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[quote=GoUSC]I wanted to get some opinions on Scripps Ranch, specifically the area east on Pomerado and down off of Fallbrook Road. We have been mostly looking coastal (La Jolla, North PB, Point Loma, Mission Hills). Never really considered going this far inland but there seem to be some very nice 80’s era homes (single floor) in this area. What say you guys?[/quote]

I just want to comment on the neighborhood. My wife and I and our two kids live in Scripps Ranch, and we love it here. We live in the newer part, North of Spring Valley Rd and South of Scripps Poway Parkway.

What I think sets Scripps Ranch apart from 4S Ranch, PQ, RB, etc is the whole thing feels like a real community. If you’re at Starbucks or the market, especially with a kid, it’s easy to strike up a conversation with strangers. People are polite and friendly, and take pride in the community. The area is spotless, and people will just randomly pick up trash to keep it that way. People walking their dogs will wave at you, and if you smile they smile back.

This may seem like standard human interaction, but it is a huge contrast from areas like Carmel Valley, where the newer faux riche element can be very stand off-ish. In a nutshell, people here that have Suburbans are loading in their 3 kids while wearing normal clothes. People in CV with Suburbans have chromed up 20’s and are just driving themselves and their lap dogs while wearing the latest runway nonsense.

We’ve recently been looking for a larger home, so have revisited all the other suburbs: CV, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch, Del Sur, Poway, etc. We just can’t shake the feeling that Scripps Ranch is the best of the bunch. Parts of PQ, RB, and Poway can be real holes by contrast.

One last note on schools: The local schools continue to win awards (especially elementary), but if your child doesn’t like them, you can apply for an interdistrict transfer and attend Poway schools. The Stonebridge area is Poway schools only, which can be a pro or con depending on your perspective. Scripps Ranch schools vs the Poway schools you would be attending are basically identically rated.

[permabear]

[quote=GoUSC]I wanted to get some opinions on Scripps Ranch, specifically the area east on Pomerado and down off of Fallbrook Road. We have been mostly looking coastal (La Jolla, North PB, Point Loma, Mission Hills). Never really considered going this far inland but there seem to be some very nice 80’s era homes (single floor) in this area. What say you guys?[/quote]

I just want to comment on the neighborhood. My wife and I and our two kids live in Scripps Ranch, and we love it here. We live in the newer part, North of Spring Valley Rd and South of Scripps Poway Parkway.

What I think sets Scripps Ranch apart from 4S Ranch, PQ, RB, etc is the whole thing feels like a real community. If you’re at Starbucks or the market, especially with a kid, it’s easy to strike up a conversation with strangers. People are polite and friendly, and take pride in the community. The area is spotless, and people will just randomly pick up trash to keep it that way. People walking their dogs will wave at you, and if you smile they smile back.

This may seem like standard human interaction, but it is a huge contrast from areas like Carmel Valley, where the newer faux riche element can be very stand off-ish. In a nutshell, people here that have Suburbans are loading in their 3 kids while wearing normal clothes. People in CV with Suburbans have chromed up 20’s and are just driving themselves and their lap dogs while wearing the latest runway nonsense.

We’ve recently been looking for a larger home, so have revisited all the other suburbs: CV, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch, Del Sur, Poway, etc. We just can’t shake the feeling that Scripps Ranch is the best of the bunch. Parts of PQ, RB, and Poway can be real holes by contrast.

One last note on schools: The local schools continue to win awards (especially elementary), but if your child doesn’t like them, you can apply for an interdistrict transfer and attend Poway schools. The Stonebridge area is Poway schools only, which can be a pro or con depending on your perspective. Scripps Ranch schools vs the Poway schools you would be attending are basically identically rated.

[permabear]

[quote=GoUSC]I wanted to get some opinions on Scripps Ranch, specifically the area east on Pomerado and down off of Fallbrook Road. We have been mostly looking coastal (La Jolla, North PB, Point Loma, Mission Hills). Never really considered going this far inland but there seem to be some very nice 80’s era homes (single floor) in this area. What say you guys?[/quote]

I just want to comment on the neighborhood. My wife and I and our two kids live in Scripps Ranch, and we love it here. We live in the newer part, North of Spring Valley Rd and South of Scripps Poway Parkway.

What I think sets Scripps Ranch apart from 4S Ranch, PQ, RB, etc is the whole thing feels like a real community. If you’re at Starbucks or the market, especially with a kid, it’s easy to strike up a conversation with strangers. People are polite and friendly, and take pride in the community. The area is spotless, and people will just randomly pick up trash to keep it that way. People walking their dogs will wave at you, and if you smile they smile back.

This may seem like standard human interaction, but it is a huge contrast from areas like Carmel Valley, where the newer faux riche element can be very stand off-ish. In a nutshell, people here that have Suburbans are loading in their 3 kids while wearing normal clothes. People in CV with Suburbans have chromed up 20’s and are just driving themselves and their lap dogs while wearing the latest runway nonsense.

We’ve recently been looking for a larger home, so have revisited all the other suburbs: CV, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch, Del Sur, Poway, etc. We just can’t shake the feeling that Scripps Ranch is the best of the bunch. Parts of PQ, RB, and Poway can be real holes by contrast.

One last note on schools: The local schools continue to win awards (especially elementary), but if your child doesn’t like them, you can apply for an interdistrict transfer and attend Poway schools. The Stonebridge area is Poway schools only, which can be a pro or con depending on your perspective. Scripps Ranch schools vs the Poway schools you would be attending are basically identically rated.

[permabear]

I can vouch for that – a family friend actually just got taken by a Mission Beach scam on Craiglist! Lost all their vacation money. The scam was familiar: “My paypal account is down, so use Western Union to send me the rental fee.” They are not internet-savvy, so this didn’t set off alarm bells unfortunately. They didn’t find out they were scammed until they showed up at their supposed rental and a person answered the door saying, “May I help you?”

[permabear]

I can vouch for that – a family friend actually just got taken by a Mission Beach scam on Craiglist! Lost all their vacation money. The scam was familiar: “My paypal account is down, so use Western Union to send me the rental fee.” They are not internet-savvy, so this didn’t set off alarm bells unfortunately. They didn’t find out they were scammed until they showed up at their supposed rental and a person answered the door saying, “May I help you?”

[permabear]

I can vouch for that – a family friend actually just got taken by a Mission Beach scam on Craiglist! Lost all their vacation money. The scam was familiar: “My paypal account is down, so use Western Union to send me the rental fee.” They are not internet-savvy, so this didn’t set off alarm bells unfortunately. They didn’t find out they were scammed until they showed up at their supposed rental and a person answered the door saying, “May I help you?”

[permabear]

I can vouch for that – a family friend actually just got taken by a Mission Beach scam on Craiglist! Lost all their vacation money. The scam was familiar: “My paypal account is down, so use Western Union to send me the rental fee.” They are not internet-savvy, so this didn’t set off alarm bells unfortunately. They didn’t find out they were scammed until they showed up at their supposed rental and a person answered the door saying, “May I help you?”

[permabear]

I can vouch for that – a family friend actually just got taken by a Mission Beach scam on Craiglist! Lost all their vacation money. The scam was familiar: “My paypal account is down, so use Western Union to send me the rental fee.” They are not internet-savvy, so this didn’t set off alarm bells unfortunately. They didn’t find out they were scammed until they showed up at their supposed rental and a person answered the door saying, “May I help you?”

[permabear]

Pretty much every well-to-do zipcode has this demographic problem. It’s not isolated to Scripps Ranch. For example, 92127 – home of 4S Ranch, Del Sur, and Santaluz – has a very similar shift despite all the new homes:

http://profilewarehouse.sandag.org/profiles/est/zip92127est.pdf

So it’s not sound analysis on the part of ocrenter to say that there will be a sudden massive influx of bussed kids to Scripps Ranch High but not other places. All these neighborhoods have a demographic dip for people in their 30’s.

In fact, the real reasons are twofold. First, there was a massive dip in births in the 70’s due to the economic recession. This is very well-documented, and is commonly referred to as the “baby bust”:

http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/753/american-birth-rate-decline-linked-to-recession

Second, the point about housing still being unaffordable is still true. I make over 200k a year, but according to traditional calculators I can only afford a home up to 1M (and that’s with 200k cash down). Any place for us to move up would be a stretch. Which means many people are still stretching.

There’s still a lot of air to be let out of this balloon.

[permabear]

Pretty much every well-to-do zipcode has this demographic problem. It’s not isolated to Scripps Ranch. For example, 92127 – home of 4S Ranch, Del Sur, and Santaluz – has a very similar shift despite all the new homes:

http://profilewarehouse.sandag.org/profiles/est/zip92127est.pdf

So it’s not sound analysis on the part of ocrenter to say that there will be a sudden massive influx of bussed kids to Scripps Ranch High but not other places. All these neighborhoods have a demographic dip for people in their 30’s.

In fact, the real reasons are twofold. First, there was a massive dip in births in the 70’s due to the economic recession. This is very well-documented, and is commonly referred to as the “baby bust”:

http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/753/american-birth-rate-decline-linked-to-recession

Second, the point about housing still being unaffordable is still true. I make over 200k a year, but according to traditional calculators I can only afford a home up to 1M (and that’s with 200k cash down). Any place for us to move up would be a stretch. Which means many people are still stretching.

There’s still a lot of air to be let out of this balloon.

[permabear]

Pretty much every well-to-do zipcode has this demographic problem. It’s not isolated to Scripps Ranch. For example, 92127 – home of 4S Ranch, Del Sur, and Santaluz – has a very similar shift despite all the new homes:

http://profilewarehouse.sandag.org/profiles/est/zip92127est.pdf

So it’s not sound analysis on the part of ocrenter to say that there will be a sudden massive influx of bussed kids to Scripps Ranch High but not other places. All these neighborhoods have a demographic dip for people in their 30’s.

In fact, the real reasons are twofold. First, there was a massive dip in births in the 70’s due to the economic recession. This is very well-documented, and is commonly referred to as the “baby bust”:

http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/753/american-birth-rate-decline-linked-to-recession

Second, the point about housing still being unaffordable is still true. I make over 200k a year, but according to traditional calculators I can only afford a home up to 1M (and that’s with 200k cash down). Any place for us to move up would be a stretch. Which means many people are still stretching.

There’s still a lot of air to be let out of this balloon.

[permabear]

Pretty much every well-to-do zipcode has this demographic problem. It’s not isolated to Scripps Ranch. For example, 92127 – home of 4S Ranch, Del Sur, and Santaluz – has a very similar shift despite all the new homes:

http://profilewarehouse.sandag.org/profiles/est/zip92127est.pdf

So it’s not sound analysis on the part of ocrenter to say that there will be a sudden massive influx of bussed kids to Scripps Ranch High but not other places. All these neighborhoods have a demographic dip for people in their 30’s.

In fact, the real reasons are twofold. First, there was a massive dip in births in the 70’s due to the economic recession. This is very well-documented, and is commonly referred to as the “baby bust”:

http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/753/american-birth-rate-decline-linked-to-recession

Second, the point about housing still being unaffordable is still true. I make over 200k a year, but according to traditional calculators I can only afford a home up to 1M (and that’s with 200k cash down). Any place for us to move up would be a stretch. Which means many people are still stretching.

There’s still a lot of air to be let out of this balloon.

[permabear]

Pretty much every well-to-do zipcode has this demographic problem. It’s not isolated to Scripps Ranch. For example, 92127 – home of 4S Ranch, Del Sur, and Santaluz – has a very similar shift despite all the new homes:

http://profilewarehouse.sandag.org/profiles/est/zip92127est.pdf

So it’s not sound analysis on the part of ocrenter to say that there will be a sudden massive influx of bussed kids to Scripps Ranch High but not other places. All these neighborhoods have a demographic dip for people in their 30’s.

In fact, the real reasons are twofold. First, there was a massive dip in births in the 70’s due to the economic recession. This is very well-documented, and is commonly referred to as the “baby bust”:

http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/753/american-birth-rate-decline-linked-to-recession

Second, the point about housing still being unaffordable is still true. I make over 200k a year, but according to traditional calculators I can only afford a home up to 1M (and that’s with 200k cash down). Any place for us to move up would be a stretch. Which means many people are still stretching.

There’s still a lot of air to be let out of this balloon.

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