Living in Torrance California (Full Tour)

Living in Torrance California, a full tour of the City. In this video we checkout all of Torrance, California, North, South, East, West.
If you are thinking of moving to Torrance and have questions feel free to contact me anytime.
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[@deetorrance3659]

I was born, raised and currently live in West Torrance. Very lucky! Can’t imagine living anywhere else.

[@livingintorrance]

You are lucky. I coach cross-country at West high and I tell the kids all the time how lucky they are to be able to run on the beach here everyday

[@deetorrance3659]

@@livingintorrance I graduated from West in ‘89 and my children too now. My parents moved here in late 60’s. Torrance was very different back then.

[@samuelvillarreal4157]

Heyyy!!!!! I live in Torrance!!!!! Thank you for putting it in the spotlight!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@livingintorrance]

Thank you for watching!

[@JH-in5oq]

Torrance is the best city in LA County. It’s safe, clean, next to the beach, and it’s upscale without being obnoxiously booshy like Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. The city’s motto is “The Balanced City.” It’s even written on the side of all the city vehicles. I love living in Torrance. If it wasn’t for SouthBay I’d hate living in LA.

[@janeoleary8454]

The South Bay rocks, period. Best weather. I live in a fabulous neighborhood in Hawthorne called Bodger Park. I couldn't afford Torrance

[@angelalichtenstein3311]

Agreed!

[@angelalichtenstein3311]

I love Torrance! I’ve lived in West Torrance for 15 years. The TUSD is awesome! It’s clean and everything is here. Thanks for the tour of this great city!

[@livingintorrance]

I love West Torrance as well, I coach cross-country and track at the high school here.

[@JJ33438]

Thank you for this tour. Torrance is one of the best cities in the entire country. Hope I can continue to afford to live here!

[@livingintorrance]

It definitely is getting expensive here

[@stephenlelandkeel5874]

Really surprised at your comments about Walteria. I moved her about a year ago. I live right across from the park you filmed from. I do not remember ever hearing a plane going overhead. Nor do you hear traffic on pch from the residential area. Indeed, it is a remarkably quiet area, notwithstanding your mentioning airplane and automobile traffic three or four times in your coverage of Walteria. It is a positive being so close to pch to easily get around. Additionally, we are surrounded by great resources - wonderful restaurants and markets, including Sprouts and nearby Trader Jo’s and Whole Foods.

[@livingintorrance]

That is really great to hear. I just want people moving here to be aware of possible issues they could have, but I would bet many people living in Walteria have the same feelings as you.

[@iheartgs400]

Geographic wise Torrance sweet spot is past north of the Mobil Refinery the North Torrance around North High through Gardena border near El Camino College your next to the beaches, next to Gardena where there solid amazing Mexican and Japanese cuisine next to LAX frankly this is the best part of LA imo. Past The refinery south is nice and all but hard to get out and congested af now.

[@janeoleary8454]

The neighborhood east of Crenshaw and north of Artesia is fabulous. I had friends who lived on Wilkie. Trees everywhere

[@martinlynch5111]

Born and raised in North Torr as m

[@martinlynch5111]

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[@robthetindog8218]

I grew up in Torrance; attended South High. ( it’s not that close to the Riviera) lived w/in a few blocks from the airport; it handles small private aircraft only. It has upscale ambitions; dangerously close to over development. It is expensive to live in.

[@livingintorrance]

It definitely is getting expensive. Did it seem like an expensive place to live when you were growing up?

[@daeyoungVT]

Same. Class of 2012 lol

[@daeyoungVT]

@@livingintorrance It definitely did start getting more expensive as the years went by. I didn't really check the prices until after High school graduation...

[@livingintorrance]

@@daeyoungVT there are a lot of high paying jobs in the area so that raises the cost of living.

[@robthetindog8218]

@@daeyoungVT class of ‘ 73. Yeah,I’m ancient.

[@mozdickson]

Ate a delicious wholefoods spiced apple cookie, washed down with a cool Kearns Nectar, in an empty Walteria park, early in 1981. I was the first New Zealander to do that. Was staying with Pat Meehan and the gang in nearby Paseo de Las Estrellas, and I'd highly recommend that neighbourhood. Should out to Laura Jirado! Yeeew!

[@homesbylimor3084]

beautiful California :)

[@livingintorrance]

Thanks for watching!

[@lindahawkes1550]

You definitely pushing the more expensive part of torrance. You also didn't mention the traffic is horrible! Certain times of the day traffic is pretty much at a stand still. Torrance is building more and more condos and apartments, more traffic it's not unusual to drive 3 or 4 miles and take 20 minutes or more to get to your destination. The traffic mess is the only big drawback to living in Torrance, the rest is great!

[@livingintorrance]

Yes I agree the traffic can be bad. In one of my other videos I went over the pros and cons and talked about how the traffic and the cost of living here are big downsides. This video was more of just a tour of the area.

[@sag577]

Traffic on is awful, most ly Asia

[@JH-in5oq]

Traffic is a part of life in ALL of LA. Torrance isn’t any worse than anywhere else, and it’s definitely not as bad as LA proper.

[@Dan_allure_Benjamin]

This is an amazing place to live ❤️.

[@DanielGennaro]

Lolllll You just mentioned the refinery and then all of a sudden you cut to your outro music. I’ve been wanting to live in California all my life pretty much and I’ve just recently lined up a couple jobs but unfortunately they are pretty far from Torrance and that’s where I found a shared living situation for about $1400 for a bedroom. Which I think is quite expensive because to me it wasn’t close enough to the beach whenever it’s the same price as over there. Plus that refinery lights up the entire city sky!! I couldn’t see a single star in the sky because it put off so much exhaust, it was probably the cloud cover to reflecting those lights. But it was just hideous to me. Plus it smells a little weird too in my opinion. I don’t know if, it does seem like a great central location to hit Hermosa and Long Beach. I didn’t know there was an old town. I wish I would’ve explored that. I’m still debating on moving over there at least on a temporary basis. Always a trade-off, Live by the beach with no peace and quiet and probably no backyard or a live somewhere like Torrance where you could actually have some peace and quiet and maybe a driveway or some type of backyard to entertain friends and even have a pet

[@livingintorrance]

Yes I agree California is very expensive. You have a really good concept of the area for not living here. It definitely is a trade off living by the beach with no space or being further inland and having more room. I think Torrance is a good mixture of both, but it is getting more and more expensive as well. Lately I have not seen any 1 bedrooms here for under 1800 a month, but that is not a shared situation. I have also had clients reach out saying that they are okay with any area of Torrance not near the refinery, so that is understandable.

[@DanielGennaro]

@@livingintorrance Thanks for the reply! yeah Im pretty bummed I didnt jump on this shared living situation in Long Beach- seemsl ike more my speed. I have a few opportunities to live off of Manhattan beach or venice/SM, but on the real, manhattan seems a little boring to me, and venice and SM to me is almost toooo much action! I get so nervous out there! its overwhelming... Im from Pennsylvania originally and been in Arizona for a few years- so im not used to BIG city living and thats the BIGG of the big city except for NYC! I dunno man, its always been a dream to live the beach life! go surfing! endless beautiful women, all the fitness culture! its just finding some place I can afford cause I aint in IT or engineering... its such a splurge place, like your going out to eat all the time... and i make about $20-$25 an hour- so a $1,400 a month apartment I feel is gonna be hard to break even maybe. I've always loved the venice area the most though... i mean theres nothing like it in the US I dont think. All the the culture and creative quirky expressive ppl. Its magical and wicked in a whole different way..

[@livingintorrance]

@@DanielGennaro I haven’t lived in Venice but it is nice to visit the beach there

[@sherizamani6619]

One bedroom in Redondo Beach runs in 2600. A month I lived there for 7 years and hermosa Beach and Manhattan beach is outrageous

[@sag577]

Old Torrance is best everyone is there, sipping cafe. walking distance to all shops,they tore all the history down, theater es old stores,not right.

[@Papaecho1990]

Torrance has four public high schools plus one catholic high school Bishop Montgomery.

[@livingintorrance]

Yes I completely forgot about Bishop, I coach Cross-country and Track at West high and Bishop comes over to use our track all the time.

[@JH-in5oq]

And they are all some of the top rated in LA county.

[@janeoleary8454]

Why did you show a commercial jet when you mentioned Torrance Airport

[@livingintorrance]

Lol that is a good point, it was the only plane that my editing program had video of, but I didn’t even think about the type of plane it was when I added it.

[@nikkic9340]

That beach part is technically Riviera village of redondo beach. lol

[@livingintorrance]

Redondo beach postal code, but Torrance unified school district if it is in the Hollywood Riviera, but I live in West Torrance and spend a lot of time in Redondo, so I think it’s good for people moving here to see all of the area.

[@williammizebee]

Gotta pay for that great view 😁😇😒🤔😏 why can't it just be Shane no cheyne right your good

[@GiOvAnNiSaNcHeZ420]

Torrance is not in the Riviera 😆 Have a friend who has 2 homes in Hermosa. One on The Strand and the other on Pier and Monterrey now that whole area of the Southbay is amazing ❤

[@livingintorrance]

That’s awesome, it would be amazing to live on the strand. The section I was talking about was the Hollywood Riviera section of Torrance which includes Torrance and Redondo Beach postal codes but all go to Torrance unified school district.

[@Papaecho1990]

Hollywood Riviera is the city of Torrance with a Redondo Beach postal code. A portion west of the Riviera west of Palos Verdes Blvd. extends to the ocean at Torrance Beach.

[@sag577]

Too busy there lotta cops give tickets, and drink ers everywhere, Torrance is betta

[@Ceeple]

AYYYYYY THERE'S MY HIGHSCHOOL, NORTH HIGH SAXONS BAYBEE!!!

[@Imjustbored07]

I think you missed out on north Torrance for the most part all you talked about was the high way and the High school and not much of the stuff we have here like the parks and all that other stuff

[@livingintorrance]

I totally agree, I live in West Torrance so I don’t get to experience all of that. What are some highlights of North Torrance?

[@Imjustbored07]

@@livingintorrance I think I heard that we have the one of the only one or only few king Hawaiians like restaurant and we have a open air market that I’ve not gone to yet but will at one point and we have a lot of nice parks like Columbia park, McMaster Park, City of Torrance Guenser park and we have like two smaller parks one within the refinery area and another near the CarMax across from the galleria. The Traffic here in North Torrance isn’t that bad it’s pretty normal for across Los Angeles. The freeway is pretty great when you want to go to downtown and all those other places. We actually have a lot of apartments on 182nd and Artesia that would be great for people going to El Camino which is right next to north Torrance but some people say that the apartments make the area look less desirable which I don’t really find a problem with since there are apartments everywhere in LA. The Schools here are okay, I’m currently going to North High School so I’ll be done with school soon and all I can say is that they are fine the schools but elementary school was kinda difficult the principal could have done a better job with handling the kids and handling situations between kids but everything else was okay.

[@livingintorrance]

@@Imjustbored07 these are great points, I have actually covered the parks in Torrance in some of my other videos including Columbia, it’s a great park. I coach cross-country at west Torrance high school and we hold our league race at Columbia. I agree that the freeway can be a good or a bad thing depending on if you want to get somewhere fast or if you live under it.

[@sickkicks8822]

I stay I'm Torrance the bad part tho westside

[@williammizebee]

Are there any dollar trees in torrance

[@livingintorrance]

Lol if there are I hope to find one

[@williammizebee]

@@livingintorrance I enjoy your vids the way you come across is very pleasant 😀 thank you

[@livingintorrance]

@@williammizebee thank you! And thanks for watching!

[@Imjustbored07]

There kinda is one but it’s basically in Lawndale it’s on Redando blvd so it on the borderline of North Torrance and Lawndale but we do have a 99 cents store in North East Torrance on 182nd street

[@rbo350]

Torrance is great but you need to make a lot of money $120k+

[@livingintorrance]

Yes I agree it’s getting expensive to live here.

[@JH-in5oq]

If you’re renting $120,000 is fine. If you’re buying I’d say you need a household income of $200,000 +. I live in the cheaper part of Torrance and a very basic 3 bedroom house is around $1,000,000.

[@sickkicks8822]

You didn show the bad part of Torrance

[@bonnamd8258]

Bad part? Ì you do not have an opportunity to live in Torrance.

[@JH-in5oq]

He’s referring to North Torrance. I live in North Torrance and while not as nice as South or West, it is far from being a “ghetto.” North High is still one of the top rated schools in LA County.

[@janeoleary8454]

I guess you purposely left out the GHETTO area of Torrance. 235th St and Normandie

[@livingintorrance]

I’m happy to help people find homes anywhere in the area

[@JH-in5oq]

Have you ever been to that Wal-Mart off Normandie? It’s a freak show 😂

[@livingintorrance]

@@JH-in5oq lol I have not

[@amberallen9760]

That Walmart is not bad

[@iheartgs400]

Lol that is not even considered part of Torrance lmafo they can use Torrance CA for post office purposes to sound boughie but in principle its part of City of Los Angeles called Harbor Gateway.

[@Michael-jl1vp]

. Hollywood riviera is Redondo Beach...You are TOO CLOSE to the camera . . .Too much "talking head" time ..we wany to see the city.... music's too loud ,,....Good video otherwise...

[@livingintorrance]

Thank you for watching. The Hollywood riviera has both Torrance and Redondo postal codes but they are part of the Torrance unified school district. When the Hollywood Riviera was created Torrance did not have enough postal coverage to service it so they outsourced it to Redondo Beach and those areas became known as Redondo Beach but with a Torrance school district