[quote=fredo4]Can someone please tell me what is so great about Carmel Valley? I don’t get it. It’s not on the coast, it’s almost all tract houses and it’s relatively expensive. I can’t believe that it would be the schools drawing buyers. It’s way cheaper to buy a house elsewhere and put your kids in private schools. I know there are a lot of people on this blog interested in this area. What’s the appeal?[/quote]

Why do people like different areas? Don’t know.

Good community, high concentration of professionals, convenience to access different things, decent schools, pretty well patrolled, less hotter than inland like 4s.

The idea of living in on location and driving to somewhere across town to drop off kids isn’t necesarily practical unless you have a stay at home spouse, which then in that case comes the question on affordability of private schools on a single income. Last time I checked, private schools weren’t exactly cheap. Anyone want to take a guess?