I live and work in Oceanside. I moved here 2 1/2 years ago and before that I lived in Carlsbad for about 2 years (also lived in Phoenix for 10 months in between there). My wife and I have been married for 5 years and she spent almost 30 years living in North County and knows this area well. Oceanside used to be a lot worse but has been slowly building a nicer reputation. Less drag queens walking the streets, new development down by the pier, etc. etc. . However, I do know that the Samoan gang activity in Oceanside is very active as well as the Mexican gangs. Since I live by the coast and work in East Oceanside, I see pretty much all of Oceanside daily.
From I-5 west to the beach along the entire coast, you will get a lot of “fair” places to live. From I-5 east for about 5 blocks right off Mission Ave is pure trash. I happen to live in the condo community one block east of that “trash” neighborhood. North of 76 Hwy has about 20% “fair” places to live but outside of that, count on installing steel bars on your windows and doors. South of 76 Hwy near College Blvd is BEAUTIFUL and middle to middle upper class upscale homes although cookie cutter like the poster mentioned. South of 76 Hwy near the Oceanside Airport, keep a gun handy. if you are ever given directions using the street name of Douglas off 76 Hwy, you need to lock your doors in your car. Also along the Vista border is something to be desired but safer than 92057.
What I have pretty much done is avoid anything in the 92057 area code for the reasons listed above as well as anything coastal. Stick with Rancho del Oro area and nearby and you’ll feel upper class in Oceanside.
As for the racial remarks in this thread, tell me why the bad areas I just listed are predominately Hispanic and not white while the nice areas I just mentioned are predominately white and not Hispanic? Injustice or an obvious pattern? I just went to the store yesterday off Mission Ave and had to ask the lady if she spoke English. She said no. Where do I go shopping to speak my own native English language?
I’m white and before you judge me, know that I have a close friend who is Mexican (with parents that migrated from Mexico) and he just bought a house in Vista. We talked about the various Oceanside neighborhoods and he said “Hell No” to 92057. He’s also an educated college grad with standards unlike the people in these neighborhoods. Fortunately my kids have grandparents in Carlsbad and will be putting our kids into a decent school there until I can get a house in Temecula when the market bottoms out.
