[quote=rired]We live in RI, outside of Newport. We have a five bedroom home with a water view (we live on an island). Our yard is just under an acre with mature landscaping. Our town is a bedroom community, very family oriented.

My husbands business partner lives in Coronado and they will select an office 1/2 between our two homes.

I’ve looked at homes in the three areas I mentioned and was *agast* at the selection in our price range ($1M-$1.5M).

Having given this more thought I believe we will select an area that has top notch public schools. I’d love it to be a coastal town but school reputation is more important to me.

Thank you for all the feedback![/quote]

rired, Glad you responded.

My recommendation would be for the following. You can send a private message if you have questions about specific areas. Perhaps some folks will be willing to help out.

A lot of us live in north county and if you need opinions, feel free to ask. BTW It might be kinda a commute for your hubby if he works in Coronado..

For the rest of the folks, why don’t we help out the original poster by stating

1. Your handle (name)
2. Where you live
3. How many kids you have and what grade(s) they are in
4. 1 short sentence about what you like about your hood
5. 1 short sentence about what you hate about your hood

I’ll start
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flu:
Carmel Valley.
1 kid in elementary.
Pro: Convenient access to freeways, good schools, good neighborhood.
Cons: Hate cookie cutter stucco box houses
(because I can’t afford something nicer)