Commute from Temecula to San Diego? (Poway: middle-class, crime rate, mobile home)

[Buburuza 1313]

Can somebody tell me,how is teh commute from temecula to san diego (work)?

thanks

[dweej]

What part of San Diego are you talking about- downtown? Scripps Ranch? Coastal? Inland? This is going to affect your commute a lot from Temecula because of traffic patterns and highway structuring. Maybe it will help you to know that it takes my husband an hour to get to Poway every morning.

[Buburuza 1313]

near sabre spring (work for my husby)...poway is not far away from it..one hour also in the morning,one in the afternoon,2 hours also..but is it then not better to live in poway??
i am european,i love public transport,hate long distances,commutes...and long car driving generally...if my husband loses 2 hours a day with commute,this is 2 hours less with his familly..i am not happy about it...have to get used to it or find something closer to his job...

[dweej]

So yes, Sabre Springs is quite close to Poway so he will have minimum 2 hours of commuting each day. If you can afford to live in Poway, then of course, it will be better to live there. Poway is still way more expensive than Temecula, and according to my husband who works for the City of Poway, not as nice of a place to live. The commute bothers me too, but we could not afford to live there. Hopefully someday he will work close to home, but with the economy the way it is right now, it is too risky for him to give up a stable job to look for something closer. Good luck.

[sarahkate_m]

Originally Posted by dweej

So yes, Sabre Springs is quite close to Poway so he will have minimum 2 hours of commuting each day. If you can afford to live in Poway, then of course, it will be better to live there. Poway is still way more expensive than Temecula, and according to my husband who works for the City of Poway, not as nice of a place to live. The commute bothers me too, but we could not afford to live there. Hopefully someday he will work close to home, but with the economy the way it is right now, it is too risky for him to give up a stable job to look for something closer. Good luck.

What's wrong with Poway?

Kate

[dweej]

Originally Posted by sarahkate_m

What's wrong with Poway?

Kate

There's just a lot of disparity between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'. Super wealthy people over here and then a mobile home park over there. There's not really a large middle-class as it were. Now, I know in SoCal, $400-$500K house is considered middle-class, but from my perspective that's a lot. Anyway, anything that's affordable in Poway isn't half as nice as what's available in Temecula. If you can afford the "have" sections of Poway, then it is a fine place to live.

[sarahkate_m]

Originally Posted by dweej

There's just a lot of disparity between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'. Super wealthy people over here and then a mobile home park over there. There's not really a large middle-class as it were. Now, I know in SoCal, $400-$500K house is considered middle-class, but from my perspective that's a lot. Anyway, anything that's affordable in Poway isn't half as nice as what's available in Temecula. If you can afford the "have" sections of Poway, then it is a fine place to live.

I totally get that. Sounds like stratificiation, big time.

Does that have anything to do with crime rate or density issues?

I'm interested in what you perceive cuz I thought Poway had a good rep.

Kate