RANDY ECONOMY: MY WORLD: La Palma Named California’s Most Affordable Suburb. But there is nothing "cheap" about this wonderful enclave!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

La Palma Named California’s Most Affordable Suburb. But there is nothing "cheap" about this wonderful enclave!

By Randy Economy

I love La Palma, California. Yep. I've been a fan of this cool stamp sized bedroom community...ever since it became an "incorporated" city decades ago.

But, what ever you do, don't call this town cheap. "Afforable" yes. "Cheap" no.

The City of La Palma has been named by Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine as the Most Affordable Suburb in California.

Yep. A real bargain. Bloomberg BusinessWeek identified one city in each state as the best example of affordability and quality of life.

The selected suburbs were limited to communities within 25 miles of the most populated city in the state, with populations of 5,000 to 60,000, median family incomes of $51,000 to $120,000, and lower-than-average crime rates.

This isn't the first time that the City has been nationally recognized.

In 2007, La Palma was selected as one of America’s Best Places to Live by MONEY magazine, and the trendy http://www.businessweek.com/ reports that, “La Palma, once primarily dairy farm territory, has grown into a bedroom community in Orange County with three parks and public facilities for tennis, soccer, and softball. It is also one of the most ethically diverse suburbs on this year's list."

La Palma is mixed bag of Americana. It claims 36% of its residents as being "white" but also has a large Asian population and a significant Hispanic population. It will be interesting to see what La Palma looks like after the 2010 Census is completed.

Upon hearing the news, Mayor Steve Shanahan said, “It is a great honor for La Palma to be selected as the most affordable City in all of California. We are a close knit community with lots of spirit and should be proud of what we have accomplished.”

City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto said, “La Palmans (yep, they call 'dem natives here "La Palmans") have always known that this is a very special place, but it is nice to be recognized nationally for the work that we are doing here.”

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Thanks for giving us La Palmans a little celebrity status.

We may not have a great library, auto or shopping mall, but I bet our citizens are happier to live here than a lot of Cerritos residents are happy with their city--but don't tell anybody I said that.

Let them keep drinking the kool-aid! :o); Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:09:00 PM

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

La Palma Named California’s Most Affordable Suburb. But there is nothing "cheap" about this wonderful enclave!

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