Commute time between Woodland Hills & Arcardia. Commute time btwn WH & Palos verdes estate)?

Question

Hello,

We are planing to move into a LA area. We have been furiously researching school districts. we have narrowed down our "place to live" to La Canada, Calabasa, Palos Verdes Estate, Arcadia/San Marino.

My husband will be working in the woodland Hills (WH) area. What is the avg commute time between WH & La Canada; WH & Palos Verdes Estate; WH & Arcadia; WH & San Marino.

Is there public transportation connecting WH from any of these areas?

THANX!

Answer 1

Quite frankly, I would not recommend commuting to Woodland Hills from any of those places unless you are willing to sit in traffic for an hour each way.  Many people from outside the area do not realize how vast the LA region is or how long it takes to get around.  I don't know where you got these places, but you seem to have cherry-picked the richest and most upscale cities in the area.  If you are concerned about schools, I can tell you that each school district is very diverse and you can find good schools in most school districts as long as you are in the right place.  For example, some parts of Los Angeles have excellent schools (Brentwood, Bel Air, Hollywood Hills, etc.) but you will never find out because their numbers are brought down by the rest of the LAUSD.  

Regarding public transportation, the main commuter transit in southern California is Metrolink, and the closest station to WH is either Chatsworth or Northridge on the Ventura County line, but both of these are several miles away and you will need to take a bus.

Answer 2

1. Places to live...Calabasas is right next to Woodland Hills; Palos Verde Estates is about 45 miles away on the coast (not recommended); La Canada (pron. can-yada) about 25 mi from WH; San Marino is adjacent to Pasadena while Arcadia is somewhat further out...All of these areas are high end with excellent places to live ($$$$$)...Without knowing for sure, I would rank all of the school districts as very good.

2. Commute times would range between 15 min from Calabasas to sometime tomorrow for RPV to1.5 hrs from La Canada, 2 hrs from Arcadia and S. Marino...Take a gander at the link below.

All the best