The 92057 house may be closer to work but I don’t think those neighborhoods will hold their value as well as the Rancho Del Oro neighborhoods in the 92056 area. The older neighborhoods north of North River Road and west of Vandergrift are a hotbed of gang activity and that’s who your kids would be going to middle and high school with. Trust me – it’s not pretty.
The 92056 neighborhoods are closer to freeway access, easier to get in and out of for all your other life activities and in general will turn out to be quieter all around. In my opinion they should have never built move up and luxury homes anywhere in 92057.
I think if you can hold out until 2009 or later you’ll end up saving at least $150k in either of those neighborhoods.