I was actually looking at El Co village which is technically Lawndale... Or Gardena. The border is right now. I lived there after high school for a bit and it's nice. Super family oriented area. Only a couple roads in and out. Big lots, almost no rentals. People tend to live there for life. I'd do old Torrance area as well or del aire / holly Glen. Example: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/20363302_zpid/ The problem with Lawndale that's like Artesia and Inglewood Lawndale isn't that it's Lawndale.. It's that there's 4 houses per lot and 16 people per house and 32 cars per house. I wouldn't mind doing a Westchester but holy fucking hell a 1950s box home with a new shower head is somehow 900k. Seriously. We watched the renovation job for a piece of shit across the street.