By spot to live that isn’t more than 20 minutes from downtown…

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

Point Loma, Mission Hills, Bay Park

[SD Realtor]

Jumby the diversity in neighborhoods even within 20 minutes of downtown is substantial! You can choose from beautiful views looking east from Shelter Island, (this would be the high end of your range… and needs some more depreciation to come down to 1M) to coffee houses in Hillcrest or Mission Hills… to lake views up top of Del Cerro… to looking over Mission Bay in Baypark…I could go on and on…

Same with the quality of schools, the quality and age of the homes, lot sizes etc… It is really a tough question to answer. Even within localized areas there are differences. For instance Kensington and Normal Heights share 92116 but are quite different. They border Hillcrest and Mission Hills and those areas are quite different from them. Schools vary widely as well.

Can you perhaps list a priority of what is most important?

Also even with that priority list I could not advise anything more then to live in San Diego for awhile before you even consider buying. Rent for a year and spend a few months checking out potential neighborhoods for your purchase.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Jumby the diversity in neighborhoods even within 20 minutes of downtown is substantial! You can choose from beautiful views looking east from Shelter Island, (this would be the high end of your range… and needs some more depreciation to come down to 1M) to coffee houses in Hillcrest or Mission Hills… to lake views up top of Del Cerro… to looking over Mission Bay in Baypark…I could go on and on…

Same with the quality of schools, the quality and age of the homes, lot sizes etc… It is really a tough question to answer. Even within localized areas there are differences. For instance Kensington and Normal Heights share 92116 but are quite different. They border Hillcrest and Mission Hills and those areas are quite different from them. Schools vary widely as well.

Can you perhaps list a priority of what is most important?

Also even with that priority list I could not advise anything more then to live in San Diego for awhile before you even consider buying. Rent for a year and spend a few months checking out potential neighborhoods for your purchase.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Jumby the diversity in neighborhoods even within 20 minutes of downtown is substantial! You can choose from beautiful views looking east from Shelter Island, (this would be the high end of your range… and needs some more depreciation to come down to 1M) to coffee houses in Hillcrest or Mission Hills… to lake views up top of Del Cerro… to looking over Mission Bay in Baypark…I could go on and on…

Same with the quality of schools, the quality and age of the homes, lot sizes etc… It is really a tough question to answer. Even within localized areas there are differences. For instance Kensington and Normal Heights share 92116 but are quite different. They border Hillcrest and Mission Hills and those areas are quite different from them. Schools vary widely as well.

Can you perhaps list a priority of what is most important?

Also even with that priority list I could not advise anything more then to live in San Diego for awhile before you even consider buying. Rent for a year and spend a few months checking out potential neighborhoods for your purchase.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Jumby the diversity in neighborhoods even within 20 minutes of downtown is substantial! You can choose from beautiful views looking east from Shelter Island, (this would be the high end of your range… and needs some more depreciation to come down to 1M) to coffee houses in Hillcrest or Mission Hills… to lake views up top of Del Cerro… to looking over Mission Bay in Baypark…I could go on and on…

Same with the quality of schools, the quality and age of the homes, lot sizes etc… It is really a tough question to answer. Even within localized areas there are differences. For instance Kensington and Normal Heights share 92116 but are quite different. They border Hillcrest and Mission Hills and those areas are quite different from them. Schools vary widely as well.

Can you perhaps list a priority of what is most important?

Also even with that priority list I could not advise anything more then to live in San Diego for awhile before you even consider buying. Rent for a year and spend a few months checking out potential neighborhoods for your purchase.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Jumby the diversity in neighborhoods even within 20 minutes of downtown is substantial! You can choose from beautiful views looking east from Shelter Island, (this would be the high end of your range… and needs some more depreciation to come down to 1M) to coffee houses in Hillcrest or Mission Hills… to lake views up top of Del Cerro… to looking over Mission Bay in Baypark…I could go on and on…

Same with the quality of schools, the quality and age of the homes, lot sizes etc… It is really a tough question to answer. Even within localized areas there are differences. For instance Kensington and Normal Heights share 92116 but are quite different. They border Hillcrest and Mission Hills and those areas are quite different from them. Schools vary widely as well.

Can you perhaps list a priority of what is most important?

Also even with that priority list I could not advise anything more then to live in San Diego for awhile before you even consider buying. Rent for a year and spend a few months checking out potential neighborhoods for your purchase.

SD Realtor

[PCinSD]

There’s some amazing properties in Mission Hills and the area just above Old Town. Not sure if it’s considered Old Town or Mission Hills. Point Loma/Sunset Cliffs is nice too – if you can find something decent for $750k. That might be possible in a couple of years. Finally, there’s some beautiful homes in South Park. Not just the usual craftsman type, but truly beautiful homes with unique architecture. Close to the dog park/golf course. But, I don’t think any of those areas are known for having the top rated schools.

pabloesqobar

[PCinSD]

There’s some amazing properties in Mission Hills and the area just above Old Town. Not sure if it’s considered Old Town or Mission Hills. Point Loma/Sunset Cliffs is nice too – if you can find something decent for $750k. That might be possible in a couple of years. Finally, there’s some beautiful homes in South Park. Not just the usual craftsman type, but truly beautiful homes with unique architecture. Close to the dog park/golf course. But, I don’t think any of those areas are known for having the top rated schools.

pabloesqobar

[PCinSD]

There’s some amazing properties in Mission Hills and the area just above Old Town. Not sure if it’s considered Old Town or Mission Hills. Point Loma/Sunset Cliffs is nice too – if you can find something decent for $750k. That might be possible in a couple of years. Finally, there’s some beautiful homes in South Park. Not just the usual craftsman type, but truly beautiful homes with unique architecture. Close to the dog park/golf course. But, I don’t think any of those areas are known for having the top rated schools.

pabloesqobar

[PCinSD]

There’s some amazing properties in Mission Hills and the area just above Old Town. Not sure if it’s considered Old Town or Mission Hills. Point Loma/Sunset Cliffs is nice too – if you can find something decent for $750k. That might be possible in a couple of years. Finally, there’s some beautiful homes in South Park. Not just the usual craftsman type, but truly beautiful homes with unique architecture. Close to the dog park/golf course. But, I don’t think any of those areas are known for having the top rated schools.

pabloesqobar

[PCinSD]

There’s some amazing properties in Mission Hills and the area just above Old Town. Not sure if it’s considered Old Town or Mission Hills. Point Loma/Sunset Cliffs is nice too – if you can find something decent for $750k. That might be possible in a couple of years. Finally, there’s some beautiful homes in South Park. Not just the usual craftsman type, but truly beautiful homes with unique architecture. Close to the dog park/golf course. But, I don’t think any of those areas are known for having the top rated schools.

pabloesqobar

[Downtowner]

Uh, maybe I’m missing something, but what about living downtown? I tried Mission Hills, but it was too quiet for me – I always found myself wanting to go downtown, so why not just cut to the chase and live there?

[Downtowner]

Uh, maybe I’m missing something, but what about living downtown? I tried Mission Hills, but it was too quiet for me – I always found myself wanting to go downtown, so why not just cut to the chase and live there?

[Downtowner]

Uh, maybe I’m missing something, but what about living downtown? I tried Mission Hills, but it was too quiet for me – I always found myself wanting to go downtown, so why not just cut to the chase and live there?

[Downtowner]

Uh, maybe I’m missing something, but what about living downtown? I tried Mission Hills, but it was too quiet for me – I always found myself wanting to go downtown, so why not just cut to the chase and live there?

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