Chula Vista is the La Joya of TJ. It’s not that bad of a place to live. But it is far from the Beach. Outside of that, it’s the same there as it is everywhere in the US now. It has all the big box retail, food, stores and but it does have hot latin ladies… The cost to live there is a joke. You have Melaroos and HOA fees on top of a house that looks just like the neighbors. O yeah, there are a million day-care providers that are super cheap.

The most eastern portion of CV is only 17 miles from Downtown SD, which is closer than Poway and Carmel Valley, where you can find new homes. But it takes about 50-mins to drive into downtown and about 45-min to take the bus to the trolley into downtown.. Plus they have some pretty cool Mass transit lines planned to serve the median of E. Palomar and the I-805 to Downtown, Kearny Mesa, UTC and Sorrento Mesa. http://www.SANDAG.com The commute to TJ isn’t bad either if you like Mexian food or industry..

You’ll find a lot of Koreans living in Chula Vista too because the manage the Maq factories in TJ.

Because of the huge cultural blend of people down there, there isn’t that since of community. I lived there for 4 years and never really got to know any of my neighbors. I’ve lived where I am at now for two months an know everyone on the street. In other words, if your not mexican and you are white, forget about having any kind of social life down there quickly.