Why are places like Del Mar and Encinitas so expensive?
Traffic sucks and you still have to drive to the ocean and beach. It is in the middle of nowhere. Yes fairly close to tech center in Sorrento Valley but thats really about it. Can never understand why north coastal properties are 500x overpriced. Makes zero sense.
Think about it
1. most people unless you are filthy rich work indoors 8-12 hours a day
2. you sleep 8
3. might see beach 1x a week.
Personally I prefer Ocean Beach and Point Loma- less crowd and fewer snobs