[quote=joec]One thing that you do see is a lot of the children of families in San Diego or the bay area can’t really stay there. Maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be…[/quote]
joec, I don’t really see this as many of the schools in Sweetwater are overcrowded, even though there have been 2 new high schools built within the last few years. I know some of this may be due to families living in MX and using documents from a U.S. address within the district to enroll.
I really feel families CAN STAY HERE but do not CHOOSE TO. Transplanted families (with no family ties here) seem, for the most part, to be disenchanted with the housing stock available at the existing rental/purchase prices. Even if they sold their home in another state, many families still don’t have the down payment needed to purchase the home and/or the calibur of neighborhood they have become *accustomed to* in another state (or interior CA county).
Also, many moms refuse to work under any circumstances, even if their child(ren) are in school all day. Many women (wives/moms) are/were still under a delusion that they can purchase property here and remain *at home* indefinitely while their deferred student loans become due and their mortgages adjust and reset, leaving all living expenses to one worker (who could become sick or disabled).
I’ve seen this phenomenon all my life, especially with transferred US government and military families.
OTOH, young families who have family ties here (to possibly help with day-care exp) will probably never move very far from where they grew up. People who have lived here most or all their lives do not tend to compare available housing stock here with what may be available for a particular price somewhere else.
This comparison is faulty because there IS NO COMPARISON. It is comparing apples to oranges. It’s a free country and if one doesn’t like the “tradeoffs” one has to make to live in SD or the SF Bay area, then they should MOVE to someplace they perceive as “cheaper” or “more conducive to living in a `one-income family'” and be happy with the life they chose. But it will NOT be in coastal CA.
Yes, joec, that’s how it’s *supposed to be.* It all boils down to the type and location of housing that family members will accept as everything is actually available here. [end of rant]
