La Jolla vs Laguna (San Diego, Huntington Beach: mortgage, income, live)

[leavingvegas]

I'm in the processing of moving to California. My research has narrowed my choices to La Jolla or Laguna area. I'm not opposed to Newport but I've been told Newport is as superficial as Vegas; that's what I'm trying to get away from. My wants are to be near beach activity but close enough to city life (about a 30 min drive). My question, if you had a choice as a single woman, 38 yr, no children and an entrepreneur; from Dana Point to Huntington Beach where would you live? And of course, there's La Jolla...

Thank you for your suggestions...

[rockx]

They are both very similar. But I would say La Jolla is much better for you, mostly because being single, you can go to San Diego pretty quickly which is a very cool city.

I would just stay away from O.C. all together.

People are leaving OC now:

"Average Orange County family paid 49.8% of its gross income on mortgage payments last year, a record amount."
Daily Pilot

[leavingvegas]

Originally Posted by rockx

They are both very similar. But I would say La Jolla is much better for you, mostly because being single, you can go to San Diego pretty quickly which is a very cool city.

I would just stay away from O.C. all together.

People are leaving OC now:

"Average Orange County family paid 49.8% of its gross income on mortgage payments last year, a record amount."
Daily Pilot

Where does Orange County start and end? Would that be Seal Beach to San Clemente?