I just want to pre-empt anybody by conceding that San Marcos has some of the most butt-ugly 70s-80s era tracts ever constructed. We looked at one place, which was the best of the lot aesthetically speaking, but the neighborhood was so architecturally foul that I had a hard time imagining just driving home to work each day. Was near a highly rated elementary school, though.
Also, my wife and I have opposite shifts, so promixity to our jobs was a big deal. (Her “commute” is less than half of mine.)
