I have to agree with Paramount. There are plenty of places in San Diego County that are not that expensive to live in. Yes you may have a longer commute and may not like the school district. Lets see… for instance if you had a choice of living in Indiana or Alpine where would you rather live?

Temecula or Arkansas?

You see it is all the perspective you want to take. You can drive to the beach in an hour or you can drive there in 2 days?