laws are not enforced
That is everywhere these days.
@@4KTravelChannelthe kidnappers one is particularly dangerous as lake la and surrounding areas as such parole a lot of sex offenders