One thing you may not have realized. From Genesee and Appleton, if you go east a few blocks, then north a few blocks, you are suddenly in a pretty nice neighborhood with well-kept houses. It is really nice back there. Some of the houses back up to the canyons and there is a sense of seclusion.
So, you don’t have to live in a dump to be in Clairemont. It is funny around here. Good neighborhoods turn dumpy fast, and vice-versa. As soon as you get near canyonlands, the neighborhood improves.
Also, the houses here are well-built. Nice fir timber that has aged and hardened for the last 50 years.
Shopping is convenient and not crowded also.
We live in Clairemont, but we “beach” in La Jolla.
I also love the freeway access from Clairemont.
5, 805, and 52 all easy to get to and the 163 is pretty easy also. Name anything interesting in San Diego and we are 20 min away. Downtown, PB, Mission Bay, La Jolla, Del Mar, Mission Valley.
Across the 52 is University City. Same well-built houses. Same canyons. Same beach access. Nicer houses. Nicer neighborhoods and schools. Of course, more expensive.
As I go east in San Diego county, I think it gets too hot. I’d rather live in Phoenix than Poway, for example, given the same budget for a house.
