As a newcomer to SD, and one living in the Cardiff/Encinitas areas I sense something different from people when speaking of Poway. I gather that people here look at Poway as kind of a slight step up from El Cajon but still redneckish.

Again this is anecdotal, but the grumbles I hear when we have to travel that way for a ball game make me think many west of El Camino Real don’t share the same amazing opinion of Poway. I guess it’s all a matter of perspective.

I lived in Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch hotel (I-15 and Mira Mesa Blvd.) my first 6 months here in SD before the family arrived. There was no way I was going to stay. I used to go to the park to play a little basketball and there were some thugs out there.

sdrealtor:
I seem to recall when looking at demographics, LCC had the highest percentage of whites amongst the areas I was considering, though there is a growing latino population. I think the reason was that Torrey Pines, and Westview/Carmel Mountain Ranch schools simply have a higher percentage of Asians. Of course I only wound up in Cardiff because of a great deal in rent, in terms of commute, and schools I was looking in the area around Westview high because RB and Poway were just too far away. Everytime I nearly rented a place in Penasquitos, someone outbid me. However it all worked out as I enjoy living near the coast.