It may be too soon to tell how Wolf Creek will fare, but the community of about 10,000 people a few hundred yards behind it is called Redhawk (built in the early 1990’s). Despite it’s proximity to the casino it has remained one of the best areas to live in that valley. I lived in Redhwak for eight years and the interesting thing was that only one woman on my street had a job. Most of the families lived there in order afford to have a stay at home mom, a luxury they couldn’t afford in San Diego. A few of them had taken their equity from nicer parts of S.D. or O.C. and paid cash for their house. What is more suprising is that the high school within walking distance to the casino has the highest test scores in all of Riverside/San Bernadino counties, only rivaled in S.D. by the likes of Poway and San Diegueto districts. It may not make a lot of sense but the casino did not cause the societal decay I was expecting.
Wolf Creek was started during the bubble years and the prices were double or triple compared to when Redhawk was built so the residents may not be able to afford to have one parent stay home. That is a dynamic affecting most areas of California, so only time will tell what the affect will be.
