Neighborhood
- Public SchoolsA+
- Crime & SafetyNG
- HousingD
- NightlifeA+
- Good for FamiliesA
- DiversityA-
- JobsB-
- WeatherA+
- Cost of LivingD
- Health & FitnessNG
- Outdoor ActivitiesA
- CommuteNG
Real Estate
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
NG
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Residents
Diversity
A-
Based on ethnic and economic diversity.
Median Household Income
$71,792
National
$55,322Children
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Top Public Schools Serving Wilshire/Montana
- A+
Santa Monica High School
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, CA
- 9-12
- 667 reviews
- A
Roosevelt Elementary School
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, CA
- K-5
- A
Franklin Elementary School
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, CA
- K-5
- A
Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, CA
- K-8
- A
Lincoln Middle School
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, CA
- 6-8
Wilshire/Montana Reviews
17
All Categories
Fortunate to live here because of amazing city services (fantastic libraries, city beach club, best community college, superb public schools, thoughtful about transportation with light rail arriving soon), perfect climate, "Los Angeles at the beach", thoughtful about the environment--with the exception of over-building, and too many tourists!
Santa Monica is an amazing place to live. The people are incredibly smart and diverse. It's not nearly as expensive as other world-class areas like Manhattan and San Francisco. Overall I would live here for the foreseeable future. I wish there were even more businesses based here but LA is not a financial center like SF or NYC so I get it.
The crime in Santa Monica is almost nonexistent. I rarely see anyone doing anything wrong. No needles on the street or public drug users. The worst thing I saw someone do was steal a pie from Whole Foods. I definitely hate the parking enforcement though they suck horribly. Other than that SM is awesome.