I read the entire thread, and will provide in summary form my objective opinion on communities in what I call central and south Temecula. I am a local resident and I have lived in Temecula for 5 years. I know Temecula very well.
1. Morgan Hill/Crowne Hill – these are the premium communities in Temecula. Problem with Crowne Hill – very few amenities, but still a nice area. Morgan Hill: Not in the city, high taxes.
2. Certain parts of Redhawk are nice (Summerfield), some parts are not that nice at all (Vail Ranch) – it’s hit or miss.
3. Paseo Del Sol/Vintage Hills: 2 pretty nice areas, with some hit or miss sections of the communities. For Paseo, stay away from the section between 79 South (Temecula Parkway) and Pauba. Vintage – the closer you get to Rancho California (down the hill) the less attractive it gets.
4. Paloma del sol: This is basically a well designed community with one major flaw – very small houses (900-1300 sq. ft.) were built in some of the older sections of the neighborhood resulting in many rentals as people moved to larger houses during the bubble. Some sections of Paloma del sol are really nice (usually the larger house areas), some are not. It’s street by street.
5. Wolf Creek: I have not figured this area out yet, it may either stay really nice or turn bad. I think it may turn bad b/c I think casino workers will move in en mass to these neighborhoods – turning single family homes into dorm houses. It may be to close to the casino. Same goes for Temecula Lane.
6. Stratford: Again, I’m not sure – it does have a unique location (kind of off by itself), far enough away from the casino but near the high school.
7. Temecula Creek: I don’t see any appeal in this community quite honestly except for large houses. Right off of 79 south – unappealing overall. And yet they sold every last one of them.
