Moving from Vancouver, WA, to Los Angeles, CA
Heading south to the “City of Angels”
It takes just under 1,000 miles to travel south along the Pacific Coast from Vancouver, WA, to Los Angeles.
Leaving a smaller city of 191,000 people for the second-most populous city in the U.S. can feel overwhelming. Still, adventure awaits around every corner in LA, with around 3.9 million people living within city limits.
LA’s metro population of just under 13 million is much larger than the Vancouver metro of 2.5 million residents. Keep reading to learn more about life in Los Angeles, or the “City of Angels.”
Enjoy abundant sunshine and fewer rainy days
Vancouver is a rainy city, averaging 42 inches of rain per year, while Los Angeles is much drier, averaging only 16 inches annually. Winters typically stay above freezing in both cities, but Vancouver is more likely to get snow — around 3 inches per year — than LA, in which snow is rare. Average lows are around 46 degrees in LA, warmer than the 34-degree average in Vancouver.
Sunshine is abundant in LA, with summer highs around 84 degrees, compared to 79 degrees in Vancouver. Expect up to 284 sunny days in Los Angeles, compared to the average of only 143 days of sunshine in Vancouver.
Best LA attractions
The large city of Los Angeles has something for people of all ages. Here are 10 of the best attractions to explore as you get settled:
- Aquarium of the Pacific (in nearby Long Beach)
- Disneyland Resort (in nearby Anaheim)
- Griffith Park & Observatory (good view of the famous “Hollywood” sign)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame (view the star monuments on the sidewalk)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
- Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
- Santa Monica Pier
- The Getty Center
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- Venice Beach Boardwalk
Finding work in Los Angeles
The cost of living in LA is higher than in Vancouver, but there are also more job opportunities within the larger city. It’s no surprise that entertainment and the creative arts are leading industries in Los Angeles, but other popular sectors include aerospace, defense, education, healthcare, hospitality, trade and technology.
Los Angeles Unified School District, the University of California, Kaiser Permanente, the University of Southern California, Target Corporation and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are among the area’s largest employers. The City and County of Los Angeles and the State of California also employ many residents.
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