Any Bad Areas/Neighborhoods of Temecula or Murrieta?

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I think this is a bad place to ask such a question due to the high number of phony San Diego snobs who “contribute” to this forum.

IMO and based on my experience, Temecula is a great place to raise a family. In general Temecula has very good schools, great Fire and Police Departments and other support services.

Temecula is a well run city, period. It’s not perfect, but pretty close.

I feel very privledged to live in Temecula.

Does Temecula have crime? Yes, unfortunately – much of it from people that do not live in Temecula. I’ll guarantee you this – while I do consider the Temecula police department fair – most citizens in Temecula (and the police department) will not put up with a whole lot of BS.

Long time Temecula resident.

[themorgansplace]

temeculaguy,

[quote=temeculaguy]It would take me pages to tell you the personality or demographic variables in my hood, instead, why don’t you tell me what you are looking for, that might be easier.[/quote]

Thanks for your generosity. I am actually a diversely limited individual when it comes to what I am looking for in a neighborhood or home. What I am mean by diversely limited is I prefer not to live in an area where you have no HOA rules and everyone has their low riding street mowers without a muffler and dog tied to a pole in the front yard laying on the couch. I also don’t want to be in a neighborhood where I am fined by the HOA for not driving a Mercedes and/or left my garage door open for 31 minutes when it is a limit of 30 minutes. I’m a diverse person as long as it comes in between those two and from what I can tell, pretty much 90% of Temecula and Murrieta is like what I am wanting but now I am doubting this based on others feedback.

My biggest concern is to have my two toddlers go through schools that don’t have gang-banger parents like we have in Oceanside. My 4 year old will start pre-school this year and we will need to drive him over to his grandparents neighborhood of Carlsbad just to get away from this crap.

My goal is long term for Temecula and we hope to live in a location that people actually say Hi and are genuinely decent people. I am done with the “living la vida loca” mentality that everyone around us has here. If all goes well, I hope to have a 2nd home in the same area within 10 years as an investment opportunity (I already own one investment home in my hometown of KC). Funny, I own an investment property but have never owned my own home and still rent. LOL I couldn’t pass up the 30% return on a rental property so in the long run, it was a smart decision to buy someone else a home before my own.

Are you a Realtor by chance, or know an honest one that you would refer? I will be looking for at some point.

[themorgansplace]

temeculaguy,

[quote=temeculaguy]It would take me pages to tell you the personality or demographic variables in my hood, instead, why don’t you tell me what you are looking for, that might be easier.[/quote]

Thanks for your generosity. I am actually a diversely limited individual when it comes to what I am looking for in a neighborhood or home. What I am mean by diversely limited is I prefer not to live in an area where you have no HOA rules and everyone has their low riding street mowers without a muffler and dog tied to a pole in the front yard laying on the couch. I also don’t want to be in a neighborhood where I am fined by the HOA for not driving a Mercedes and/or left my garage door open for 31 minutes when it is a limit of 30 minutes. I’m a diverse person as long as it comes in between those two and from what I can tell, pretty much 90% of Temecula and Murrieta is like what I am wanting but now I am doubting this based on others feedback.

My biggest concern is to have my two toddlers go through schools that don’t have gang-banger parents like we have in Oceanside. My 4 year old will start pre-school this year and we will need to drive him over to his grandparents neighborhood of Carlsbad just to get away from this crap.

My goal is long term for Temecula and we hope to live in a location that people actually say Hi and are genuinely decent people. I am done with the “living la vida loca” mentality that everyone around us has here. If all goes well, I hope to have a 2nd home in the same area within 10 years as an investment opportunity (I already own one investment home in my hometown of KC). Funny, I own an investment property but have never owned my own home and still rent. LOL I couldn’t pass up the 30% return on a rental property so in the long run, it was a smart decision to buy someone else a home before my own.

Are you a Realtor by chance, or know an honest one that you would refer? I will be looking for at some point.

[themorgansplace]

temeculaguy,

[quote=temeculaguy]It would take me pages to tell you the personality or demographic variables in my hood, instead, why don’t you tell me what you are looking for, that might be easier.[/quote]

Thanks for your generosity. I am actually a diversely limited individual when it comes to what I am looking for in a neighborhood or home. What I am mean by diversely limited is I prefer not to live in an area where you have no HOA rules and everyone has their low riding street mowers without a muffler and dog tied to a pole in the front yard laying on the couch. I also don’t want to be in a neighborhood where I am fined by the HOA for not driving a Mercedes and/or left my garage door open for 31 minutes when it is a limit of 30 minutes. I’m a diverse person as long as it comes in between those two and from what I can tell, pretty much 90% of Temecula and Murrieta is like what I am wanting but now I am doubting this based on others feedback.

My biggest concern is to have my two toddlers go through schools that don’t have gang-banger parents like we have in Oceanside. My 4 year old will start pre-school this year and we will need to drive him over to his grandparents neighborhood of Carlsbad just to get away from this crap.

My goal is long term for Temecula and we hope to live in a location that people actually say Hi and are genuinely decent people. I am done with the “living la vida loca” mentality that everyone around us has here. If all goes well, I hope to have a 2nd home in the same area within 10 years as an investment opportunity (I already own one investment home in my hometown of KC). Funny, I own an investment property but have never owned my own home and still rent. LOL I couldn’t pass up the 30% return on a rental property so in the long run, it was a smart decision to buy someone else a home before my own.

Are you a Realtor by chance, or know an honest one that you would refer? I will be looking for at some point.

[themorgansplace]

temeculaguy,

[quote=temeculaguy]It would take me pages to tell you the personality or demographic variables in my hood, instead, why don’t you tell me what you are looking for, that might be easier.[/quote]

Thanks for your generosity. I am actually a diversely limited individual when it comes to what I am looking for in a neighborhood or home. What I am mean by diversely limited is I prefer not to live in an area where you have no HOA rules and everyone has their low riding street mowers without a muffler and dog tied to a pole in the front yard laying on the couch. I also don’t want to be in a neighborhood where I am fined by the HOA for not driving a Mercedes and/or left my garage door open for 31 minutes when it is a limit of 30 minutes. I’m a diverse person as long as it comes in between those two and from what I can tell, pretty much 90% of Temecula and Murrieta is like what I am wanting but now I am doubting this based on others feedback.

My biggest concern is to have my two toddlers go through schools that don’t have gang-banger parents like we have in Oceanside. My 4 year old will start pre-school this year and we will need to drive him over to his grandparents neighborhood of Carlsbad just to get away from this crap.

My goal is long term for Temecula and we hope to live in a location that people actually say Hi and are genuinely decent people. I am done with the “living la vida loca” mentality that everyone around us has here. If all goes well, I hope to have a 2nd home in the same area within 10 years as an investment opportunity (I already own one investment home in my hometown of KC). Funny, I own an investment property but have never owned my own home and still rent. LOL I couldn’t pass up the 30% return on a rental property so in the long run, it was a smart decision to buy someone else a home before my own.

Are you a Realtor by chance, or know an honest one that you would refer? I will be looking for at some point.

[themorgansplace]

temeculaguy,

[quote=temeculaguy]It would take me pages to tell you the personality or demographic variables in my hood, instead, why don’t you tell me what you are looking for, that might be easier.[/quote]

Thanks for your generosity. I am actually a diversely limited individual when it comes to what I am looking for in a neighborhood or home. What I am mean by diversely limited is I prefer not to live in an area where you have no HOA rules and everyone has their low riding street mowers without a muffler and dog tied to a pole in the front yard laying on the couch. I also don’t want to be in a neighborhood where I am fined by the HOA for not driving a Mercedes and/or left my garage door open for 31 minutes when it is a limit of 30 minutes. I’m a diverse person as long as it comes in between those two and from what I can tell, pretty much 90% of Temecula and Murrieta is like what I am wanting but now I am doubting this based on others feedback.

My biggest concern is to have my two toddlers go through schools that don’t have gang-banger parents like we have in Oceanside. My 4 year old will start pre-school this year and we will need to drive him over to his grandparents neighborhood of Carlsbad just to get away from this crap.

My goal is long term for Temecula and we hope to live in a location that people actually say Hi and are genuinely decent people. I am done with the “living la vida loca” mentality that everyone around us has here. If all goes well, I hope to have a 2nd home in the same area within 10 years as an investment opportunity (I already own one investment home in my hometown of KC). Funny, I own an investment property but have never owned my own home and still rent. LOL I couldn’t pass up the 30% return on a rental property so in the long run, it was a smart decision to buy someone else a home before my own.

Are you a Realtor by chance, or know an honest one that you would refer? I will be looking for at some point.

[paramount]

There are decent people everywhere – even among the mean streets of Southern California if you take the time to talk to your neighbors most of the time you will them to be quite friendly.

[paramount]

There are decent people everywhere – even among the mean streets of Southern California if you take the time to talk to your neighbors most of the time you will them to be quite friendly.

[paramount]

There are decent people everywhere – even among the mean streets of Southern California if you take the time to talk to your neighbors most of the time you will them to be quite friendly.

[paramount]

There are decent people everywhere – even among the mean streets of Southern California if you take the time to talk to your neighbors most of the time you will them to be quite friendly.

[paramount]

There are decent people everywhere – even among the mean streets of Southern California if you take the time to talk to your neighbors most of the time you will them to be quite friendly.

[eclipxe]

themorgansplace,

Welcome! Glad you’re looking at Temecula/Murrieta. I’ve been here for 9 years (went to high school here, left for college and came back to work).

This area is actually excellent. There are a lot of people that bash the area online but many have never been or have driven briefly through. Temecula has a lot to offer (even for a young guy (24) like me). We’re close enough to anything that we HAVE to have that isn’t in town (high culture, the coast, prime restaurants). Most of my friends are pretty excited about the mall expansion – should be a great center to the city. Old Town is also growing up and becoming a pretty nice place to hang out on the weekends.

To answer your question – there are no REALLY bad places in Temecula, but there are a few less desirable areas that I’ve found.

1. Pujol St – This is probably the roughest area of the city and thankfully the hardest to get to. It is located behind old town and primary older apartments. Fairly run-down and low-income. Not a lot of random violence but I wouldn’t buy property there.

2. The corridor between Solana Way and Moronga on Margarita Rd. This area isn’t BAD, but the apartments along Margarita are older and lower-income. There has been a bit of isolated crime here and there but it doesn’t spill out. Temecula Elementary is located in this boundary and has a large ESL program. The neighbordhood across from some of the apartments is a bit older and looks somewhat run down. A lot of friends live in this area and I never feel unsafe parking overnight. Bordered by the expensive and nice Meadowview.

3. A small neighborhood behind Chaparral High (not sure of the street name but it is before Date along Margarita and you can tell by the upkeep in the neighborhood that there is a bit of trouble). No crime issues but a bit run down.

4. Older tract homes along La Serena way – some of the first tract homes built in Temecula, these are hard to find and look fine from La Serena. Inside the lots are small and the houses show their age. Feels escondido like. No problems with crime from what I can tell. Surrounded by nicer houses

5. Murrieta – I don’t know much about specific neighborhoods but there is a sketchy area near the intersection of Winchester Rd and Murrieta Hot Springs road (further down MHS rd on the left side). It looks to be a bit older community, maybe formed before Murrieta was a city. Not sure of crme but it just looks lower-income.
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There are some neighborhoods that might experience problems in 10-15 yrs but it’s a toss up. There are a few neighborhoods along Murrieta Hot Springs and Date in Murrieta that might decline faster than the rest of the valley. French Valley, Winchester, Menifee – cheaper but I fear will become drags on the area soon. Stay away.

Your best bet is central Temecula, South Temecula. The newer neighborhoods should hold up well (Harveston, Morgan Hill…Wolf Creek is a maybe). The older established areas should be fine (Meadowview and Roripaugh are doing fine so far).

Overall you can’t go too wrong in the area. The city isn’t designed in a way that would facilitate the type of demographic shift seen in Oceanside/Escondido. The high density housing and job base for enough low-income workers to cause serious decay in the area is not there.

Hope this helps! I am not sure if we can post realtor information but I have a good family friend that has done real estate in the area for close to 30 years.

[eclipxe]

themorgansplace,

Welcome! Glad you’re looking at Temecula/Murrieta. I’ve been here for 9 years (went to high school here, left for college and came back to work).

This area is actually excellent. There are a lot of people that bash the area online but many have never been or have driven briefly through. Temecula has a lot to offer (even for a young guy (24) like me). We’re close enough to anything that we HAVE to have that isn’t in town (high culture, the coast, prime restaurants). Most of my friends are pretty excited about the mall expansion – should be a great center to the city. Old Town is also growing up and becoming a pretty nice place to hang out on the weekends.

To answer your question – there are no REALLY bad places in Temecula, but there are a few less desirable areas that I’ve found.

1. Pujol St – This is probably the roughest area of the city and thankfully the hardest to get to. It is located behind old town and primary older apartments. Fairly run-down and low-income. Not a lot of random violence but I wouldn’t buy property there.

2. The corridor between Solana Way and Moronga on Margarita Rd. This area isn’t BAD, but the apartments along Margarita are older and lower-income. There has been a bit of isolated crime here and there but it doesn’t spill out. Temecula Elementary is located in this boundary and has a large ESL program. The neighbordhood across from some of the apartments is a bit older and looks somewhat run down. A lot of friends live in this area and I never feel unsafe parking overnight. Bordered by the expensive and nice Meadowview.

3. A small neighborhood behind Chaparral High (not sure of the street name but it is before Date along Margarita and you can tell by the upkeep in the neighborhood that there is a bit of trouble). No crime issues but a bit run down.

4. Older tract homes along La Serena way – some of the first tract homes built in Temecula, these are hard to find and look fine from La Serena. Inside the lots are small and the houses show their age. Feels escondido like. No problems with crime from what I can tell. Surrounded by nicer houses

5. Murrieta – I don’t know much about specific neighborhoods but there is a sketchy area near the intersection of Winchester Rd and Murrieta Hot Springs road (further down MHS rd on the left side). It looks to be a bit older community, maybe formed before Murrieta was a city. Not sure of crme but it just looks lower-income.
——

There are some neighborhoods that might experience problems in 10-15 yrs but it’s a toss up. There are a few neighborhoods along Murrieta Hot Springs and Date in Murrieta that might decline faster than the rest of the valley. French Valley, Winchester, Menifee – cheaper but I fear will become drags on the area soon. Stay away.

Your best bet is central Temecula, South Temecula. The newer neighborhoods should hold up well (Harveston, Morgan Hill…Wolf Creek is a maybe). The older established areas should be fine (Meadowview and Roripaugh are doing fine so far).

Overall you can’t go too wrong in the area. The city isn’t designed in a way that would facilitate the type of demographic shift seen in Oceanside/Escondido. The high density housing and job base for enough low-income workers to cause serious decay in the area is not there.

Hope this helps! I am not sure if we can post realtor information but I have a good family friend that has done real estate in the area for close to 30 years.

[eclipxe]

themorgansplace,

Welcome! Glad you’re looking at Temecula/Murrieta. I’ve been here for 9 years (went to high school here, left for college and came back to work).

This area is actually excellent. There are a lot of people that bash the area online but many have never been or have driven briefly through. Temecula has a lot to offer (even for a young guy (24) like me). We’re close enough to anything that we HAVE to have that isn’t in town (high culture, the coast, prime restaurants). Most of my friends are pretty excited about the mall expansion – should be a great center to the city. Old Town is also growing up and becoming a pretty nice place to hang out on the weekends.

To answer your question – there are no REALLY bad places in Temecula, but there are a few less desirable areas that I’ve found.

1. Pujol St – This is probably the roughest area of the city and thankfully the hardest to get to. It is located behind old town and primary older apartments. Fairly run-down and low-income. Not a lot of random violence but I wouldn’t buy property there.

2. The corridor between Solana Way and Moronga on Margarita Rd. This area isn’t BAD, but the apartments along Margarita are older and lower-income. There has been a bit of isolated crime here and there but it doesn’t spill out. Temecula Elementary is located in this boundary and has a large ESL program. The neighbordhood across from some of the apartments is a bit older and looks somewhat run down. A lot of friends live in this area and I never feel unsafe parking overnight. Bordered by the expensive and nice Meadowview.

3. A small neighborhood behind Chaparral High (not sure of the street name but it is before Date along Margarita and you can tell by the upkeep in the neighborhood that there is a bit of trouble). No crime issues but a bit run down.

4. Older tract homes along La Serena way – some of the first tract homes built in Temecula, these are hard to find and look fine from La Serena. Inside the lots are small and the houses show their age. Feels escondido like. No problems with crime from what I can tell. Surrounded by nicer houses

5. Murrieta – I don’t know much about specific neighborhoods but there is a sketchy area near the intersection of Winchester Rd and Murrieta Hot Springs road (further down MHS rd on the left side). It looks to be a bit older community, maybe formed before Murrieta was a city. Not sure of crme but it just looks lower-income.
——

There are some neighborhoods that might experience problems in 10-15 yrs but it’s a toss up. There are a few neighborhoods along Murrieta Hot Springs and Date in Murrieta that might decline faster than the rest of the valley. French Valley, Winchester, Menifee – cheaper but I fear will become drags on the area soon. Stay away.

Your best bet is central Temecula, South Temecula. The newer neighborhoods should hold up well (Harveston, Morgan Hill…Wolf Creek is a maybe). The older established areas should be fine (Meadowview and Roripaugh are doing fine so far).

Overall you can’t go too wrong in the area. The city isn’t designed in a way that would facilitate the type of demographic shift seen in Oceanside/Escondido. The high density housing and job base for enough low-income workers to cause serious decay in the area is not there.

Hope this helps! I am not sure if we can post realtor information but I have a good family friend that has done real estate in the area for close to 30 years.

[eclipxe]

themorgansplace,

Welcome! Glad you’re looking at Temecula/Murrieta. I’ve been here for 9 years (went to high school here, left for college and came back to work).

This area is actually excellent. There are a lot of people that bash the area online but many have never been or have driven briefly through. Temecula has a lot to offer (even for a young guy (24) like me). We’re close enough to anything that we HAVE to have that isn’t in town (high culture, the coast, prime restaurants). Most of my friends are pretty excited about the mall expansion – should be a great center to the city. Old Town is also growing up and becoming a pretty nice place to hang out on the weekends.

To answer your question – there are no REALLY bad places in Temecula, but there are a few less desirable areas that I’ve found.

1. Pujol St – This is probably the roughest area of the city and thankfully the hardest to get to. It is located behind old town and primary older apartments. Fairly run-down and low-income. Not a lot of random violence but I wouldn’t buy property there.

2. The corridor between Solana Way and Moronga on Margarita Rd. This area isn’t BAD, but the apartments along Margarita are older and lower-income. There has been a bit of isolated crime here and there but it doesn’t spill out. Temecula Elementary is located in this boundary and has a large ESL program. The neighbordhood across from some of the apartments is a bit older and looks somewhat run down. A lot of friends live in this area and I never feel unsafe parking overnight. Bordered by the expensive and nice Meadowview.

3. A small neighborhood behind Chaparral High (not sure of the street name but it is before Date along Margarita and you can tell by the upkeep in the neighborhood that there is a bit of trouble). No crime issues but a bit run down.

4. Older tract homes along La Serena way – some of the first tract homes built in Temecula, these are hard to find and look fine from La Serena. Inside the lots are small and the houses show their age. Feels escondido like. No problems with crime from what I can tell. Surrounded by nicer houses

5. Murrieta – I don’t know much about specific neighborhoods but there is a sketchy area near the intersection of Winchester Rd and Murrieta Hot Springs road (further down MHS rd on the left side). It looks to be a bit older community, maybe formed before Murrieta was a city. Not sure of crme but it just looks lower-income.
——

There are some neighborhoods that might experience problems in 10-15 yrs but it’s a toss up. There are a few neighborhoods along Murrieta Hot Springs and Date in Murrieta that might decline faster than the rest of the valley. French Valley, Winchester, Menifee – cheaper but I fear will become drags on the area soon. Stay away.

Your best bet is central Temecula, South Temecula. The newer neighborhoods should hold up well (Harveston, Morgan Hill…Wolf Creek is a maybe). The older established areas should be fine (Meadowview and Roripaugh are doing fine so far).

Overall you can’t go too wrong in the area. The city isn’t designed in a way that would facilitate the type of demographic shift seen in Oceanside/Escondido. The high density housing and job base for enough low-income workers to cause serious decay in the area is not there.

Hope this helps! I am not sure if we can post realtor information but I have a good family friend that has done real estate in the area for close to 30 years.

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