qwerty
More than anything it is the relative remoteness of the area impacting those prices. It’s a good 15 to 20 minute drive to shopping (you would likely go to Encinitas/Carlsbad/San marcos) so you need to plan ahead. They are building some shopping in San Elijo Hills which will be limited but only 5 minutes away. Schoolwise the kids there go to Encinitas or Rancho Santa Fe schools so the quality isnt an issue. In quiet times, I’d say SD was 45 to 60 minutes away. The area is beautiful and it is like living in National Park. I have a friend that lives there who got tired of commuting downtown to his office so he just built a detached office on his property and fixed that issue.