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Here’s a fun comparison:
Awahtukee http://www.redfin.com/AZ/Phoenix/13835-S-Canyon-Dr-85048/home/27824519 5834 sq. ft. 2.32 acres Backs to a wide open preserve with hiking. $821,000
Del Mar Mesa http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/5739-Meadows-Del-Mar-92130/home/4524947 5839 sq. ft. 0.32 acres (1/7th the size). $2,449,000
Carmel Valley, for the same price: http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/3857-Banfield-Ln-92130/home/4484133 2393 sq. ft. Lot is smaller than the AZ house at 4660 sq. ft. Cost is $24K more
You are in dreamland if you attempt to argue in any way that Phoenix housing remotely approaches San Diego in terms of cost for a given quality.