[quote=briansd1][quote=Scarlett]We are in our 40s, white, work in La Jolla area, kids in kindergarden/preschool. Or shall we look elsewhere? We want good schools, and to keep the commute under 45′.
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If I were you, I’d stay in the UTC area. Are you in 92037 or 92122?
The schools are good and the diversity is cool.
There are lots of professors, visiting scholars, grad students, tech workers from abroad, well-to-do families from Mexico who bring their kids here. They invariably end up living in UTC at least for a couple years before moving on. The exposure to a variety of cultures from children of educated families is not available anywhere else in San Diego.[/quote]
I am currently renting in 92122. There isn’t much I can afford and that I also like in the 92037. There are a few small and old townhouses with high HOAs in 92037 (close to UCSD/UTC). We’ve toyed with this idea for years, thinking of the schools in LJ district (torrey pines) but never saw something that we really liked, it would be a pretty big compromise, about the house and the ‘hood (think student rentals). I’d rather avoid Doyle elementary, to which I am closest right now (92122), but it’s not bad. We are keeping those THs in mind, I’d buy one of the largest (relatively speaking) ones if it would be right but there isn’t much out there either.
Even in 92122 I probably won’t be able to buy anything but a townhome.
Again, tired of townhomes, not a good value, though in 92037 they may be good enough. But you can’t argue with the commute factor,true.
We shall see.
P.S. I love diversity, I am from Europe, and I worked at UCSD for quite a few years, and I totally loved the diversity we had at the UCSD daycare. I just think Doyle is not doing that well now, based on some parents (grad students/postdocs) that have their kids there, not happy at all. One of the problems is, many parents (postdocs, students) there aren’t rich enough to contribute to the school funding…
By staying in/near UTC, do you actually mean buying?
