Clairemont most desirable areas

[Scarlett]

[quote=UCGal]Scarlett –
Another consideration – Mira Mesa. As AN has stated, most of the elementary schools over there are performing well. And the middle school and high school are as good or better than Stanley/UCHS. It has a reputation that is less than stellar – but the test scores of the past few years are totally in conflict with that reputation…

In other words – people avoid Mira Mesa because they think the schools are subpar – but they’re actually very good.

Commute would likely be similar to LJ as from Clairemont.

Here’s an example… 500k, over 1500sf, canyon property.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100029408-10849_Penara_St_San_Diego_CA_92126%5B/quote%5D

Ah. we’re pretty split about that. We are very aware the schools are quite good there. I have no problems with their schools. I think though that Clairemont is a slightly better value (in the best areas) – more central/coastal location and older and no HOAs. I like it a little better that MM, while my husband favors MM – he likes a little more homogeneity, and community sense. I could be convinced either way. MM is newer but also more expensive, plus HOAs.

Commute will be longer for me (LJ cove/ village) from MM by at least 5′-10′; from Clairemont is a straight shot on 52. to UCSD, it’s probably a wash.

All in all it’s certainly on our list of areas, actually BECAUSE of the schools.

SD R, what do you think, when comparing the better areas of both MM (west) and Clairemont?

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school?

So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?[/quote]

I have the shcool year 2011-2012 in mind. I would think that yes, I can choice from my current place – which is very close to Doyle elementary/park, BTW – choice in other UC elemenary like Spreckels and Curie. I don’t have to own a house to choice in, do I? If we don’t get those, the kid will automatically go to Doyle based on current address, if we stay put. But if the kid gets choiced in Curie, then we have options – continue to rent, or buy in UC/Clairemont/LJ (reasonable commute) – all of which are close enough to school too. I wouldn’t buy something too far from school (> 10-15′ drive). The schools will be not much off from our commute to work.

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school?

So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?[/quote]

I have the shcool year 2011-2012 in mind. I would think that yes, I can choice from my current place – which is very close to Doyle elementary/park, BTW – choice in other UC elemenary like Spreckels and Curie. I don’t have to own a house to choice in, do I? If we don’t get those, the kid will automatically go to Doyle based on current address, if we stay put. But if the kid gets choiced in Curie, then we have options – continue to rent, or buy in UC/Clairemont/LJ (reasonable commute) – all of which are close enough to school too. I wouldn’t buy something too far from school (> 10-15′ drive). The schools will be not much off from our commute to work.

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school?

So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?[/quote]

I have the shcool year 2011-2012 in mind. I would think that yes, I can choice from my current place – which is very close to Doyle elementary/park, BTW – choice in other UC elemenary like Spreckels and Curie. I don’t have to own a house to choice in, do I? If we don’t get those, the kid will automatically go to Doyle based on current address, if we stay put. But if the kid gets choiced in Curie, then we have options – continue to rent, or buy in UC/Clairemont/LJ (reasonable commute) – all of which are close enough to school too. I wouldn’t buy something too far from school (> 10-15′ drive). The schools will be not much off from our commute to work.

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school?

So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?[/quote]

I have the shcool year 2011-2012 in mind. I would think that yes, I can choice from my current place – which is very close to Doyle elementary/park, BTW – choice in other UC elemenary like Spreckels and Curie. I don’t have to own a house to choice in, do I? If we don’t get those, the kid will automatically go to Doyle based on current address, if we stay put. But if the kid gets choiced in Curie, then we have options – continue to rent, or buy in UC/Clairemont/LJ (reasonable commute) – all of which are close enough to school too. I wouldn’t buy something too far from school (> 10-15′ drive). The schools will be not much off from our commute to work.

[Scarlett]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Yes, the “choice” will make the decision but I guess I’m not understanding something. Since you don’t yet have a property to apply from, how can you put in a “choice” application? Could you do this from your current rental home? What if you end up buying a property too far from your “choice” school?

So it’s a case of the chicken or the egg – which comes first?[/quote]

I have the shcool year 2011-2012 in mind. I would think that yes, I can choice from my current place – which is very close to Doyle elementary/park, BTW – choice in other UC elemenary like Spreckels and Curie. I don’t have to own a house to choice in, do I? If we don’t get those, the kid will automatically go to Doyle based on current address, if we stay put. But if the kid gets choiced in Curie, then we have options – continue to rent, or buy in UC/Clairemont/LJ (reasonable commute) – all of which are close enough to school too. I wouldn’t buy something too far from school (> 10-15′ drive). The schools will be not much off from our commute to work.

[an]

[quote=UCGal]Scarlett –
Another consideration – Mira Mesa. As AN has stated, most of the elementary schools over there are performing well. And the middle school and high school are as good or better than Stanley/UCHS. It has a reputation that is less than stellar – but the test scores of the past few years are totally in conflict with that reputation…

In other words – people avoid Mira Mesa because they think the schools are subpar – but they’re actually very good.

Commute would likely be similar to LJ as from Clairemont.

Here’s an example… 500k, over 1500sf, canyon property.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100029408-10849_Penara_St_San_Diego_CA_92126%5B/quote%5D
UCGal, not to nitpick but MMHS has been performing decent for at least the last 11 years (API score only went to 1999). According to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apireports.asp, back in 1999, when the API test started, it was ranked 9 with a similar school rank of 10. For some comparison, in 1999, SRHS also has a rank of 9 but similar school rank was 5, LJHS was ranked 10 w/ similar school rank of 8, UCHS was ranked 8 w/ similar school rank of 6. I graduated before API score start and even back then, the recurring theme was, we never get enough money compare to other schools in SDUSD because our test scores were one of the best in SDUSD.

commute from West Mira Mesa to North Parking at UCSD would take me between 10-15 minutes, depending on the lights. UCSD North Parking to downtown LJ is another 5-10 min depending on lights. So the commute would be between 15-25 minutes.

[an]

[quote=UCGal]Scarlett –
Another consideration – Mira Mesa. As AN has stated, most of the elementary schools over there are performing well. And the middle school and high school are as good or better than Stanley/UCHS. It has a reputation that is less than stellar – but the test scores of the past few years are totally in conflict with that reputation…

In other words – people avoid Mira Mesa because they think the schools are subpar – but they’re actually very good.

Commute would likely be similar to LJ as from Clairemont.

Here’s an example… 500k, over 1500sf, canyon property.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100029408-10849_Penara_St_San_Diego_CA_92126%5B/quote%5D
UCGal, not to nitpick but MMHS has been performing decent for at least the last 11 years (API score only went to 1999). According to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apireports.asp, back in 1999, when the API test started, it was ranked 9 with a similar school rank of 10. For some comparison, in 1999, SRHS also has a rank of 9 but similar school rank was 5, LJHS was ranked 10 w/ similar school rank of 8, UCHS was ranked 8 w/ similar school rank of 6. I graduated before API score start and even back then, the recurring theme was, we never get enough money compare to other schools in SDUSD because our test scores were one of the best in SDUSD.

commute from West Mira Mesa to North Parking at UCSD would take me between 10-15 minutes, depending on the lights. UCSD North Parking to downtown LJ is another 5-10 min depending on lights. So the commute would be between 15-25 minutes.

[an]

[quote=UCGal]Scarlett –
Another consideration – Mira Mesa. As AN has stated, most of the elementary schools over there are performing well. And the middle school and high school are as good or better than Stanley/UCHS. It has a reputation that is less than stellar – but the test scores of the past few years are totally in conflict with that reputation…

In other words – people avoid Mira Mesa because they think the schools are subpar – but they’re actually very good.

Commute would likely be similar to LJ as from Clairemont.

Here’s an example… 500k, over 1500sf, canyon property.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100029408-10849_Penara_St_San_Diego_CA_92126%5B/quote%5D
UCGal, not to nitpick but MMHS has been performing decent for at least the last 11 years (API score only went to 1999). According to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apireports.asp, back in 1999, when the API test started, it was ranked 9 with a similar school rank of 10. For some comparison, in 1999, SRHS also has a rank of 9 but similar school rank was 5, LJHS was ranked 10 w/ similar school rank of 8, UCHS was ranked 8 w/ similar school rank of 6. I graduated before API score start and even back then, the recurring theme was, we never get enough money compare to other schools in SDUSD because our test scores were one of the best in SDUSD.

commute from West Mira Mesa to North Parking at UCSD would take me between 10-15 minutes, depending on the lights. UCSD North Parking to downtown LJ is another 5-10 min depending on lights. So the commute would be between 15-25 minutes.

[an]

[quote=UCGal]Scarlett –
Another consideration – Mira Mesa. As AN has stated, most of the elementary schools over there are performing well. And the middle school and high school are as good or better than Stanley/UCHS. It has a reputation that is less than stellar – but the test scores of the past few years are totally in conflict with that reputation…

In other words – people avoid Mira Mesa because they think the schools are subpar – but they’re actually very good.

Commute would likely be similar to LJ as from Clairemont.

Here’s an example… 500k, over 1500sf, canyon property.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100029408-10849_Penara_St_San_Diego_CA_92126%5B/quote%5D
UCGal, not to nitpick but MMHS has been performing decent for at least the last 11 years (API score only went to 1999). According to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apireports.asp, back in 1999, when the API test started, it was ranked 9 with a similar school rank of 10. For some comparison, in 1999, SRHS also has a rank of 9 but similar school rank was 5, LJHS was ranked 10 w/ similar school rank of 8, UCHS was ranked 8 w/ similar school rank of 6. I graduated before API score start and even back then, the recurring theme was, we never get enough money compare to other schools in SDUSD because our test scores were one of the best in SDUSD.

commute from West Mira Mesa to North Parking at UCSD would take me between 10-15 minutes, depending on the lights. UCSD North Parking to downtown LJ is another 5-10 min depending on lights. So the commute would be between 15-25 minutes.

[an]

[quote=UCGal]Scarlett –
Another consideration – Mira Mesa. As AN has stated, most of the elementary schools over there are performing well. And the middle school and high school are as good or better than Stanley/UCHS. It has a reputation that is less than stellar – but the test scores of the past few years are totally in conflict with that reputation…

In other words – people avoid Mira Mesa because they think the schools are subpar – but they’re actually very good.

Commute would likely be similar to LJ as from Clairemont.

Here’s an example… 500k, over 1500sf, canyon property.

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100029408-10849_Penara_St_San_Diego_CA_92126%5B/quote%5D
UCGal, not to nitpick but MMHS has been performing decent for at least the last 11 years (API score only went to 1999). According to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apireports.asp, back in 1999, when the API test started, it was ranked 9 with a similar school rank of 10. For some comparison, in 1999, SRHS also has a rank of 9 but similar school rank was 5, LJHS was ranked 10 w/ similar school rank of 8, UCHS was ranked 8 w/ similar school rank of 6. I graduated before API score start and even back then, the recurring theme was, we never get enough money compare to other schools in SDUSD because our test scores were one of the best in SDUSD.

commute from West Mira Mesa to North Parking at UCSD would take me between 10-15 minutes, depending on the lights. UCSD North Parking to downtown LJ is another 5-10 min depending on lights. So the commute would be between 15-25 minutes.

[Scarlett]

[quote=SD Realtor]Hi Scarlett

It has been quite an odyssey for you with regards to your home search. I don’t have any sage advice for you. I think Clairemont provides some value for homebuyers that is hard to find these days. I will not comment on the schools because there has been lots of discussion about that. I really like sduudes recommendation to rent before buying, I think that makes alot of sense but I your resistance to do yet another move is palpable and I can feel it through the monitor. You do have the UC townhome option as you said. There are alot of them to choose from and lots of families send their kids to Doyle. I bring my kids to the park there when we visit grandma over at UC Regents. Anyways, as I said at the beginning of the post I have a soft spot for Clairemont because of the lower pricing. I think there are alot of young couples looking to buy there because of the pricing.[/quote]

Chuckle… it shows I hate moving, doesn’t it! I’ve never stayed more than 3 years in any place since I got my PhD. Maybe I’ll decide to continue renting where we are – at least until we decide to buy and go to Doyle, which is probably just as good or better than the best schools in Clairemont. Curie would be better. I am not sure it’s the right time to buy house in the next year…

Maybe we’ve seen each other in Doyle park.

[Scarlett]

[quote=SD Realtor]Hi Scarlett

It has been quite an odyssey for you with regards to your home search. I don’t have any sage advice for you. I think Clairemont provides some value for homebuyers that is hard to find these days. I will not comment on the schools because there has been lots of discussion about that. I really like sduudes recommendation to rent before buying, I think that makes alot of sense but I your resistance to do yet another move is palpable and I can feel it through the monitor. You do have the UC townhome option as you said. There are alot of them to choose from and lots of families send their kids to Doyle. I bring my kids to the park there when we visit grandma over at UC Regents. Anyways, as I said at the beginning of the post I have a soft spot for Clairemont because of the lower pricing. I think there are alot of young couples looking to buy there because of the pricing.[/quote]

Chuckle… it shows I hate moving, doesn’t it! I’ve never stayed more than 3 years in any place since I got my PhD. Maybe I’ll decide to continue renting where we are – at least until we decide to buy and go to Doyle, which is probably just as good or better than the best schools in Clairemont. Curie would be better. I am not sure it’s the right time to buy house in the next year…

Maybe we’ve seen each other in Doyle park.

[Scarlett]

[quote=SD Realtor]Hi Scarlett

It has been quite an odyssey for you with regards to your home search. I don’t have any sage advice for you. I think Clairemont provides some value for homebuyers that is hard to find these days. I will not comment on the schools because there has been lots of discussion about that. I really like sduudes recommendation to rent before buying, I think that makes alot of sense but I your resistance to do yet another move is palpable and I can feel it through the monitor. You do have the UC townhome option as you said. There are alot of them to choose from and lots of families send their kids to Doyle. I bring my kids to the park there when we visit grandma over at UC Regents. Anyways, as I said at the beginning of the post I have a soft spot for Clairemont because of the lower pricing. I think there are alot of young couples looking to buy there because of the pricing.[/quote]

Chuckle… it shows I hate moving, doesn’t it! I’ve never stayed more than 3 years in any place since I got my PhD. Maybe I’ll decide to continue renting where we are – at least until we decide to buy and go to Doyle, which is probably just as good or better than the best schools in Clairemont. Curie would be better. I am not sure it’s the right time to buy house in the next year…

Maybe we’ve seen each other in Doyle park.

[Scarlett]

[quote=SD Realtor]Hi Scarlett

It has been quite an odyssey for you with regards to your home search. I don’t have any sage advice for you. I think Clairemont provides some value for homebuyers that is hard to find these days. I will not comment on the schools because there has been lots of discussion about that. I really like sduudes recommendation to rent before buying, I think that makes alot of sense but I your resistance to do yet another move is palpable and I can feel it through the monitor. You do have the UC townhome option as you said. There are alot of them to choose from and lots of families send their kids to Doyle. I bring my kids to the park there when we visit grandma over at UC Regents. Anyways, as I said at the beginning of the post I have a soft spot for Clairemont because of the lower pricing. I think there are alot of young couples looking to buy there because of the pricing.[/quote]

Chuckle… it shows I hate moving, doesn’t it! I’ve never stayed more than 3 years in any place since I got my PhD. Maybe I’ll decide to continue renting where we are – at least until we decide to buy and go to Doyle, which is probably just as good or better than the best schools in Clairemont. Curie would be better. I am not sure it’s the right time to buy house in the next year…

Maybe we’ve seen each other in Doyle park.

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