I’m with SD R, no way would I pick OB to raise kids. We have friends in PL and they complain about the lack of good public schools in the area. There are nicer homes up on the hill in OB/Sunset Cliffs part that is technically OB, bordering Pt Loma, but I still wouldn’t raise kids there.
The other issue noted by many friends who live over there, lack of enough kids as the nicer homes are dominated by older couples. If you want your kids to be able to run around with other kids, its not in OB. If you want your kids to be able to walk down into OB, buy some pot, talk to some street urchins, then OB is your place.
While I personally enjoy living in an urban environment, being able to walk to Balboa Park, restaurants, bars, shops, grocery, farmers market, and would NOT live in surburbia, kids or not….this is NOT a requirement for hardly ANY of my friends with kids. Schools and proximity to other kids/ family environment, space for the kids, and location are the top considerations.
The posted mentioned GOOD schools being a requirement, and there are very few excellent public schools in metro SD.
