So is Escondido a dump or what?

[eccen in esc]

eccen in esc
I live in Escondido. It has pros and cons like everywhere. It can be really hot here in summer. SW Esc is nicer. Escondido has 3 lakes and 3 great parks. Kit Carson, Felicita, Dixon Lake. There is a lot of hiking here and it has all the shopping you would ever need – a complete city. Not much traffic in town and a couple of good restaurants. Good for kids if you are in the right area, SW. House prices are lower here also. Trader Joe’s, Jimbos and a great big mall. I like living here better than the coast because of the traffic. And it is central.
Also has a rural feel and you can get a half acre for under 500K. No private schools here tho, except religious. Also, there is a large ethnic population, though segregated for the most part.

[I would rather be lucky then smart]

Hidden Meadows resident for 10 years.

Hidden Meadows is located at the Mountain Meadow road/Deer Springs road exit east of I15 and just inland from Rimrock.

The elevation is 1500 feet, and about 10 AM every morning a cooling breeze blows in from the west.

There is only one way in and out of this community (unless you are a resident and you know the “offroad” trail that can be driven in behind the community via your SUV).

The work to widen the I15 has been a real bonus. Next year, the carpool lanes will now extend from Via Rancho Parkway south. In the near future, the carpool lanes will extend from the 78 south.

Most of the houses are “one offs” but there was 3 tract home developements built in the last couple of years.

The area is somewhat immune to forclosure activity, but there is some (4 total, I think) in the recently built tract homes, plus a couple of custom homes. One of those custom homes went into foreclosure becasue of a divorce and the ex husband was adamant that the ex wife would not be able to purchase the house.

Overall, this is a very nice, mostly upscale area.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Hidden-Meadows-California.html

[I would rather be lucky then smart]

Hidden Meadows resident for 10 years.

Hidden Meadows is located at the Mountain Meadow road/Deer Springs road exit east of I15 and just inland from Rimrock.

The elevation is 1500 feet, and about 10 AM every morning a cooling breeze blows in from the west.

There is only one way in and out of this community (unless you are a resident and you know the “offroad” trail that can be driven in behind the community via your SUV).

The work to widen the I15 has been a real bonus. Next year, the carpool lanes will now extend from Via Rancho Parkway south. In the near future, the carpool lanes will extend from the 78 south.

Most of the houses are “one offs” but there was 3 tract home developements built in the last couple of years.

The area is somewhat immune to forclosure activity, but there is some (4 total, I think) in the recently built tract homes, plus a couple of custom homes. One of those custom homes went into foreclosure becasue of a divorce and the ex husband was adamant that the ex wife would not be able to purchase the house.

Overall, this is a very nice, mostly upscale area.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Hidden-Meadows-California.html

[I would rather be lucky then smart]

Hidden Meadows resident for 10 years.

Hidden Meadows is located at the Mountain Meadow road/Deer Springs road exit east of I15 and just inland from Rimrock.

The elevation is 1500 feet, and about 10 AM every morning a cooling breeze blows in from the west.

There is only one way in and out of this community (unless you are a resident and you know the “offroad” trail that can be driven in behind the community via your SUV).

The work to widen the I15 has been a real bonus. Next year, the carpool lanes will now extend from Via Rancho Parkway south. In the near future, the carpool lanes will extend from the 78 south.

Most of the houses are “one offs” but there was 3 tract home developements built in the last couple of years.

The area is somewhat immune to forclosure activity, but there is some (4 total, I think) in the recently built tract homes, plus a couple of custom homes. One of those custom homes went into foreclosure becasue of a divorce and the ex husband was adamant that the ex wife would not be able to purchase the house.

Overall, this is a very nice, mostly upscale area.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Hidden-Meadows-California.html

[I would rather be lucky then smart]

Hidden Meadows resident for 10 years.

Hidden Meadows is located at the Mountain Meadow road/Deer Springs road exit east of I15 and just inland from Rimrock.

The elevation is 1500 feet, and about 10 AM every morning a cooling breeze blows in from the west.

There is only one way in and out of this community (unless you are a resident and you know the “offroad” trail that can be driven in behind the community via your SUV).

The work to widen the I15 has been a real bonus. Next year, the carpool lanes will now extend from Via Rancho Parkway south. In the near future, the carpool lanes will extend from the 78 south.

Most of the houses are “one offs” but there was 3 tract home developements built in the last couple of years.

The area is somewhat immune to forclosure activity, but there is some (4 total, I think) in the recently built tract homes, plus a couple of custom homes. One of those custom homes went into foreclosure becasue of a divorce and the ex husband was adamant that the ex wife would not be able to purchase the house.

Overall, this is a very nice, mostly upscale area.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Hidden-Meadows-California.html

[I would rather be lucky then smart]

Hidden Meadows resident for 10 years.

Hidden Meadows is located at the Mountain Meadow road/Deer Springs road exit east of I15 and just inland from Rimrock.

The elevation is 1500 feet, and about 10 AM every morning a cooling breeze blows in from the west.

There is only one way in and out of this community (unless you are a resident and you know the “offroad” trail that can be driven in behind the community via your SUV).

The work to widen the I15 has been a real bonus. Next year, the carpool lanes will now extend from Via Rancho Parkway south. In the near future, the carpool lanes will extend from the 78 south.

Most of the houses are “one offs” but there was 3 tract home developements built in the last couple of years.

The area is somewhat immune to forclosure activity, but there is some (4 total, I think) in the recently built tract homes, plus a couple of custom homes. One of those custom homes went into foreclosure becasue of a divorce and the ex husband was adamant that the ex wife would not be able to purchase the house.

Overall, this is a very nice, mostly upscale area.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Hidden-Meadows-California.html

[trex]

Thanks for all the comments, this is useful.

We will wait for price declines – but we want to know that there will be something out there that we actually like after it happens. A 25% decline sounds great, but 75% of 1,000,000 is still too much for us to spend on housing….

I’ll avoid central Escondido, but check out all the communities suggested.

[trex]

Thanks for all the comments, this is useful.

We will wait for price declines – but we want to know that there will be something out there that we actually like after it happens. A 25% decline sounds great, but 75% of 1,000,000 is still too much for us to spend on housing….

I’ll avoid central Escondido, but check out all the communities suggested.

[trex]

Thanks for all the comments, this is useful.

We will wait for price declines – but we want to know that there will be something out there that we actually like after it happens. A 25% decline sounds great, but 75% of 1,000,000 is still too much for us to spend on housing….

I’ll avoid central Escondido, but check out all the communities suggested.

[trex]

Thanks for all the comments, this is useful.

We will wait for price declines – but we want to know that there will be something out there that we actually like after it happens. A 25% decline sounds great, but 75% of 1,000,000 is still too much for us to spend on housing….

I’ll avoid central Escondido, but check out all the communities suggested.

[trex]

Thanks for all the comments, this is useful.

We will wait for price declines – but we want to know that there will be something out there that we actually like after it happens. A 25% decline sounds great, but 75% of 1,000,000 is still too much for us to spend on housing….

I’ll avoid central Escondido, but check out all the communities suggested.

[barnaby33]

Escondido is a dump. Avoid it if you can. Its also a commuters hell and no amount of widening the freeway will fix that. They’ll just build more houses and you’ll be right back where you started.

As suggested hidden meadows is a nicer part of Escondido, but there really aren’t many jobs there so you’ll have a commute. It will be made longer by the fact that there is only one way in and out of there. If you are going to live that far away from work, look at one of the more rural areas, ie Fallbrook or Bonsall. That is unless you like living nut to but to your neighbor but still having a 20 minute drive to a grocery store.

I’d even recommend Valley Center, but the casinos have ruined it completely.

Josh

[barnaby33]

Escondido is a dump. Avoid it if you can. Its also a commuters hell and no amount of widening the freeway will fix that. They’ll just build more houses and you’ll be right back where you started.

As suggested hidden meadows is a nicer part of Escondido, but there really aren’t many jobs there so you’ll have a commute. It will be made longer by the fact that there is only one way in and out of there. If you are going to live that far away from work, look at one of the more rural areas, ie Fallbrook or Bonsall. That is unless you like living nut to but to your neighbor but still having a 20 minute drive to a grocery store.

I’d even recommend Valley Center, but the casinos have ruined it completely.

Josh

[barnaby33]

Escondido is a dump. Avoid it if you can. Its also a commuters hell and no amount of widening the freeway will fix that. They’ll just build more houses and you’ll be right back where you started.

As suggested hidden meadows is a nicer part of Escondido, but there really aren’t many jobs there so you’ll have a commute. It will be made longer by the fact that there is only one way in and out of there. If you are going to live that far away from work, look at one of the more rural areas, ie Fallbrook or Bonsall. That is unless you like living nut to but to your neighbor but still having a 20 minute drive to a grocery store.

I’d even recommend Valley Center, but the casinos have ruined it completely.

Josh

[barnaby33]

Escondido is a dump. Avoid it if you can. Its also a commuters hell and no amount of widening the freeway will fix that. They’ll just build more houses and you’ll be right back where you started.

As suggested hidden meadows is a nicer part of Escondido, but there really aren’t many jobs there so you’ll have a commute. It will be made longer by the fact that there is only one way in and out of there. If you are going to live that far away from work, look at one of the more rural areas, ie Fallbrook or Bonsall. That is unless you like living nut to but to your neighbor but still having a 20 minute drive to a grocery store.

I’d even recommend Valley Center, but the casinos have ruined it completely.

Josh

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