When you say “class based” do you mean that non-Temecula people think we’re all a bunch of red-neck rubes? One of the things that HAS surprised me about Temecula is that while it is a bit of a “Stucco Jungle” there IS, indeed, a lot of money up here. I’ve seen the “horsey set” tooling around town, and there seem to be a number of $1mil+ homes that are very elegant.

We are very fortunate. My husband found an excellent job with a small aerospace company up here (he’s a retired USAF pilot), and I work from home as a writer. His commute is 10 minutes and mine is 10 seconds.

If I worked in San Diego, I’d probably choose to live in Vista/Shadowridge or South Escondido. It looks like there are aggressively priced homes in those areas right now.