Any Bad Areas/Neighborhoods of Temecula or Murrieta?

[Eugene]

I spent a lot of time looking at those school ratings, and in the end my conclusion was that the rating does not really matter. The rating is determined by three factors: free lunches, ESL students, and parent education levels. (And it’s hard to decouple these three because they are strongly correlated). ESL students perform poorly because they don’t understand English very well, and because they tend to have low-income parents. Free-lunchers and children of uneducated parents perform poorly because they are of below-average intelligence or because their home environments aren’t conducive to learning.

A very low rating could indicate that the school is an unsafe place for your children, but there is no reason to expect that they will perform any better if you put them into a 920 rating Temecula school instead of your neighborhood 780 rating Oceanside school.

Temecula numbers are on par with Carlsbad because residents of Temecula are, on average, almost as well-off and educated as residents of Carlsbad:

Carlsbad students: 18% free lunches, 9% English learners, 60% college graduate parents
Temecula students: 12% free lunches, 8% English learners, 49% college graduate parents

Poway studentss: 11% free lunches, 8% English learners, 73% college graduate parents
Oceanside students: 53% free lunches, 27% English learners, 23% college graduate parents

[temeculaguy]

explixe, for a guy of 24 your observation skills are impressive.

esmith, nice stats once again

these young piggington pups have restored my faith in the next generation.

[temeculaguy]

explixe, for a guy of 24 your observation skills are impressive.

esmith, nice stats once again

these young piggington pups have restored my faith in the next generation.

[temeculaguy]

explixe, for a guy of 24 your observation skills are impressive.

esmith, nice stats once again

these young piggington pups have restored my faith in the next generation.

[temeculaguy]

explixe, for a guy of 24 your observation skills are impressive.

esmith, nice stats once again

these young piggington pups have restored my faith in the next generation.

[temeculaguy]

explixe, for a guy of 24 your observation skills are impressive.

esmith, nice stats once again

these young piggington pups have restored my faith in the next generation.

[eclipxe]

Thank you Temeculaguy! I’ve been inspired by you on Pigg for a while now – and reading/researching for a long time. I remember reading some other housing blog (forget the specifics!) and someone mentioned that you had decided on a place, so I ran here to find the details. LOL.

Anyway, I can thank Piggs and many other blogs from saving me from making a huge mistake a few months ago. I am now in a much better position and educated about what I want in the area and I’m seriously considering Morgan Hill/Paseo Del Sol/Redhawk for my first purchase. (2.7x income/10% down – cheaper than my rental in Harveston)

I think it was you who posted about the difference in greenery of the hills in south temecula vs the more northern areas/Murrieta – just the other day I was on 79S going towards the 15 and I noticed how beautiful the hills behind Pechanga were. It was a bit overcast and it reminded me a lot of Hawaii and I thought of your post (I think it was you) and felt really good about my decision to stay in the area. I’ve been considering South OC also, but a combination of lots of great friends, family and GF all in Temecula – it made no sense to move further and pay more.

Anyway, thanks a lot and good luck with the purchase! We might be neighbors in the near future! 😉

[eclipxe]

Thank you Temeculaguy! I’ve been inspired by you on Pigg for a while now – and reading/researching for a long time. I remember reading some other housing blog (forget the specifics!) and someone mentioned that you had decided on a place, so I ran here to find the details. LOL.

Anyway, I can thank Piggs and many other blogs from saving me from making a huge mistake a few months ago. I am now in a much better position and educated about what I want in the area and I’m seriously considering Morgan Hill/Paseo Del Sol/Redhawk for my first purchase. (2.7x income/10% down – cheaper than my rental in Harveston)

I think it was you who posted about the difference in greenery of the hills in south temecula vs the more northern areas/Murrieta – just the other day I was on 79S going towards the 15 and I noticed how beautiful the hills behind Pechanga were. It was a bit overcast and it reminded me a lot of Hawaii and I thought of your post (I think it was you) and felt really good about my decision to stay in the area. I’ve been considering South OC also, but a combination of lots of great friends, family and GF all in Temecula – it made no sense to move further and pay more.

Anyway, thanks a lot and good luck with the purchase! We might be neighbors in the near future! 😉

[eclipxe]

Thank you Temeculaguy! I’ve been inspired by you on Pigg for a while now – and reading/researching for a long time. I remember reading some other housing blog (forget the specifics!) and someone mentioned that you had decided on a place, so I ran here to find the details. LOL.

Anyway, I can thank Piggs and many other blogs from saving me from making a huge mistake a few months ago. I am now in a much better position and educated about what I want in the area and I’m seriously considering Morgan Hill/Paseo Del Sol/Redhawk for my first purchase. (2.7x income/10% down – cheaper than my rental in Harveston)

I think it was you who posted about the difference in greenery of the hills in south temecula vs the more northern areas/Murrieta – just the other day I was on 79S going towards the 15 and I noticed how beautiful the hills behind Pechanga were. It was a bit overcast and it reminded me a lot of Hawaii and I thought of your post (I think it was you) and felt really good about my decision to stay in the area. I’ve been considering South OC also, but a combination of lots of great friends, family and GF all in Temecula – it made no sense to move further and pay more.

Anyway, thanks a lot and good luck with the purchase! We might be neighbors in the near future! 😉

[eclipxe]

Thank you Temeculaguy! I’ve been inspired by you on Pigg for a while now – and reading/researching for a long time. I remember reading some other housing blog (forget the specifics!) and someone mentioned that you had decided on a place, so I ran here to find the details. LOL.

Anyway, I can thank Piggs and many other blogs from saving me from making a huge mistake a few months ago. I am now in a much better position and educated about what I want in the area and I’m seriously considering Morgan Hill/Paseo Del Sol/Redhawk for my first purchase. (2.7x income/10% down – cheaper than my rental in Harveston)

I think it was you who posted about the difference in greenery of the hills in south temecula vs the more northern areas/Murrieta – just the other day I was on 79S going towards the 15 and I noticed how beautiful the hills behind Pechanga were. It was a bit overcast and it reminded me a lot of Hawaii and I thought of your post (I think it was you) and felt really good about my decision to stay in the area. I’ve been considering South OC also, but a combination of lots of great friends, family and GF all in Temecula – it made no sense to move further and pay more.

Anyway, thanks a lot and good luck with the purchase! We might be neighbors in the near future! 😉

[eclipxe]

Thank you Temeculaguy! I’ve been inspired by you on Pigg for a while now – and reading/researching for a long time. I remember reading some other housing blog (forget the specifics!) and someone mentioned that you had decided on a place, so I ran here to find the details. LOL.

Anyway, I can thank Piggs and many other blogs from saving me from making a huge mistake a few months ago. I am now in a much better position and educated about what I want in the area and I’m seriously considering Morgan Hill/Paseo Del Sol/Redhawk for my first purchase. (2.7x income/10% down – cheaper than my rental in Harveston)

I think it was you who posted about the difference in greenery of the hills in south temecula vs the more northern areas/Murrieta – just the other day I was on 79S going towards the 15 and I noticed how beautiful the hills behind Pechanga were. It was a bit overcast and it reminded me a lot of Hawaii and I thought of your post (I think it was you) and felt really good about my decision to stay in the area. I’ve been considering South OC also, but a combination of lots of great friends, family and GF all in Temecula – it made no sense to move further and pay more.

Anyway, thanks a lot and good luck with the purchase! We might be neighbors in the near future! 😉

[eclipxe]

[quote=themorgansplace]
You’re the man exclipxe! That was what I was looking for. Thank you very much. So a handful of shady but not gang banging areas. Good to know. I noticed the areas you listed mostly contained the words “apartments” which I have already decided I am going to try and stay far away from as possible.

I don’t think there are any rules of not posting any Realtors info here but of there is, you can email me at travis -at- themorgansplace – com . Thanks for your input.
[/quote]

No problem! I’ve sent you an email with the information – let me know if you don’t get it.

I wouldn’t necessarily stay away from ALL apartments. Several of the apartments in Temecula are VERY nice. I lived in Solana Ridge (across from new Abbott building) when I first moved. It was great, very quiet, newer and I met a bunch of teens my age that became good friends. There is another apartment near Temecula Elementary – Tuscany Ridge I believe, that is a clone of Solana Ridge – also nice. There are a few apartments on Rancho California rd that are newer and pretty nice. Basically the older places look their age and you can pretty much tell which ones have issues. The Harveston apartments get good reviews from my friends and most I’ve been to in Murrieta are pretty decent.

Trust me, even the more “shady” places are still very safe and decent to live by. Random street violence is pretty much non existent. The city is actually very well run and purposely built senior apartments to meet the low-income requirements from the state. There are new low-income apartments being built in Old Town, but the money being poured into the development there (especially with City Hall relocating) will prevent the area from becoming run down and unsafe.

The biggest issue right now would probably be the massage parlors. They aren’t sleazy or shady looking at all, but it is becoming a bit extreme. We’ll see how the city handles that (I personally don’t have a problem with them, but it hurts the family-friendly image of the place a bit – moreso than Pechanga).

[eclipxe]

[quote=themorgansplace]
You’re the man exclipxe! That was what I was looking for. Thank you very much. So a handful of shady but not gang banging areas. Good to know. I noticed the areas you listed mostly contained the words “apartments” which I have already decided I am going to try and stay far away from as possible.

I don’t think there are any rules of not posting any Realtors info here but of there is, you can email me at travis -at- themorgansplace – com . Thanks for your input.
[/quote]

No problem! I’ve sent you an email with the information – let me know if you don’t get it.

I wouldn’t necessarily stay away from ALL apartments. Several of the apartments in Temecula are VERY nice. I lived in Solana Ridge (across from new Abbott building) when I first moved. It was great, very quiet, newer and I met a bunch of teens my age that became good friends. There is another apartment near Temecula Elementary – Tuscany Ridge I believe, that is a clone of Solana Ridge – also nice. There are a few apartments on Rancho California rd that are newer and pretty nice. Basically the older places look their age and you can pretty much tell which ones have issues. The Harveston apartments get good reviews from my friends and most I’ve been to in Murrieta are pretty decent.

Trust me, even the more “shady” places are still very safe and decent to live by. Random street violence is pretty much non existent. The city is actually very well run and purposely built senior apartments to meet the low-income requirements from the state. There are new low-income apartments being built in Old Town, but the money being poured into the development there (especially with City Hall relocating) will prevent the area from becoming run down and unsafe.

The biggest issue right now would probably be the massage parlors. They aren’t sleazy or shady looking at all, but it is becoming a bit extreme. We’ll see how the city handles that (I personally don’t have a problem with them, but it hurts the family-friendly image of the place a bit – moreso than Pechanga).

[eclipxe]

[quote=themorgansplace]
You’re the man exclipxe! That was what I was looking for. Thank you very much. So a handful of shady but not gang banging areas. Good to know. I noticed the areas you listed mostly contained the words “apartments” which I have already decided I am going to try and stay far away from as possible.

I don’t think there are any rules of not posting any Realtors info here but of there is, you can email me at travis -at- themorgansplace – com . Thanks for your input.
[/quote]

No problem! I’ve sent you an email with the information – let me know if you don’t get it.

I wouldn’t necessarily stay away from ALL apartments. Several of the apartments in Temecula are VERY nice. I lived in Solana Ridge (across from new Abbott building) when I first moved. It was great, very quiet, newer and I met a bunch of teens my age that became good friends. There is another apartment near Temecula Elementary – Tuscany Ridge I believe, that is a clone of Solana Ridge – also nice. There are a few apartments on Rancho California rd that are newer and pretty nice. Basically the older places look their age and you can pretty much tell which ones have issues. The Harveston apartments get good reviews from my friends and most I’ve been to in Murrieta are pretty decent.

Trust me, even the more “shady” places are still very safe and decent to live by. Random street violence is pretty much non existent. The city is actually very well run and purposely built senior apartments to meet the low-income requirements from the state. There are new low-income apartments being built in Old Town, but the money being poured into the development there (especially with City Hall relocating) will prevent the area from becoming run down and unsafe.

The biggest issue right now would probably be the massage parlors. They aren’t sleazy or shady looking at all, but it is becoming a bit extreme. We’ll see how the city handles that (I personally don’t have a problem with them, but it hurts the family-friendly image of the place a bit – moreso than Pechanga).

[eclipxe]

[quote=themorgansplace]
You’re the man exclipxe! That was what I was looking for. Thank you very much. So a handful of shady but not gang banging areas. Good to know. I noticed the areas you listed mostly contained the words “apartments” which I have already decided I am going to try and stay far away from as possible.

I don’t think there are any rules of not posting any Realtors info here but of there is, you can email me at travis -at- themorgansplace – com . Thanks for your input.
[/quote]

No problem! I’ve sent you an email with the information – let me know if you don’t get it.

I wouldn’t necessarily stay away from ALL apartments. Several of the apartments in Temecula are VERY nice. I lived in Solana Ridge (across from new Abbott building) when I first moved. It was great, very quiet, newer and I met a bunch of teens my age that became good friends. There is another apartment near Temecula Elementary – Tuscany Ridge I believe, that is a clone of Solana Ridge – also nice. There are a few apartments on Rancho California rd that are newer and pretty nice. Basically the older places look their age and you can pretty much tell which ones have issues. The Harveston apartments get good reviews from my friends and most I’ve been to in Murrieta are pretty decent.

Trust me, even the more “shady” places are still very safe and decent to live by. Random street violence is pretty much non existent. The city is actually very well run and purposely built senior apartments to meet the low-income requirements from the state. There are new low-income apartments being built in Old Town, but the money being poured into the development there (especially with City Hall relocating) will prevent the area from becoming run down and unsafe.

The biggest issue right now would probably be the massage parlors. They aren’t sleazy or shady looking at all, but it is becoming a bit extreme. We’ll see how the city handles that (I personally don’t have a problem with them, but it hurts the family-friendly image of the place a bit – moreso than Pechanga).

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