Chula Vista..what's the big deal?? (San Diego, Oceanside: crime, roughest, motel)

[norcalguy76]

I hear some say it's bad and others say it's ok....what is the lowdown on the city? I recently visited the area there on vacation and we stayed off E street at a motel 6. A lot of minorities I noticed although I am one myself (latino) but other than that it wasn't all that bad.

advice would be helpful...since we are planning on moving there or El Cajon in the future.

[SUNNY56]

I lived in Chula Vista for 34 years and just loved the weather. There are so many things to do so my husband and I were never bored. I attended classes at Southwestern JC College, played tennis at Bonita Tennis Club then and just stayed around in the area. I hardly went to downtown San Diego. My friends and I would go to Tia Juana to perfect our Spanish.

It is crowded now ever since East Lake (the eastern part of Chula Vista) was developed.

[Sassberto]

Originally Posted by norcalguy76

I hear some say it's bad and others say it's ok....what is the lowdown on the city? I recently visited the area there on vacation and we stayed off E street at a motel 6. A lot of minorities I noticed although I am one myself (latino) but other than that it wasn't all that bad.

advice would be helpful...since we are planning on moving there or El Cajon in the future.

in SD it's just one of those places some people will look down upon like El Cajon or Escondido or Oceanside.

There's really nothing wrong with CV, the old part near the 5 has some funky neighborhoods and some nice ones too. East side is all upscale brand new developments. For crime it's not standout for south county, San Ysidro is really where the problems are.

[norcalguy76]

yeah I checked the crime stats in SD areas and San ysdiro is high!

[OREGONRAIN]

The trolley goes right to CV, so its handy to get to and from San Diego, or Mexico if you want to go there for the day. I often think I would like to live in San Diego, but I am so concerned about the cost of living. I thought perhaps Chula VIsta, Im not hispanic I don't know what CV is like now, I don't know if I would be out of place there, or if it is a mixture of people, which I would prefer.

[jksouthbay88]

It's a mix
that E Street corodor(NWCV) might be the roughest part of town
But there are nice areas so CV is more like a mixed bag
just depends where your at

[norcalguy76]

ok cool...I like it because it's not too far in either direction to Mexico or the beaches. I am just wondering on the commute and freeway trafic.

[Sassberto]

Originally Posted by norcalguy76

ok cool...I like it because it's not too far in either direction to Mexico or the beaches. I am just wondering on the commute and freeway trafic.

805 commute is terrible.

[acoconutkiwi]

It's nickname is Chula-Juana.
That should tell you something.

[MissNM]

In response to the Chula-Juana comment:

Maybe because it's right next to the border and there are hispanics there? Is that supposed to be a bad thing?

My neighbors are asian, white, black, and hispanic - very diverse. The area is beautiful. The people are nice. I love it.

I've lived in other great places. Eventually, I grew tired of them. Maybe that will happen here. In the meantime - I'm going to enjoy my little slice of heaven.