12882 Francine, Poway ($499k)

[Eugene]

[quote=ybitz]

Can you clarify? Would it be difficult getting homeowner’s insurance because of the fire risk? If so, is there anyway to know insurability prior to close of escrow?
34% free lunch–meaning there are a lot of poor families with kids getting subsidized lunches? I thought Poway median household income was fairly high?[/quote]

Yes, the house seems to be 200 feet from the edge of developed land. You’ll have to arrange homeowner’s insurance before close of escrow, the bank simply won’t lend you any money unless the insurance policy is in place … but I suggest that you check with an insurance agent before making an offer. Most likely it is insurable, but some companies will refuse to write the policy and others will charge a higher rate than for a house in a safer location.

This is one of the poorer parts of Poway. Pomerado Elementary has the second highest % of free/subsidized lunches in PUSD. (Valley Elementary is #1, near Poway Rd / Community Rd) Truly wealthy parts are further north, north of Twin Peaks and particularly off Espola. That said, it’s still PUSD and school scores are pretty good.

[an]

Just because it’s in PUSD doesn’t mean all the school in PUSD are great, especially in this poorer part of Poway. http://schoolperformancemaps.com/ca/#32.957185%2C-117.039156%2C14%2C1%2C2, look for yourself. The elementary school and middle school kids from this area would probably go to is Pomerado Elementary and Meadowbrook Middle. Both are ranked 9, so they’re good, but not great. The scores is only great when you get to the HS level. But that’s probably an effect of combining kids from these rank 9 schools with kids from the rank 10 schools. It gets even worse if you live in an area that feeds into Valley Elementary instead. It’s a rank 7 school, so it’s even worse than any school in Mira Mesa.

[an]

Just because it’s in PUSD doesn’t mean all the school in PUSD are great, especially in this poorer part of Poway. http://schoolperformancemaps.com/ca/#32.957185%2C-117.039156%2C14%2C1%2C2, look for yourself. The elementary school and middle school kids from this area would probably go to is Pomerado Elementary and Meadowbrook Middle. Both are ranked 9, so they’re good, but not great. The scores is only great when you get to the HS level. But that’s probably an effect of combining kids from these rank 9 schools with kids from the rank 10 schools. It gets even worse if you live in an area that feeds into Valley Elementary instead. It’s a rank 7 school, so it’s even worse than any school in Mira Mesa.

[an]

Just because it’s in PUSD doesn’t mean all the school in PUSD are great, especially in this poorer part of Poway. http://schoolperformancemaps.com/ca/#32.957185%2C-117.039156%2C14%2C1%2C2, look for yourself. The elementary school and middle school kids from this area would probably go to is Pomerado Elementary and Meadowbrook Middle. Both are ranked 9, so they’re good, but not great. The scores is only great when you get to the HS level. But that’s probably an effect of combining kids from these rank 9 schools with kids from the rank 10 schools. It gets even worse if you live in an area that feeds into Valley Elementary instead. It’s a rank 7 school, so it’s even worse than any school in Mira Mesa.

[an]

Just because it’s in PUSD doesn’t mean all the school in PUSD are great, especially in this poorer part of Poway. http://schoolperformancemaps.com/ca/#32.957185%2C-117.039156%2C14%2C1%2C2, look for yourself. The elementary school and middle school kids from this area would probably go to is Pomerado Elementary and Meadowbrook Middle. Both are ranked 9, so they’re good, but not great. The scores is only great when you get to the HS level. But that’s probably an effect of combining kids from these rank 9 schools with kids from the rank 10 schools. It gets even worse if you live in an area that feeds into Valley Elementary instead. It’s a rank 7 school, so it’s even worse than any school in Mira Mesa.

[an]

Just because it’s in PUSD doesn’t mean all the school in PUSD are great, especially in this poorer part of Poway. http://schoolperformancemaps.com/ca/#32.957185%2C-117.039156%2C14%2C1%2C2, look for yourself. The elementary school and middle school kids from this area would probably go to is Pomerado Elementary and Meadowbrook Middle. Both are ranked 9, so they’re good, but not great. The scores is only great when you get to the HS level. But that’s probably an effect of combining kids from these rank 9 schools with kids from the rank 10 schools. It gets even worse if you live in an area that feeds into Valley Elementary instead. It’s a rank 7 school, so it’s even worse than any school in Mira Mesa.

[CA renter]

If not for the commute, those listings just might convince Mr. CAR and I to move to Poway. I really like those homes, and the price is right, compared to what we’ve been looking at! 🙂

[CA renter]

If not for the commute, those listings just might convince Mr. CAR and I to move to Poway. I really like those homes, and the price is right, compared to what we’ve been looking at! 🙂

[CA renter]

If not for the commute, those listings just might convince Mr. CAR and I to move to Poway. I really like those homes, and the price is right, compared to what we’ve been looking at! 🙂

[CA renter]

If not for the commute, those listings just might convince Mr. CAR and I to move to Poway. I really like those homes, and the price is right, compared to what we’ve been looking at! 🙂

[CA renter]

If not for the commute, those listings just might convince Mr. CAR and I to move to Poway. I really like those homes, and the price is right, compared to what we’ve been looking at! 🙂

[Eugene]

[quote=CA renter]If not for the commute, those listings just might convince Mr. CAR and I to move to Poway. I really like those homes, and the price is right, compared to what we’ve been looking at! :)[/quote]

That’s sarcasm, isn’t it?

500k for a 1500 sf 40-year-old house on a 7000 sf lot is nuts. The only thing that can possibly justify that price is PUSD. And I’m not certain about that, either. I’ve been driving past a rank 7 high school on my way to & from work for the last six months and it looks like a perfectly civil place to me. (I might get a better idea when my kids are old enough for high school, which will be roughly 10 years from now – assuming that I’m still in San Diego at that time. My fall-back plan is to rent a granny flat in PUSD for $600/month and to use it to send kids to Rancho Bernardo High.)

[Eugene]

[quote=CA renter]If not for the commute, those listings just might convince Mr. CAR and I to move to Poway. I really like those homes, and the price is right, compared to what we’ve been looking at! :)[/quote]

That’s sarcasm, isn’t it?

500k for a 1500 sf 40-year-old house on a 7000 sf lot is nuts. The only thing that can possibly justify that price is PUSD. And I’m not certain about that, either. I’ve been driving past a rank 7 high school on my way to & from work for the last six months and it looks like a perfectly civil place to me. (I might get a better idea when my kids are old enough for high school, which will be roughly 10 years from now – assuming that I’m still in San Diego at that time. My fall-back plan is to rent a granny flat in PUSD for $600/month and to use it to send kids to Rancho Bernardo High.)

[Eugene]

[quote=CA renter]If not for the commute, those listings just might convince Mr. CAR and I to move to Poway. I really like those homes, and the price is right, compared to what we’ve been looking at! :)[/quote]

That’s sarcasm, isn’t it?

500k for a 1500 sf 40-year-old house on a 7000 sf lot is nuts. The only thing that can possibly justify that price is PUSD. And I’m not certain about that, either. I’ve been driving past a rank 7 high school on my way to & from work for the last six months and it looks like a perfectly civil place to me. (I might get a better idea when my kids are old enough for high school, which will be roughly 10 years from now – assuming that I’m still in San Diego at that time. My fall-back plan is to rent a granny flat in PUSD for $600/month and to use it to send kids to Rancho Bernardo High.)

[Eugene]

[quote=CA renter]If not for the commute, those listings just might convince Mr. CAR and I to move to Poway. I really like those homes, and the price is right, compared to what we’ve been looking at! :)[/quote]

That’s sarcasm, isn’t it?

500k for a 1500 sf 40-year-old house on a 7000 sf lot is nuts. The only thing that can possibly justify that price is PUSD. And I’m not certain about that, either. I’ve been driving past a rank 7 high school on my way to & from work for the last six months and it looks like a perfectly civil place to me. (I might get a better idea when my kids are old enough for high school, which will be roughly 10 years from now – assuming that I’m still in San Diego at that time. My fall-back plan is to rent a granny flat in PUSD for $600/month and to use it to send kids to Rancho Bernardo High.)

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