S&P L10-11 (NORTHWOOD, IRVINE)
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- Northwood, Irvine, California
- Background
- Developed as a fully planned city, beginning in the 1960s.
- Designed around a series of 'villages', of which Northwood is one.
- "Create and maintain a community where people can live, work and play in an environment which is safe, vibrant and aesthetically pleasing.
- Around 21,000 people inhabit just over 2000 households.
- It is a classic edge city.
- 1/3 of households have children at a school age.
- Employment
- Average income $86,500 per year.
- Access to employment is good. University of California is a major employer.
- Well established high tech companies (Blizzard) and medical and aerospace firms.
- Several TNCs based here, including Kia, Mazda and Toshiba.
- Healthcare
- Excellent healthcare to the highest standards of an AC.
- Air pollution is low as it is located away from smog common in places towards the centre of LA.
- Education
- Among the best schools in the US.
- Educational standards of residents is very high - 68.5% of residents have a degree, 20.5% have a masters or doctorate.
- 5 high schools, 3 tertiary providers.
- Crime rate
- 70% lower than the national average.
- Safer than 96% of Californian cities.
- Violent crime: 50/100,000 people compared with 366/100,000 nationally.
- Vehicle theft: 52/100,000 people compared to 220/100,000 nationally.
- Ethnic background
- Around 50% are white.
- Second most numerous group is Asian, mainly from Vietnam.
- After the Vietnamese war, many Vietnamese migrated to the US.
- Housing
- Characterized by single family houses on large plots of land.
- Most streets are lined with Eucalyptus trees which is a legacy of the windbreaks established when the land was farm land.
- 91% of homes are owned.
- Average household size is 2.8.
- The future?
- Regularly features among the most highly ranked cities in the US for factors such as safety, management and best place to live.
- During economic down, it retains its reputation for high paid employment.
- High quality housing, transport infrastructure, education, retail and Mediterranean climate, it is a very attractive place to live.
- Represents the opposite end of the economic spectrum to Jembatan Besi.
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