Chula Vista better schools and newer construction

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I am with you here. It was a real pain when I did that. I am starting to remember better and better… time has a way of attenuating the more painful memories…

I don’t set *TOO* much store on schools,but it’s nice if a great majority of the parents are involved and care about the education, and they have some financial means to help that in a public school. In regards to private schools, 8-10K a year is out of the question, unless dire needs….

Thanks for making me remember how much a long commute at rush hour can suck!!![/quote]
You’re welcome. I hated every minute of it when I had to commute. Especially when I have to check Sigalert everyday before I go to/leave work.

With regards to school, go here: http://school-ratings.com/cities/San_Diego.html for API scores. Just for quick comparison: MMHS vs UCHS vs Madison HS(8 vs 7 vs 3). Challenger Middle School vs Standley Middle vs Marston Middle (9 vs 8 vs 5). There are a lot of elementary schools, so you can just check the map but in MM, one is ranked 10, 3 is ranked 9,1 ranked 8, and 1 ranked 6. Coincidentally, the area that feeds into the ranked 6 school is the worse part of MM.

FYI, they’re trying to get a new elementary school built in south west MM, corner of Flanders and Parkdale.

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AN, what do you think about the Westview Pkwy places? I’ve seen a couple of 2000sf newer houses (yr 2000) for less than 500K. They have HOA of ~150 or so, and MR under 100, that’s fine. I kind of like the newer stock. What do you think about that neighborhood of MM? thanks

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AN, what do you think about the Westview Pkwy places? I’ve seen a couple of 2000sf newer houses (yr 2000) for less than 500K. They have HOA of ~150 or so, and MR under 100, that’s fine. I kind of like the newer stock. What do you think about that neighborhood of MM? thanks

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AN, what do you think about the Westview Pkwy places? I’ve seen a couple of 2000sf newer houses (yr 2000) for less than 500K. They have HOA of ~150 or so, and MR under 100, that’s fine. I kind of like the newer stock. What do you think about that neighborhood of MM? thanks

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AN, what do you think about the Westview Pkwy places? I’ve seen a couple of 2000sf newer houses (yr 2000) for less than 500K. They have HOA of ~150 or so, and MR under 100, that’s fine. I kind of like the newer stock. What do you think about that neighborhood of MM? thanks

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AN, what do you think about the Westview Pkwy places? I’ve seen a couple of 2000sf newer houses (yr 2000) for less than 500K. They have HOA of ~150 or so, and MR under 100, that’s fine. I kind of like the newer stock. What do you think about that neighborhood of MM? thanks

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Commute wise, UC and Mira Mesa would be first choices…(except buying a small townhome in LJ zip code – near LJ Village Square). Schools in those will certainly be good enough too. Now the problem is finding a decent enough house at a decent enough price… I suppose given the schools and commute advantages we should be able to compromise on size (for 500K range).

Edit: A cursory look tells me that there was no SFR currently for sale in UC for ~500K, and just a handful in 600K range. Probably we can’t afford UC area unless we buy something REALLY tiny or a townhome with huge HOAs. It seems that Mira Mesa it is…API scores are better than I thought for those schools. Not that the API is the be-all and end-all necessarily but still.

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Commute wise, UC and Mira Mesa would be first choices…(except buying a small townhome in LJ zip code – near LJ Village Square). Schools in those will certainly be good enough too. Now the problem is finding a decent enough house at a decent enough price… I suppose given the schools and commute advantages we should be able to compromise on size (for 500K range).

Edit: A cursory look tells me that there was no SFR currently for sale in UC for ~500K, and just a handful in 600K range. Probably we can’t afford UC area unless we buy something REALLY tiny or a townhome with huge HOAs. It seems that Mira Mesa it is…API scores are better than I thought for those schools. Not that the API is the be-all and end-all necessarily but still.

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Commute wise, UC and Mira Mesa would be first choices…(except buying a small townhome in LJ zip code – near LJ Village Square). Schools in those will certainly be good enough too. Now the problem is finding a decent enough house at a decent enough price… I suppose given the schools and commute advantages we should be able to compromise on size (for 500K range).

Edit: A cursory look tells me that there was no SFR currently for sale in UC for ~500K, and just a handful in 600K range. Probably we can’t afford UC area unless we buy something REALLY tiny or a townhome with huge HOAs. It seems that Mira Mesa it is…API scores are better than I thought for those schools. Not that the API is the be-all and end-all necessarily but still.

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Commute wise, UC and Mira Mesa would be first choices…(except buying a small townhome in LJ zip code – near LJ Village Square). Schools in those will certainly be good enough too. Now the problem is finding a decent enough house at a decent enough price… I suppose given the schools and commute advantages we should be able to compromise on size (for 500K range).

Edit: A cursory look tells me that there was no SFR currently for sale in UC for ~500K, and just a handful in 600K range. Probably we can’t afford UC area unless we buy something REALLY tiny or a townhome with huge HOAs. It seems that Mira Mesa it is…API scores are better than I thought for those schools. Not that the API is the be-all and end-all necessarily but still.

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Commute wise, UC and Mira Mesa would be first choices…(except buying a small townhome in LJ zip code – near LJ Village Square). Schools in those will certainly be good enough too. Now the problem is finding a decent enough house at a decent enough price… I suppose given the schools and commute advantages we should be able to compromise on size (for 500K range).

Edit: A cursory look tells me that there was no SFR currently for sale in UC for ~500K, and just a handful in 600K range. Probably we can’t afford UC area unless we buy something REALLY tiny or a townhome with huge HOAs. It seems that Mira Mesa it is…API scores are better than I thought for those schools. Not that the API is the be-all and end-all necessarily but still.

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[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]

HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !

Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.

Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.

Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.

They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.

That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.

Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.

You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.

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[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]

HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !

Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.

Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.

Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.

They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.

That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.

Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.

You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.

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[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]

HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !

Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.

Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.

Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.

They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.

That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.

Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.

You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.

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[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]

HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !

Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.

Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.

Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.

They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.

That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.

Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.

You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.

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