Skyranch in Santee

[sunny88]

We liked the Eaglepointe Model 1 the best. It has a very functional and yet creative floor plan.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Russell] . . . Is Santee in a very different Southern California than Del Cerro? The value of lot size/distance from your neighbor and separation from other high density areas is completely in the eye of the beholder.[/quote]

Yes, Russell, Santee is a completely different animal than Del Cerro. Del Cerro is zoned residential while Santee is “zoned” residential, commercial and industrial, sometimes all three on the same block, due to lack of proper zoning. Not speaking for Sky Ranch, but the “flats” of Santee have absolutely every type of property residing together hodgepodge, with a mix of dilapidated government facilities and even a small airport (EC proper) mixed in for a western border. Santee WILL NEVER be Del Cerro. Del Cerro (NOT “Princess Del Cerro” or “Allied Gardens” within the 92120 zip code) not only has many lots backed into unobstructed views of downtown and Mission Bay, the construction of many of these homes is FAR SUPERIOR to that of the construction of the avg. home in Santee. There are no commercial, industrial or multi-family properties of any kind there. Not even a laundromat or convenience store. It is truly a “homogenous” neighborhood and is higher up than Sky Ranch and at least 8-9 deg. warmer or cooler (milder), depending on season. In addition, it is probably 9-10 mi. closer to both downtown and the coast than Santee. Sorry, but there is NO COMPARISON between the two, which is reflected in the avg. sales prices of SFR’s in both areas. They are apples and oranges.

[quote=PKMAN]Not defending or justifying Sky Ranch….but if San Marcos and Chula Vista can have $800K+ homes with high HOA, long commute to central SD and often with crippling Mello Roos, why not Sky Ranch?[/quote]emphasis added

PKMAN, regardless of what the U/T article states (which is based upon recent sales data), Chula Vista’s Rancho Del Rey (using as an example here but there are others) has similar sales prices today as Sky Ranch but this area is now 12-18 yrs. old and fairly well-established. Here’s an active listing now reduced to $650K to $699,900. Fabulously appointed for the price!

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100010558-1050_Abeto_Ct_Chula_Vista_CA_91910

From this property, one can walk to shopping in about ten minutes from these homes incl. Ralph’s and Rite Aid anchoring a large strip mall, with another smaller strip mall situated diagonally across “H” Street. They are also walking distance to BVM (very close), BVH and SW College. They are NOT isolated like Sky Ranch and several lots have unobstructed views of downtown. This community is only 16 mi. from dtn. SD. Santee is 23-26 mi. from dtn. and 9-10 degrees hotter or cooler (more extreme), depending on season. Again, not an accurate comparison, PKMAN, if you’re just using numbers and not taking into account “desirability” factors.

Here’s a small snapshot of household income for 2008 in RDR census tracts:

http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Rancho-del-Rey-Chula-Vista-CA.html

The subject property (above) is located in a the top (yellow) census tract with a $168,167 median HH income in 2008 (situated in the highest viewpoint in RDR).

I can’t speak for San Marcos except to say that it is 30-35 mi. from dtn. SD and 45 mins. to a one-hr. commute. I haven’t driven up in SM since ’99 but I can tell you that at that time I saw a few dirt roads and commercial/industrial also mixed in with residential on a couple of streets, leading me to believe the zoning is a bit “amiss” there as well (reminded me of a North County version of Spring Valley).

There’s a h@lluva lotta difference between 16 mi. (Chula RDR) and 30-35 mi. (SM) when describing a commute in this county. Again, these two areas are “apples and oranges” compared to each other and bananas, in comparison to Santee.

This is not to bash Santee at all but just to state the facts. Santee is what it is and is located exactly where it is. It is surrounded by mtns. on three sides, keeping it “socked in.” This can never be fixed.

Hope this post wasn’t too annoying. I don’t like to use too many links.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Russell] . . . Is Santee in a very different Southern California than Del Cerro? The value of lot size/distance from your neighbor and separation from other high density areas is completely in the eye of the beholder.[/quote]

Yes, Russell, Santee is a completely different animal than Del Cerro. Del Cerro is zoned residential while Santee is “zoned” residential, commercial and industrial, sometimes all three on the same block, due to lack of proper zoning. Not speaking for Sky Ranch, but the “flats” of Santee have absolutely every type of property residing together hodgepodge, with a mix of dilapidated government facilities and even a small airport (EC proper) mixed in for a western border. Santee WILL NEVER be Del Cerro. Del Cerro (NOT “Princess Del Cerro” or “Allied Gardens” within the 92120 zip code) not only has many lots backed into unobstructed views of downtown and Mission Bay, the construction of many of these homes is FAR SUPERIOR to that of the construction of the avg. home in Santee. There are no commercial, industrial or multi-family properties of any kind there. Not even a laundromat or convenience store. It is truly a “homogenous” neighborhood and is higher up than Sky Ranch and at least 8-9 deg. warmer or cooler (milder), depending on season. In addition, it is probably 9-10 mi. closer to both downtown and the coast than Santee. Sorry, but there is NO COMPARISON between the two, which is reflected in the avg. sales prices of SFR’s in both areas. They are apples and oranges.

[quote=PKMAN]Not defending or justifying Sky Ranch….but if San Marcos and Chula Vista can have $800K+ homes with high HOA, long commute to central SD and often with crippling Mello Roos, why not Sky Ranch?[/quote]emphasis added

PKMAN, regardless of what the U/T article states (which is based upon recent sales data), Chula Vista’s Rancho Del Rey (using as an example here but there are others) has similar sales prices today as Sky Ranch but this area is now 12-18 yrs. old and fairly well-established. Here’s an active listing now reduced to $650K to $699,900. Fabulously appointed for the price!

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100010558-1050_Abeto_Ct_Chula_Vista_CA_91910

From this property, one can walk to shopping in about ten minutes from these homes incl. Ralph’s and Rite Aid anchoring a large strip mall, with another smaller strip mall situated diagonally across “H” Street. They are also walking distance to BVM (very close), BVH and SW College. They are NOT isolated like Sky Ranch and several lots have unobstructed views of downtown. This community is only 16 mi. from dtn. SD. Santee is 23-26 mi. from dtn. and 9-10 degrees hotter or cooler (more extreme), depending on season. Again, not an accurate comparison, PKMAN, if you’re just using numbers and not taking into account “desirability” factors.

Here’s a small snapshot of household income for 2008 in RDR census tracts:

http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Rancho-del-Rey-Chula-Vista-CA.html

The subject property (above) is located in a the top (yellow) census tract with a $168,167 median HH income in 2008 (situated in the highest viewpoint in RDR).

I can’t speak for San Marcos except to say that it is 30-35 mi. from dtn. SD and 45 mins. to a one-hr. commute. I haven’t driven up in SM since ’99 but I can tell you that at that time I saw a few dirt roads and commercial/industrial also mixed in with residential on a couple of streets, leading me to believe the zoning is a bit “amiss” there as well (reminded me of a North County version of Spring Valley).

There’s a h@lluva lotta difference between 16 mi. (Chula RDR) and 30-35 mi. (SM) when describing a commute in this county. Again, these two areas are “apples and oranges” compared to each other and bananas, in comparison to Santee.

This is not to bash Santee at all but just to state the facts. Santee is what it is and is located exactly where it is. It is surrounded by mtns. on three sides, keeping it “socked in.” This can never be fixed.

Hope this post wasn’t too annoying. I don’t like to use too many links.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Russell] . . . Is Santee in a very different Southern California than Del Cerro? The value of lot size/distance from your neighbor and separation from other high density areas is completely in the eye of the beholder.[/quote]

Yes, Russell, Santee is a completely different animal than Del Cerro. Del Cerro is zoned residential while Santee is “zoned” residential, commercial and industrial, sometimes all three on the same block, due to lack of proper zoning. Not speaking for Sky Ranch, but the “flats” of Santee have absolutely every type of property residing together hodgepodge, with a mix of dilapidated government facilities and even a small airport (EC proper) mixed in for a western border. Santee WILL NEVER be Del Cerro. Del Cerro (NOT “Princess Del Cerro” or “Allied Gardens” within the 92120 zip code) not only has many lots backed into unobstructed views of downtown and Mission Bay, the construction of many of these homes is FAR SUPERIOR to that of the construction of the avg. home in Santee. There are no commercial, industrial or multi-family properties of any kind there. Not even a laundromat or convenience store. It is truly a “homogenous” neighborhood and is higher up than Sky Ranch and at least 8-9 deg. warmer or cooler (milder), depending on season. In addition, it is probably 9-10 mi. closer to both downtown and the coast than Santee. Sorry, but there is NO COMPARISON between the two, which is reflected in the avg. sales prices of SFR’s in both areas. They are apples and oranges.

[quote=PKMAN]Not defending or justifying Sky Ranch….but if San Marcos and Chula Vista can have $800K+ homes with high HOA, long commute to central SD and often with crippling Mello Roos, why not Sky Ranch?[/quote]emphasis added

PKMAN, regardless of what the U/T article states (which is based upon recent sales data), Chula Vista’s Rancho Del Rey (using as an example here but there are others) has similar sales prices today as Sky Ranch but this area is now 12-18 yrs. old and fairly well-established. Here’s an active listing now reduced to $650K to $699,900. Fabulously appointed for the price!

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100010558-1050_Abeto_Ct_Chula_Vista_CA_91910

From this property, one can walk to shopping in about ten minutes from these homes incl. Ralph’s and Rite Aid anchoring a large strip mall, with another smaller strip mall situated diagonally across “H” Street. They are also walking distance to BVM (very close), BVH and SW College. They are NOT isolated like Sky Ranch and several lots have unobstructed views of downtown. This community is only 16 mi. from dtn. SD. Santee is 23-26 mi. from dtn. and 9-10 degrees hotter or cooler (more extreme), depending on season. Again, not an accurate comparison, PKMAN, if you’re just using numbers and not taking into account “desirability” factors.

Here’s a small snapshot of household income for 2008 in RDR census tracts:

http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Rancho-del-Rey-Chula-Vista-CA.html

The subject property (above) is located in a the top (yellow) census tract with a $168,167 median HH income in 2008 (situated in the highest viewpoint in RDR).

I can’t speak for San Marcos except to say that it is 30-35 mi. from dtn. SD and 45 mins. to a one-hr. commute. I haven’t driven up in SM since ’99 but I can tell you that at that time I saw a few dirt roads and commercial/industrial also mixed in with residential on a couple of streets, leading me to believe the zoning is a bit “amiss” there as well (reminded me of a North County version of Spring Valley).

There’s a h@lluva lotta difference between 16 mi. (Chula RDR) and 30-35 mi. (SM) when describing a commute in this county. Again, these two areas are “apples and oranges” compared to each other and bananas, in comparison to Santee.

This is not to bash Santee at all but just to state the facts. Santee is what it is and is located exactly where it is. It is surrounded by mtns. on three sides, keeping it “socked in.” This can never be fixed.

Hope this post wasn’t too annoying. I don’t like to use too many links.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Russell] . . . Is Santee in a very different Southern California than Del Cerro? The value of lot size/distance from your neighbor and separation from other high density areas is completely in the eye of the beholder.[/quote]

Yes, Russell, Santee is a completely different animal than Del Cerro. Del Cerro is zoned residential while Santee is “zoned” residential, commercial and industrial, sometimes all three on the same block, due to lack of proper zoning. Not speaking for Sky Ranch, but the “flats” of Santee have absolutely every type of property residing together hodgepodge, with a mix of dilapidated government facilities and even a small airport (EC proper) mixed in for a western border. Santee WILL NEVER be Del Cerro. Del Cerro (NOT “Princess Del Cerro” or “Allied Gardens” within the 92120 zip code) not only has many lots backed into unobstructed views of downtown and Mission Bay, the construction of many of these homes is FAR SUPERIOR to that of the construction of the avg. home in Santee. There are no commercial, industrial or multi-family properties of any kind there. Not even a laundromat or convenience store. It is truly a “homogenous” neighborhood and is higher up than Sky Ranch and at least 8-9 deg. warmer or cooler (milder), depending on season. In addition, it is probably 9-10 mi. closer to both downtown and the coast than Santee. Sorry, but there is NO COMPARISON between the two, which is reflected in the avg. sales prices of SFR’s in both areas. They are apples and oranges.

[quote=PKMAN]Not defending or justifying Sky Ranch….but if San Marcos and Chula Vista can have $800K+ homes with high HOA, long commute to central SD and often with crippling Mello Roos, why not Sky Ranch?[/quote]emphasis added

PKMAN, regardless of what the U/T article states (which is based upon recent sales data), Chula Vista’s Rancho Del Rey (using as an example here but there are others) has similar sales prices today as Sky Ranch but this area is now 12-18 yrs. old and fairly well-established. Here’s an active listing now reduced to $650K to $699,900. Fabulously appointed for the price!

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100010558-1050_Abeto_Ct_Chula_Vista_CA_91910

From this property, one can walk to shopping in about ten minutes from these homes incl. Ralph’s and Rite Aid anchoring a large strip mall, with another smaller strip mall situated diagonally across “H” Street. They are also walking distance to BVM (very close), BVH and SW College. They are NOT isolated like Sky Ranch and several lots have unobstructed views of downtown. This community is only 16 mi. from dtn. SD. Santee is 23-26 mi. from dtn. and 9-10 degrees hotter or cooler (more extreme), depending on season. Again, not an accurate comparison, PKMAN, if you’re just using numbers and not taking into account “desirability” factors.

Here’s a small snapshot of household income for 2008 in RDR census tracts:

http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Rancho-del-Rey-Chula-Vista-CA.html

The subject property (above) is located in a the top (yellow) census tract with a $168,167 median HH income in 2008 (situated in the highest viewpoint in RDR).

I can’t speak for San Marcos except to say that it is 30-35 mi. from dtn. SD and 45 mins. to a one-hr. commute. I haven’t driven up in SM since ’99 but I can tell you that at that time I saw a few dirt roads and commercial/industrial also mixed in with residential on a couple of streets, leading me to believe the zoning is a bit “amiss” there as well (reminded me of a North County version of Spring Valley).

There’s a h@lluva lotta difference between 16 mi. (Chula RDR) and 30-35 mi. (SM) when describing a commute in this county. Again, these two areas are “apples and oranges” compared to each other and bananas, in comparison to Santee.

This is not to bash Santee at all but just to state the facts. Santee is what it is and is located exactly where it is. It is surrounded by mtns. on three sides, keeping it “socked in.” This can never be fixed.

Hope this post wasn’t too annoying. I don’t like to use too many links.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Russell] . . . Is Santee in a very different Southern California than Del Cerro? The value of lot size/distance from your neighbor and separation from other high density areas is completely in the eye of the beholder.[/quote]

Yes, Russell, Santee is a completely different animal than Del Cerro. Del Cerro is zoned residential while Santee is “zoned” residential, commercial and industrial, sometimes all three on the same block, due to lack of proper zoning. Not speaking for Sky Ranch, but the “flats” of Santee have absolutely every type of property residing together hodgepodge, with a mix of dilapidated government facilities and even a small airport (EC proper) mixed in for a western border. Santee WILL NEVER be Del Cerro. Del Cerro (NOT “Princess Del Cerro” or “Allied Gardens” within the 92120 zip code) not only has many lots backed into unobstructed views of downtown and Mission Bay, the construction of many of these homes is FAR SUPERIOR to that of the construction of the avg. home in Santee. There are no commercial, industrial or multi-family properties of any kind there. Not even a laundromat or convenience store. It is truly a “homogenous” neighborhood and is higher up than Sky Ranch and at least 8-9 deg. warmer or cooler (milder), depending on season. In addition, it is probably 9-10 mi. closer to both downtown and the coast than Santee. Sorry, but there is NO COMPARISON between the two, which is reflected in the avg. sales prices of SFR’s in both areas. They are apples and oranges.

[quote=PKMAN]Not defending or justifying Sky Ranch….but if San Marcos and Chula Vista can have $800K+ homes with high HOA, long commute to central SD and often with crippling Mello Roos, why not Sky Ranch?[/quote]emphasis added

PKMAN, regardless of what the U/T article states (which is based upon recent sales data), Chula Vista’s Rancho Del Rey (using as an example here but there are others) has similar sales prices today as Sky Ranch but this area is now 12-18 yrs. old and fairly well-established. Here’s an active listing now reduced to $650K to $699,900. Fabulously appointed for the price!

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100010558-1050_Abeto_Ct_Chula_Vista_CA_91910

From this property, one can walk to shopping in about ten minutes from these homes incl. Ralph’s and Rite Aid anchoring a large strip mall, with another smaller strip mall situated diagonally across “H” Street. They are also walking distance to BVM (very close), BVH and SW College. They are NOT isolated like Sky Ranch and several lots have unobstructed views of downtown. This community is only 16 mi. from dtn. SD. Santee is 23-26 mi. from dtn. and 9-10 degrees hotter or cooler (more extreme), depending on season. Again, not an accurate comparison, PKMAN, if you’re just using numbers and not taking into account “desirability” factors.

Here’s a small snapshot of household income for 2008 in RDR census tracts:

http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Rancho-del-Rey-Chula-Vista-CA.html

The subject property (above) is located in a the top (yellow) census tract with a $168,167 median HH income in 2008 (situated in the highest viewpoint in RDR).

I can’t speak for San Marcos except to say that it is 30-35 mi. from dtn. SD and 45 mins. to a one-hr. commute. I haven’t driven up in SM since ’99 but I can tell you that at that time I saw a few dirt roads and commercial/industrial also mixed in with residential on a couple of streets, leading me to believe the zoning is a bit “amiss” there as well (reminded me of a North County version of Spring Valley).

There’s a h@lluva lotta difference between 16 mi. (Chula RDR) and 30-35 mi. (SM) when describing a commute in this county. Again, these two areas are “apples and oranges” compared to each other and bananas, in comparison to Santee.

This is not to bash Santee at all but just to state the facts. Santee is what it is and is located exactly where it is. It is surrounded by mtns. on three sides, keeping it “socked in.” This can never be fixed.

Hope this post wasn’t too annoying. I don’t like to use too many links.

[an]

bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?

[an]

bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?

[an]

bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?

[an]

bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?

[an]

bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?[/quote]

Because, AN, Del Cerro and Chula Vista are the comparisons with Sky Ranch that Russell and PKMAN made. Yes, Chula Vista has cheaper properties also but has MANY neighborhoods in the price range of OR HIGHER than Sky Ranch. Chula is a City of approx. 270K + population (in 5 zip codes) and has a wide variety of neighborhoods to choose from. Santee is a City of 52K – 64K pop. (depending on which website you believe) and IS ZONED COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL. Chula Vista ONLY has COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL zoning on MAIN ST (the border between Otay Mesa SD and Chula Vista) and the immediate bayfront (an area where no housing of any kind exists). Santee’s zoning is mixed-use nearly everywhere except the planned communities such as “Riverwalk” (prev. mentioned on this thread) and Sky Ranch. The two cities are competely different animals.

There is no “average” Del Cerro. ALL of Del Cerro is SUPERIOR in every way to the rest of its zip code 92120. (Allied Gardens has COMM/IND zoning NOT mixed with residential which is preferable to Santee.) Russell compared Sky Ranch to Del Cerro. There is no comparison between the two, in HH income, per capita income, home values or educational levels. IMHO, Del Cerro has superior construction, floor plans, views and lots compared to Santee, is more conveniently located and has a milder climate. Del Cerro wins ALL CONTESTS HANDS DOWN over Sky Ranch. This can’t be fixed.

The zoning or lack thereof is a major player in the desirability of a community, IMO.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?[/quote]

Because, AN, Del Cerro and Chula Vista are the comparisons with Sky Ranch that Russell and PKMAN made. Yes, Chula Vista has cheaper properties also but has MANY neighborhoods in the price range of OR HIGHER than Sky Ranch. Chula is a City of approx. 270K + population (in 5 zip codes) and has a wide variety of neighborhoods to choose from. Santee is a City of 52K – 64K pop. (depending on which website you believe) and IS ZONED COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL. Chula Vista ONLY has COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL zoning on MAIN ST (the border between Otay Mesa SD and Chula Vista) and the immediate bayfront (an area where no housing of any kind exists). Santee’s zoning is mixed-use nearly everywhere except the planned communities such as “Riverwalk” (prev. mentioned on this thread) and Sky Ranch. The two cities are competely different animals.

There is no “average” Del Cerro. ALL of Del Cerro is SUPERIOR in every way to the rest of its zip code 92120. (Allied Gardens has COMM/IND zoning NOT mixed with residential which is preferable to Santee.) Russell compared Sky Ranch to Del Cerro. There is no comparison between the two, in HH income, per capita income, home values or educational levels. IMHO, Del Cerro has superior construction, floor plans, views and lots compared to Santee, is more conveniently located and has a milder climate. Del Cerro wins ALL CONTESTS HANDS DOWN over Sky Ranch. This can’t be fixed.

The zoning or lack thereof is a major player in the desirability of a community, IMO.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?[/quote]

Because, AN, Del Cerro and Chula Vista are the comparisons with Sky Ranch that Russell and PKMAN made. Yes, Chula Vista has cheaper properties also but has MANY neighborhoods in the price range of OR HIGHER than Sky Ranch. Chula is a City of approx. 270K + population (in 5 zip codes) and has a wide variety of neighborhoods to choose from. Santee is a City of 52K – 64K pop. (depending on which website you believe) and IS ZONED COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL. Chula Vista ONLY has COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL zoning on MAIN ST (the border between Otay Mesa SD and Chula Vista) and the immediate bayfront (an area where no housing of any kind exists). Santee’s zoning is mixed-use nearly everywhere except the planned communities such as “Riverwalk” (prev. mentioned on this thread) and Sky Ranch. The two cities are competely different animals.

There is no “average” Del Cerro. ALL of Del Cerro is SUPERIOR in every way to the rest of its zip code 92120. (Allied Gardens has COMM/IND zoning NOT mixed with residential which is preferable to Santee.) Russell compared Sky Ranch to Del Cerro. There is no comparison between the two, in HH income, per capita income, home values or educational levels. IMHO, Del Cerro has superior construction, floor plans, views and lots compared to Santee, is more conveniently located and has a milder climate. Del Cerro wins ALL CONTESTS HANDS DOWN over Sky Ranch. This can’t be fixed.

The zoning or lack thereof is a major player in the desirability of a community, IMO.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]bearishgurl, why did you compare average Santee to average Del Cerro (while we all know Sky Ranch is not your average Santee)? Then in the same post, you bring up RDR. Is RDR your average Chula Vista homes? Doesn’t Chula Vista have the same “down side” you listed for Santee?[/quote]

Because, AN, Del Cerro and Chula Vista are the comparisons with Sky Ranch that Russell and PKMAN made. Yes, Chula Vista has cheaper properties also but has MANY neighborhoods in the price range of OR HIGHER than Sky Ranch. Chula is a City of approx. 270K + population (in 5 zip codes) and has a wide variety of neighborhoods to choose from. Santee is a City of 52K – 64K pop. (depending on which website you believe) and IS ZONED COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL. Chula Vista ONLY has COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL zoning on MAIN ST (the border between Otay Mesa SD and Chula Vista) and the immediate bayfront (an area where no housing of any kind exists). Santee’s zoning is mixed-use nearly everywhere except the planned communities such as “Riverwalk” (prev. mentioned on this thread) and Sky Ranch. The two cities are competely different animals.

There is no “average” Del Cerro. ALL of Del Cerro is SUPERIOR in every way to the rest of its zip code 92120. (Allied Gardens has COMM/IND zoning NOT mixed with residential which is preferable to Santee.) Russell compared Sky Ranch to Del Cerro. There is no comparison between the two, in HH income, per capita income, home values or educational levels. IMHO, Del Cerro has superior construction, floor plans, views and lots compared to Santee, is more conveniently located and has a milder climate. Del Cerro wins ALL CONTESTS HANDS DOWN over Sky Ranch. This can’t be fixed.

The zoning or lack thereof is a major player in the desirability of a community, IMO.

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