towns outside san diego (Escondido, Santee: condo, low crime, home)

[madjoe]

my wife and i coming out to the san diego area to scope out small towns to buy a home or condo/twnhouse away from the city.we are looking for a town or small city that has a small town feel to,a great downtown area with restaurants,hospitals,great views with low crime...we heard of the following towns and small cities could someone please comment about these areas and any other areas not mentioned that could be of interest...
the areas we heard about..1)poway,2)fallbrook,2)escondido,3)santee,4) scripps ranch,5)romona,and bonsall....thank you

[breeze823]

I like Santee, although all the people on here will say "stay away from clan-tee" lol, ridiculous statement. Lived there till we left SD and were very happy.
My best friend lives in Ramona, has lived there for over 10 years now and was telling me recently how awful it is now, with illegals everywhere. She is having to pull her kids from public schools.

[pucker]

Originally Posted by breeze823

I like Santee, although all the people on here will say "stay away from clan-tee" lol, ridiculous statement. Lived there till we left SD and were very happy.
My best friend lives in Ramona, has lived there for over 10 years now and was telling me recently how awful it is now, with illegals everywhere. She is having to pull her kids from public schools.

Yes, Ramona is getting bad.....Valley Center might be an option. There aren't really "small" towns in San Diego. I guess if you head further East like the desert towns

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Check out Lakeside, it's very small townish. As stated above Ramonda, Escondido and the outlying regions are getting tortured by the amount of Illegal Aliens.

[madjoe]

:d

[madjoe]

thank you all for a speedy reply will look at lakeside,valley center,and santee....which desert towns exactly are you thinking about????would like info about which desert towns have that small town feel.....we're also getting hit hard with illegals at the jersey short........

[breeze823]

Originally Posted by madjoe

thank you all for a speedy reply will look at lakeside,valley center,and santee....which desert towns exactly are you thinking about????would like info about which desert towns have that small town feel.....we're also getting hit hard with illegals at the jersey short........

Jamul is a nice little town, or was before I moved away. Good luck! Editing to add that it's pronounced Hu - mool

[pucker]

Originally Posted by madjoe

thank you all for a speedy reply will look at lakeside,valley center,and santee....which desert towns exactly are you thinking about????would like info about which desert towns have that small town feel.....we're also getting hit hard with illegals at the jersey short........

Well, the desert town I was thinking about was Borrego Springs. There are a lot more like Jamul but I've never been to that town so i can't speak how good or bad it is.

Jamul is closer to the border but seems like you can't go anywhere in this country without experiencing illegals.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by pucker

Well, the desert town I was thinking about was Borrego Springs. There are a lot more like Jamul but I've never been to that town so i can't speak how good or bad it is.

Jamul is closer to the border but seems like you can't go anywhere in this country without experiencing illegals.

What? We don't have an immigration problem


It is pretty bad just about everywhere. We should fly down to Mexico and see if there is anyone left

[breeze823]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

What? We don't have an immigration problem


It is pretty bad just about everywhere. We should fly down to Mexico and see if there is anyone left

lol, totally agree