Steve is right; the commute looks easy on a map. Try it once, then decide. Picture yourself going 5 miles in 20 minutes, every single morning, every single night. That’s on the freeway. Imagine yourself waiting for 1-2 minutes at traffic lights just a few blocks apart. If you *love* sitting in your car and are *very patient* in rush hour traffic, then you could tolerate it. My dentist’s receptionist left Vista because her kids were so scared to get beaten up in the school bathroom, that they would “hold it” all day. Have you ever heard of such a thing? Afraid of going into the school bathroom? She said the schools were very very bad.
There’s a reason Vista is cheaper.
When we moved here, I thought the same of Oceanside and Rancho Penasquitos as you do of Vista. Maybe someone can corroborate if Oceanside property values have gone up since the city started its downtown improvements, and if RP property values increased after coastal access improved via the 56.
