[jd3189]

Originally Posted by Crawford

I've been in these desert communities, and I think the article is exaggerating. They declined somewhat, but are still pretty desirable to working class types.

Hemet has decent incomes, moderate poverty, ok schools and not-terrible housing values. Doesn't seem like a hellscape or anything. If you have little money and want to stay in the LA area, they're a viable option.

I mean, if you have low household income, want to stay in the LA metro, value homeownership, and don't want a ghetto or some ethnic enclave where most of the residents are recent arrivals, where else are you going to live?

That's what I was thinking. I wouldn't mind living here if I had no choice, especially when the rest of the metro is expensive.