I agree with former owner nearly 100%. I have lived here since 1990 (Temecula). Temecula is the only city I would consider over here. I have to be honest, I strongly advise you to NOT move here unless you work here. I know so many people who ROT on the 91fwy commuting to the OC. They hate it, some spend at least 4 hours per day in the car commuting. Is that how you want to live your life? There is nothing wrong with renting, especially now. Don’t even ask about the bottom, cause its nowhere in sight. Think 2010ish for that. You know the old saying,… the grass is always greener.
Heres my current pro and con list for the Temecula Valley. I posted it in another thread so I apologize for others who may have read it.
Temecula pros and cons
Pros:
-great weather, I mean GREAT weather (many sunny days)
-one of least smoggy cities in socal(afternoon breeze common)
-general topography is attractive(natural rolling hills/trees)
-relatively close to mountains, beaches, deserts, big cities(LA/SD)
-nice wineries(kind of)and old town(kind of)
-pretty clean and safe
-seems to be great for families and kids(tons of
schools/activities/sports, good schools)
-many churches
-decent amount of parks
-best city planning of all nearby cities(clearly not perfect)
-some nice dinning options
-still some ranches/equestrian left
-Pechanga Casino?(mostly a big CON for me)
-busy mall
Cons:
-growing way too fast
-city traffic is horrible& murrieta even worse
-freeway traffic horrible at times(215 is the worst)
-expensive homes(by nature this may end soon)
-limited singles activity/nightlife
-most careers are in retail/education/Guidant Corp./real estate:( ,very few college degree or corporate type jobs here
-most people with real jobs commute to SD/OC/LA/Riverside and with BAD traffic getting worse and pricey gas getting pricier this is a BIG Con!!!
-even though many, many dinning options, waits can still be over an hour
-Pechanga Casino – causes traffic, gambling addictions, alcoholism, promotes the evil and sin in many(just my .02)
-rat race is here to stay(people in New York City appear to be more mellow)
-rude/materialistic/overly vain/fake/snobby population growing at an alarming rate. The keeping up with the Jonse’s reality show should be filmed here.
-not the quiet ranch like town it once was
-mass transit hasn’t really arrived yet?
-very inconsiderate drivers and many times dangerous. Local drivers are the worst and rudest I’ve seen, yet they seem to be ignored by local PD especially Murrieta PD, but you will get pulled over for tinted windows.
-busy mall is packed full of “Mall Rats” who feast on energy drinks and vanity.
-culturally not that diverse
-Medical facilities are sub-par, packed, and just suck. Best local hospital is in Fallbrook. The two in Murrieta are bad.
-no local rivers and the few local lakes we have are filthy/crowded or not suitable for recreation
-closest 4 year college over 35 min away
-closest community college is 20 min away and is mediocre
-DMV, Costco, IN’n’OUT are BERSERK and require extreme patience almost all the time!!
-even though the city is growing fast and many people live here, it seems that your business still becomes everyone’s business
