Location isn’t great but it’s not Inland Empire. You can get almost anywhere from RB to La Jolla to downtown, in half an hour. And it’s technically on the border of Santee/Lakeside.
Prices per square foot aren’t out of line for the area. Check out 92071 on sdlookup.com.
Square footage is where they have a problem. I might consider a decently priced 4br in the area – but their 4br single-family houses start at 3000+ square feet …