City vs. Suburbs vs. exurbs

[EconProf]

Try near downtown La Mesa, a really overlooked area. Some of the ambience and walkability of Normal Heights, but with a bit of history and accessability to freeways too.

[NotCranky]

It’s pretty inconvenient to shop craigslist if you live too far out.That’s one thing I hate.

[NotCranky]

It’s pretty inconvenient to shop craigslist if you live too far out.That’s one thing I hate.

[NotCranky]

It’s pretty inconvenient to shop craigslist if you live too far out.That’s one thing I hate.

[NotCranky]

It’s pretty inconvenient to shop craigslist if you live too far out.That’s one thing I hate.

[NotCranky]

It’s pretty inconvenient to shop craigslist if you live too far out.That’s one thing I hate.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=4plexowner]it’s easy to say this – are you really going to spend an hour in the car on a weeknight? – same with the beach – it is easy to say, “we’re only 30 minutes from the beach”, but are you really going to get in the car and drive there[/quote]
My first year of living in San Diego I went to the beach a LOT. But now, I rarely go. Certainly not during the week. On the weekends? If the weather is crappy, what’s the point? If it’s nice, there’s traffic, parking, and tourists. Most of the beach areas the time it takes to get off the 5 and get parked is probably more time than it takes to drive there.

Our friends just bought a place in Santee, and barring bad traffic, door-to-door from our current place it’s about 20 minutes. It’s comparable to our current commutes. We actually DO drive out to Mission Trails on a pretty regular basis. I’d actually rather live <5 minutes from Mission Trails than the beach.

There are some nice houses for cheap in Escondido, but yeah, distance and isolation would really concern me there, along with dealing with the 15 south. We haven't completely ruled it out, but the big selling point there is definitely niceness/affordability.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=4plexowner]it’s easy to say this – are you really going to spend an hour in the car on a weeknight? – same with the beach – it is easy to say, “we’re only 30 minutes from the beach”, but are you really going to get in the car and drive there[/quote]
My first year of living in San Diego I went to the beach a LOT. But now, I rarely go. Certainly not during the week. On the weekends? If the weather is crappy, what’s the point? If it’s nice, there’s traffic, parking, and tourists. Most of the beach areas the time it takes to get off the 5 and get parked is probably more time than it takes to drive there.

Our friends just bought a place in Santee, and barring bad traffic, door-to-door from our current place it’s about 20 minutes. It’s comparable to our current commutes. We actually DO drive out to Mission Trails on a pretty regular basis. I’d actually rather live <5 minutes from Mission Trails than the beach.

There are some nice houses for cheap in Escondido, but yeah, distance and isolation would really concern me there, along with dealing with the 15 south. We haven't completely ruled it out, but the big selling point there is definitely niceness/affordability.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=4plexowner]it’s easy to say this – are you really going to spend an hour in the car on a weeknight? – same with the beach – it is easy to say, “we’re only 30 minutes from the beach”, but are you really going to get in the car and drive there[/quote]
My first year of living in San Diego I went to the beach a LOT. But now, I rarely go. Certainly not during the week. On the weekends? If the weather is crappy, what’s the point? If it’s nice, there’s traffic, parking, and tourists. Most of the beach areas the time it takes to get off the 5 and get parked is probably more time than it takes to drive there.

Our friends just bought a place in Santee, and barring bad traffic, door-to-door from our current place it’s about 20 minutes. It’s comparable to our current commutes. We actually DO drive out to Mission Trails on a pretty regular basis. I’d actually rather live <5 minutes from Mission Trails than the beach.

There are some nice houses for cheap in Escondido, but yeah, distance and isolation would really concern me there, along with dealing with the 15 south. We haven't completely ruled it out, but the big selling point there is definitely niceness/affordability.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=4plexowner]it’s easy to say this – are you really going to spend an hour in the car on a weeknight? – same with the beach – it is easy to say, “we’re only 30 minutes from the beach”, but are you really going to get in the car and drive there[/quote]
My first year of living in San Diego I went to the beach a LOT. But now, I rarely go. Certainly not during the week. On the weekends? If the weather is crappy, what’s the point? If it’s nice, there’s traffic, parking, and tourists. Most of the beach areas the time it takes to get off the 5 and get parked is probably more time than it takes to drive there.

Our friends just bought a place in Santee, and barring bad traffic, door-to-door from our current place it’s about 20 minutes. It’s comparable to our current commutes. We actually DO drive out to Mission Trails on a pretty regular basis. I’d actually rather live <5 minutes from Mission Trails than the beach.

There are some nice houses for cheap in Escondido, but yeah, distance and isolation would really concern me there, along with dealing with the 15 south. We haven't completely ruled it out, but the big selling point there is definitely niceness/affordability.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=4plexowner]it’s easy to say this – are you really going to spend an hour in the car on a weeknight? – same with the beach – it is easy to say, “we’re only 30 minutes from the beach”, but are you really going to get in the car and drive there[/quote]
My first year of living in San Diego I went to the beach a LOT. But now, I rarely go. Certainly not during the week. On the weekends? If the weather is crappy, what’s the point? If it’s nice, there’s traffic, parking, and tourists. Most of the beach areas the time it takes to get off the 5 and get parked is probably more time than it takes to drive there.

Our friends just bought a place in Santee, and barring bad traffic, door-to-door from our current place it’s about 20 minutes. It’s comparable to our current commutes. We actually DO drive out to Mission Trails on a pretty regular basis. I’d actually rather live <5 minutes from Mission Trails than the beach.

There are some nice houses for cheap in Escondido, but yeah, distance and isolation would really concern me there, along with dealing with the 15 south. We haven't completely ruled it out, but the big selling point there is definitely niceness/affordability.

[4plexowner]

getting into the beach areas and parking on the weekends isn’t too bad BEFORE 10 AM – after 10 you have to really want to go to the beach to put up with the traffic and parking issues

what do you mean, “what’s the point?” – watching the dogs at Dog Beach, walking the OB Pier and Newport Ave, walking/skating the boardwalk along Mission Beach – I saw dolphins surfing the waves in MB last year – quite a sight – no question but what they were just doing it for fun – they’d ride a wave in and then swim back out to the line up – I watched them surf for 15 minutes before continuing my walk

[4plexowner]

getting into the beach areas and parking on the weekends isn’t too bad BEFORE 10 AM – after 10 you have to really want to go to the beach to put up with the traffic and parking issues

what do you mean, “what’s the point?” – watching the dogs at Dog Beach, walking the OB Pier and Newport Ave, walking/skating the boardwalk along Mission Beach – I saw dolphins surfing the waves in MB last year – quite a sight – no question but what they were just doing it for fun – they’d ride a wave in and then swim back out to the line up – I watched them surf for 15 minutes before continuing my walk

[4plexowner]

getting into the beach areas and parking on the weekends isn’t too bad BEFORE 10 AM – after 10 you have to really want to go to the beach to put up with the traffic and parking issues

what do you mean, “what’s the point?” – watching the dogs at Dog Beach, walking the OB Pier and Newport Ave, walking/skating the boardwalk along Mission Beach – I saw dolphins surfing the waves in MB last year – quite a sight – no question but what they were just doing it for fun – they’d ride a wave in and then swim back out to the line up – I watched them surf for 15 minutes before continuing my walk

[4plexowner]

getting into the beach areas and parking on the weekends isn’t too bad BEFORE 10 AM – after 10 you have to really want to go to the beach to put up with the traffic and parking issues

what do you mean, “what’s the point?” – watching the dogs at Dog Beach, walking the OB Pier and Newport Ave, walking/skating the boardwalk along Mission Beach – I saw dolphins surfing the waves in MB last year – quite a sight – no question but what they were just doing it for fun – they’d ride a wave in and then swim back out to the line up – I watched them surf for 15 minutes before continuing my walk

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