Chula Vista better schools and newer construction

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It’s not like I have a choice to live somewhere next to work in a decent place that I can afford. If I had, I could certainly say 1.5 hrs a day it’s not worth it.

Depends on what you mean by a “decent place”. To me a modest condo 5 minutes from work would be more decent than a house with a big yard 30 minutes away. That’s 50 more minutes a day I’d have to myself, 50 more minutes a day I wouldn’t be subjecting myself to the risk of a car accident, 50 minutes a day I wouldn’t be sitting on my ass instead of walking around, etc…

50 minutes a day
250 minutes a week
1000 minutes a month
12000 minutes a year (200 hours)

How much are you paid an hour? Let’s say you make $50 an hour, cutting out 50 minutes of commute per day is equivalent to a $10K/year raise.

Just something to think about. I do think that in the future more people will think as I do. I grew up in a “good school district” in the suburbs with parents that drove long commutes to work. They divorced when I was 8. Both developed substance abuse issues. One died at 67 and the other is very unhealthy at 73. They spent a lot of their 30s and 40s in cars, driving. A lot of my fellow students from that good school district turned out to be total losers, including many of the top students.

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All this talk of 1.5 hours on the road every day just makes my head spin. I can’t imagine. Just because others are doing it doesn’t mean it is a good lifestyle choice. What are you really buying with that ? Sheesh.

All commutes from Clairemont are quite easy, except maybe coming home from Sorrento Valley. Just getting to a south-bound freeway from SV takes 5-15 min.

The prominent parts of Clairemont usually put people off to the area, but get off the big streets (Balboa, Clmt-Mesa Blve, Clmt Drive, etc.) and you’ll find some well-build houses in great neighborhoods. Some parts of Clairemont are a disaster, but there are some nice parts, for sure. If you start shopping here, I’ll even help. I’m not a realtor, but I’m happy to give my two-cents on specific houses in the area.

Consider a canyon lot in Clairemont and send the kids to private school. You’ll have a 5 or 10 min commute into La Jolla. Or, give the Clairemont schools a try first, then move them to a private school if you are unhappy. Or, try to choice them into a UC or La Jolla public school.

We live in Clairemont but our kids don’t go to school in Clairemont so I can’t comment on the schools here, but our neighbors seem quite content with their schools, and a couple have choiced into UC. Everyone knows they aren’t North-County schools, but the lifestyle trade-off makes it all better. To the kids, it is just school, anyway. The kids will never know what they are missing. The biggest difference is you won’t be intertwined with more “upscale” parents, which is both good and bad.

For a more upscale lifestyle than Clairemont, check out University City. Could probably find a nice place that is NOT on a canyon there. The public schools there are, by most accounts, quite good. There is more traffic in and out of UC that Clairemont, but it still has that nice, central location.

Lots of Clairemont folks try to choice into the UC schools, or into the La Jolla schools, too. If you do, it’s a total score. You get “North-county” quality schools with the house payment and incredible central location of Clairemont.

[sdduuuude]

All this talk of 1.5 hours on the road every day just makes my head spin. I can’t imagine. Just because others are doing it doesn’t mean it is a good lifestyle choice. What are you really buying with that ? Sheesh.

All commutes from Clairemont are quite easy, except maybe coming home from Sorrento Valley. Just getting to a south-bound freeway from SV takes 5-15 min.

The prominent parts of Clairemont usually put people off to the area, but get off the big streets (Balboa, Clmt-Mesa Blve, Clmt Drive, etc.) and you’ll find some well-build houses in great neighborhoods. Some parts of Clairemont are a disaster, but there are some nice parts, for sure. If you start shopping here, I’ll even help. I’m not a realtor, but I’m happy to give my two-cents on specific houses in the area.

Consider a canyon lot in Clairemont and send the kids to private school. You’ll have a 5 or 10 min commute into La Jolla. Or, give the Clairemont schools a try first, then move them to a private school if you are unhappy. Or, try to choice them into a UC or La Jolla public school.

We live in Clairemont but our kids don’t go to school in Clairemont so I can’t comment on the schools here, but our neighbors seem quite content with their schools, and a couple have choiced into UC. Everyone knows they aren’t North-County schools, but the lifestyle trade-off makes it all better. To the kids, it is just school, anyway. The kids will never know what they are missing. The biggest difference is you won’t be intertwined with more “upscale” parents, which is both good and bad.

For a more upscale lifestyle than Clairemont, check out University City. Could probably find a nice place that is NOT on a canyon there. The public schools there are, by most accounts, quite good. There is more traffic in and out of UC that Clairemont, but it still has that nice, central location.

Lots of Clairemont folks try to choice into the UC schools, or into the La Jolla schools, too. If you do, it’s a total score. You get “North-county” quality schools with the house payment and incredible central location of Clairemont.

[sdduuuude]

All this talk of 1.5 hours on the road every day just makes my head spin. I can’t imagine. Just because others are doing it doesn’t mean it is a good lifestyle choice. What are you really buying with that ? Sheesh.

All commutes from Clairemont are quite easy, except maybe coming home from Sorrento Valley. Just getting to a south-bound freeway from SV takes 5-15 min.

The prominent parts of Clairemont usually put people off to the area, but get off the big streets (Balboa, Clmt-Mesa Blve, Clmt Drive, etc.) and you’ll find some well-build houses in great neighborhoods. Some parts of Clairemont are a disaster, but there are some nice parts, for sure. If you start shopping here, I’ll even help. I’m not a realtor, but I’m happy to give my two-cents on specific houses in the area.

Consider a canyon lot in Clairemont and send the kids to private school. You’ll have a 5 or 10 min commute into La Jolla. Or, give the Clairemont schools a try first, then move them to a private school if you are unhappy. Or, try to choice them into a UC or La Jolla public school.

We live in Clairemont but our kids don’t go to school in Clairemont so I can’t comment on the schools here, but our neighbors seem quite content with their schools, and a couple have choiced into UC. Everyone knows they aren’t North-County schools, but the lifestyle trade-off makes it all better. To the kids, it is just school, anyway. The kids will never know what they are missing. The biggest difference is you won’t be intertwined with more “upscale” parents, which is both good and bad.

For a more upscale lifestyle than Clairemont, check out University City. Could probably find a nice place that is NOT on a canyon there. The public schools there are, by most accounts, quite good. There is more traffic in and out of UC that Clairemont, but it still has that nice, central location.

Lots of Clairemont folks try to choice into the UC schools, or into the La Jolla schools, too. If you do, it’s a total score. You get “North-county” quality schools with the house payment and incredible central location of Clairemont.

[sdduuuude]

All this talk of 1.5 hours on the road every day just makes my head spin. I can’t imagine. Just because others are doing it doesn’t mean it is a good lifestyle choice. What are you really buying with that ? Sheesh.

All commutes from Clairemont are quite easy, except maybe coming home from Sorrento Valley. Just getting to a south-bound freeway from SV takes 5-15 min.

The prominent parts of Clairemont usually put people off to the area, but get off the big streets (Balboa, Clmt-Mesa Blve, Clmt Drive, etc.) and you’ll find some well-build houses in great neighborhoods. Some parts of Clairemont are a disaster, but there are some nice parts, for sure. If you start shopping here, I’ll even help. I’m not a realtor, but I’m happy to give my two-cents on specific houses in the area.

Consider a canyon lot in Clairemont and send the kids to private school. You’ll have a 5 or 10 min commute into La Jolla. Or, give the Clairemont schools a try first, then move them to a private school if you are unhappy. Or, try to choice them into a UC or La Jolla public school.

We live in Clairemont but our kids don’t go to school in Clairemont so I can’t comment on the schools here, but our neighbors seem quite content with their schools, and a couple have choiced into UC. Everyone knows they aren’t North-County schools, but the lifestyle trade-off makes it all better. To the kids, it is just school, anyway. The kids will never know what they are missing. The biggest difference is you won’t be intertwined with more “upscale” parents, which is both good and bad.

For a more upscale lifestyle than Clairemont, check out University City. Could probably find a nice place that is NOT on a canyon there. The public schools there are, by most accounts, quite good. There is more traffic in and out of UC that Clairemont, but it still has that nice, central location.

Lots of Clairemont folks try to choice into the UC schools, or into the La Jolla schools, too. If you do, it’s a total score. You get “North-county” quality schools with the house payment and incredible central location of Clairemont.

[sdduuuude]

All this talk of 1.5 hours on the road every day just makes my head spin. I can’t imagine. Just because others are doing it doesn’t mean it is a good lifestyle choice. What are you really buying with that ? Sheesh.

All commutes from Clairemont are quite easy, except maybe coming home from Sorrento Valley. Just getting to a south-bound freeway from SV takes 5-15 min.

The prominent parts of Clairemont usually put people off to the area, but get off the big streets (Balboa, Clmt-Mesa Blve, Clmt Drive, etc.) and you’ll find some well-build houses in great neighborhoods. Some parts of Clairemont are a disaster, but there are some nice parts, for sure. If you start shopping here, I’ll even help. I’m not a realtor, but I’m happy to give my two-cents on specific houses in the area.

Consider a canyon lot in Clairemont and send the kids to private school. You’ll have a 5 or 10 min commute into La Jolla. Or, give the Clairemont schools a try first, then move them to a private school if you are unhappy. Or, try to choice them into a UC or La Jolla public school.

We live in Clairemont but our kids don’t go to school in Clairemont so I can’t comment on the schools here, but our neighbors seem quite content with their schools, and a couple have choiced into UC. Everyone knows they aren’t North-County schools, but the lifestyle trade-off makes it all better. To the kids, it is just school, anyway. The kids will never know what they are missing. The biggest difference is you won’t be intertwined with more “upscale” parents, which is both good and bad.

For a more upscale lifestyle than Clairemont, check out University City. Could probably find a nice place that is NOT on a canyon there. The public schools there are, by most accounts, quite good. There is more traffic in and out of UC that Clairemont, but it still has that nice, central location.

Lots of Clairemont folks try to choice into the UC schools, or into the La Jolla schools, too. If you do, it’s a total score. You get “North-county” quality schools with the house payment and incredible central location of Clairemont.

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Depends on what you mean by a “decent place”. To me a modest condo 5 minutes from work would be more decent than a house with a big yard 30 minutes away. [/quote]

I am not exactly disagreeing with you, but I do work in La Jolla just by the ocean – think La Jolla Cove,Coast Blvd, Windnsea, BirdRock. Any idea how much a 3-4 bdr place IS there? either to rent or to buy. We can’t afford it. THAT would be in 5′ from work. If it’s not in LJ I already have to commute 15-20′. We chose to rent in UTC,that was the closest we could find.

[Scarlett]

[quote=CONCHO]

Depends on what you mean by a “decent place”. To me a modest condo 5 minutes from work would be more decent than a house with a big yard 30 minutes away. [/quote]

I am not exactly disagreeing with you, but I do work in La Jolla just by the ocean – think La Jolla Cove,Coast Blvd, Windnsea, BirdRock. Any idea how much a 3-4 bdr place IS there? either to rent or to buy. We can’t afford it. THAT would be in 5′ from work. If it’s not in LJ I already have to commute 15-20′. We chose to rent in UTC,that was the closest we could find.

[Scarlett]

[quote=CONCHO]

Depends on what you mean by a “decent place”. To me a modest condo 5 minutes from work would be more decent than a house with a big yard 30 minutes away. [/quote]

I am not exactly disagreeing with you, but I do work in La Jolla just by the ocean – think La Jolla Cove,Coast Blvd, Windnsea, BirdRock. Any idea how much a 3-4 bdr place IS there? either to rent or to buy. We can’t afford it. THAT would be in 5′ from work. If it’s not in LJ I already have to commute 15-20′. We chose to rent in UTC,that was the closest we could find.

[Scarlett]

[quote=CONCHO]

Depends on what you mean by a “decent place”. To me a modest condo 5 minutes from work would be more decent than a house with a big yard 30 minutes away. [/quote]

I am not exactly disagreeing with you, but I do work in La Jolla just by the ocean – think La Jolla Cove,Coast Blvd, Windnsea, BirdRock. Any idea how much a 3-4 bdr place IS there? either to rent or to buy. We can’t afford it. THAT would be in 5′ from work. If it’s not in LJ I already have to commute 15-20′. We chose to rent in UTC,that was the closest we could find.

[Scarlett]

[quote=CONCHO]

Depends on what you mean by a “decent place”. To me a modest condo 5 minutes from work would be more decent than a house with a big yard 30 minutes away. [/quote]

I am not exactly disagreeing with you, but I do work in La Jolla just by the ocean – think La Jolla Cove,Coast Blvd, Windnsea, BirdRock. Any idea how much a 3-4 bdr place IS there? either to rent or to buy. We can’t afford it. THAT would be in 5′ from work. If it’s not in LJ I already have to commute 15-20′. We chose to rent in UTC,that was the closest we could find.

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And dont EVEN get me started on lot sizes.

Here’s a couple. Asking aren’t quite under 600K on all of them, but closing price may be.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4215-Huerfano-Ave-92117/home/6255458
Note – 8300 sq. ft. lot.

A little small, but a nice lot:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4617-El-Penon-Way-92117/home/4945858

Big place. Canyon, but freeway noise.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4850-Monongahela-St-92117/home/4953906

Like everywhere else – inventory problems. Watch this market, though, and you may find a 4 BR, 2 Bath, 2-car garage house at 1700 sq. ft on a nice, quiet, 8,000 sq. ft canyon lot for $500 – $550.

[sdduuuude]

And dont EVEN get me started on lot sizes.

Here’s a couple. Asking aren’t quite under 600K on all of them, but closing price may be.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4215-Huerfano-Ave-92117/home/6255458
Note – 8300 sq. ft. lot.

A little small, but a nice lot:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4617-El-Penon-Way-92117/home/4945858

Big place. Canyon, but freeway noise.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4850-Monongahela-St-92117/home/4953906

Like everywhere else – inventory problems. Watch this market, though, and you may find a 4 BR, 2 Bath, 2-car garage house at 1700 sq. ft on a nice, quiet, 8,000 sq. ft canyon lot for $500 – $550.

[sdduuuude]

And dont EVEN get me started on lot sizes.

Here’s a couple. Asking aren’t quite under 600K on all of them, but closing price may be.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4215-Huerfano-Ave-92117/home/6255458
Note – 8300 sq. ft. lot.

A little small, but a nice lot:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4617-El-Penon-Way-92117/home/4945858

Big place. Canyon, but freeway noise.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4850-Monongahela-St-92117/home/4953906

Like everywhere else – inventory problems. Watch this market, though, and you may find a 4 BR, 2 Bath, 2-car garage house at 1700 sq. ft on a nice, quiet, 8,000 sq. ft canyon lot for $500 – $550.

[sdduuuude]

And dont EVEN get me started on lot sizes.

Here’s a couple. Asking aren’t quite under 600K on all of them, but closing price may be.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4215-Huerfano-Ave-92117/home/6255458
Note – 8300 sq. ft. lot.

A little small, but a nice lot:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4617-El-Penon-Way-92117/home/4945858

Big place. Canyon, but freeway noise.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4850-Monongahela-St-92117/home/4953906

Like everywhere else – inventory problems. Watch this market, though, and you may find a 4 BR, 2 Bath, 2-car garage house at 1700 sq. ft on a nice, quiet, 8,000 sq. ft canyon lot for $500 – $550.

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