Azusa is becoming a popular place for gay families to move to due to the support and encouragement from residents.

The city of Azusa has quietly had many gay residents for decades. In the past, most of these people lived in the closet. Today, the gay population of the city is increasingly growing and many residents are encouraging it to happen. There are even heterosexual families who show their support and acceptance of gay residents by proudly flying rainbow flags on their properties. They do this so that when people look for homes in the area, buyers will know that it is a gay friendly area. Residents have stated that the gay residents tend to take better care of their homes and spend more on home improvements, resulting in increasing property values. They also recognize that as the gay population of the city increases, more creative and unique stores and restaurants are sure to follow.  This is something that many residents of Azusa have been demanding to happen.

The city of Azusa is currently going through gentrification. Encouraging gay families is part of this process. The gay community has transformed cities around this nation into successful, beautiful, and safer cities to live in. That fits in with the goals for the city of Azusa.

Gay families are choosing to live in Azusa for several reasons, including being able to purchase a much larger home for less money than it would cost to live on the West side of Los Angeles, less traffic on the East side, they are encouraged by the progress that the city and school district have recently made, they enjoy living close to nature yet are still relatively close to Pasadena, and they have friends that have already successfully moved into the city.

The city has some beautiful newer areas, such as Mountain Cove, as well as historic older areas to live in. New projects that are currently being built include: Rosedale ( http://rosedaleazusa.com/ ) and several small townhouse and condominium projects.