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Old 05-29-2020, 02:55 PM
 
Location: OC
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I have driven past numerous times. For me, it's a bit too "far away out there," but I can see why people like it. The fact is, most south OC cities have similar access to nature, community activities, pools, parks, master planned residential areas, and the rest. Rancho MV is just newer than others. And the hills look gorgeous in the video but they are brown, like all SoCal hills, for most of the year.
Good points. Also looking at Stanton, they have a new build community called Lantana @ beach. Realistically is that still in the hood?
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Old 05-29-2020, 03:15 PM
 
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Good points. Also looking at Stanton, they have a new build community called Lantana @ beach. Realistically is that still in the hood?
I haven't been out that way for a long time. All I can say is that the central west part of OC up against the LA county line is my least favorite part. It's old, flat, drab, paved over, and ugly. I grew up in La Habra (straight up Beach Blvd from Stanton). Where we are now in RSM is cleaner, newer, safer, more beautiful, closer to nature. You couldn't pay me to go back.
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Old 05-29-2020, 04:10 PM
 
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Good points. Also looking at Stanton, they have a new build community called Lantana @ beach. Realistically is that still in the hood?
I hope you understand that "beach" refers to Beach Blvd? Stanton is not a beach town. To each his own but, personally, I have never found Stanton to be appealing in any way.
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Old 05-29-2020, 05:50 PM
 
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I hope you understand that "beach" refers to Beach Blvd? Stanton is not a beach town. To each his own but, personally, I have never found Stanton to be appealing in any way.
Yep knew that.
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Old 05-29-2020, 05:54 PM
 
Location: OC
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I haven't visited it but, I agree, from what I have read, it seems to be a good community. My only possible concern would be about a past major odor problem they experienced. Still, that was several years ago, and it should be resolved by now. You'd have to do some current research on it, since this is quite dated:

December 8, 2017 The Orange County Register
Water district OKs $19.5 million plan to eliminate stench that plagues Rancho Mission Viejo neighborhood
https://www.watereducation.org/aquaf...-mission-viejo


I would suggest that you fly down and spend at least a week looking at several South County cities. There are sometimes subtle differences between them that might, depending upon your personal tastes, convince you to live in one instead of the other.

For example, Laguna Niguel is hilly and very heavily treed. San Juan Capistrano (Mission is located there) is less developed with more of an "Old California" laid-back feel to it. Laguna Hills has some really nice older homes and horse stables. Laguna Beach is artsy with nice restaurants and galleries, but very expensive. San Clemente is a beach town, etc.
That's the plan. As soon as I find a dog sitter.
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Old 05-29-2020, 07:15 PM
 
Location: Orange, California
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If OP is inclined toward Villa Park, I might also recommend North Tustin. Bigger lots and some interesting older homes. It’s like VP with hills. Some really cool houses in that area and definitely more down to earth even though there is wealth there too.
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