Glendale

One of Los Angeles' most well-known suburbs is Glendale. It's approximately 15 minutes away from downtown Los Angeles, that is without traffic, with traffic it may be up to an hour if not more. It's a beautiful town that is comparatively big to other towns in California. Glendale contains the Americana at Brand Mall. Many celebrities go there to shop, meet up with friends, or simply just to hang out at the lovely mall.

Glendale is also one of those cities near Los Angeles that seem to have a lower crime rate. I personally stayed in Glendale for a couple days and I'll tell you, I've never felt as if anything bad was going to happen to me when I went on my runs. Some other places in California I would say different but Glendale is not one of those places.

The location is perfect. It's a nice distance from other larger cities, however it's not necessary to leave the town as there are many markets, theaters, restaurants, etc within the city of Glendale. It could be compared to North Liberty (Iowa), Odessa (Texas), Mount Pleasant (South Carolina) as those towns are growing and starting to become big or more well known.