I think in general Temecula is severely underrated by those who live in San Diego – Temecula is an awesome place to live.
I was recently at Harmony Grove (west Escondido) on opening day touring the model homes, and Temecula was looking better by the minute. Harmony Grove looks like a bad value IMO based on prices/taxes for what you get…
And the commutes are not necessarily 60 miles — mine is about 40 minutes.
The values of my Temecula properties have gone up so much I could literally go into semi-retirement. And I’m decades under the age of 65.
I will say this though about Temecula: Only buy in Temecula if you want:
*Great Schools
*Very Low Crime
*Great shopping and wineries
*Very nice climate for the vast majority of the year
*Great place to raise a family
*Reasonable housing prices for the 99%
*New hospital
And the Temecual Valley is very pretty IMO.
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