on_two_wheels
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From a departmental viewpoint, can't really help ya. However, cost of living is like anything else...ya get what you pay for. Ontario is a very average city in terms of quality from what I've seen. However, it borders Rancho Cucamonga which has a much better reputation, seems to be a lot cleaner, and slightly more refined. It's got possibly the best shopping center in the I.E. (vic gardens) when it's nice out and lots of great dining and entertainment. Can you say "Dollar beer night at the Quakes ballpark?" I knew ya could.
All that said, you could easily live in a wide variety of locales while working in ontario. They can offer better quality of living, closer to the beaches/diving, better shopping, etc. Or you can live further from those things and have lower cost of living and better deals on real estate. However, resale always being an issue, Rancho Cucamonga is probably the most in demand for the inland empire.
Don't let the OC and LA county folks that define themselves by where they live fool ya. The people aren't any better or worse. There's extremely rich people in the IE and extremely poor people in OC. Some places just hide it better.
All that said, you could easily live in a wide variety of locales while working in ontario. They can offer better quality of living, closer to the beaches/diving, better shopping, etc. Or you can live further from those things and have lower cost of living and better deals on real estate. However, resale always being an issue, Rancho Cucamonga is probably the most in demand for the inland empire.
Don't let the OC and LA county folks that define themselves by where they live fool ya. The people aren't any better or worse. There's extremely rich people in the IE and extremely poor people in OC. Some places just hide it better.