[quote=AN]bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?[/quote]

Because, AN, Del Cerro and Chula Vista are the comparisons with Sky Ranch that Russell and PKMAN made. Yes, Chula Vista has cheaper properties also but has MANY neighborhoods in the price range of OR HIGHER than Sky Ranch. Chula is a City of approx. 270K + population (in 5 zip codes) and has a wide variety of neighborhoods to choose from. Santee is a City of 52K – 64K pop. (depending on which website you believe) and IS ZONED COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL. Chula Vista ONLY has COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL zoning on MAIN ST (the border between Otay Mesa SD and Chula Vista) and the immediate bayfront (an area where no housing of any kind exists). Santee’s zoning is mixed-use nearly everywhere except the planned communities such as “Riverwalk” (prev. mentioned on this thread) and Sky Ranch. The two cities are competely different animals.

There is no “average” Del Cerro. ALL of Del Cerro is SUPERIOR in every way to the rest of its zip code 92120. (Allied Gardens has COMM/IND zoning NOT mixed with residential which is preferable to Santee.) Russell compared Sky Ranch to Del Cerro. There is no comparison between the two, in HH income, per capita income, home values or educational levels. IMHO, Del Cerro has superior construction, floor plans, views and lots compared to Santee, is more conveniently located and has a milder climate. Del Cerro wins ALL CONTESTS HANDS DOWN over Sky Ranch. This can’t be fixed.

The zoning or lack thereof is a major player in the desirability of a community, IMO.