Tell me about the NorthPark neighborhood (San Diego, La Mesa: live, moving, rated)

[jr6035]

Before I drop 6 figures plus.

[jr6035]

I'm talking about a neighborhood called Northpark? I liked it. But during the day.

[GSR13]

Look at La Mesa before dropping 6 figures in North Park. NP has been overrun with hipsters for over 5 years and is overcrowded. La Mesa offers many of the same amenities, albeit on a smaller scale, and has an older demographic. It's gentrifying rapidly in the village area and won't be a little-known secret for much longer.

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by GSR13

Look at La Mesa before dropping 6 figures in North Park. NP has been overrun with hipsters for over 5 years and is overcrowded. La Mesa offers many of the same amenities, albeit on a smaller scale, and has an older demographic. It's gentrifying rapidly in the village area and won't be a little-known secret for much longer.

Good advice. The Village area of La Mesa is on track to be the new North Park. (North Park was on track to be the "new Hillcrest" a few years ago.)

However, you'll be hard pressed to find anything below $650K+ within walking distance to La Mesa Village these days.

The secret is out.

All that said, North Park definitely still has its appeal too. Hopefully, posters like Jenkay and others who have lived in North Park will reply to your thread soon. Read through this thread for some posts about North Park in the meantime: //www.city-data.com/forum/san-d...overrated.html

And, you might find this article of interest: http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-...de-North-Park/

Good luck with your decision!

[GSR13]

Where is the new vinyl record store, Rosie?

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by GSR13

Where is the new vinyl record store, Rosie?

Right on La Mesa Blvd. in the heart of the Village. https://www.yelp.com/biz/re-animated-records-la-mesa

And, there is a much younger crowd strolling the Boulevard these days.

[GSR13]

Originally Posted by RosieSD

Right on La Mesa Blvd. in the heart of the Village. https://www.yelp.com/biz/re-animated-records-la-mesa

And, there is a much younger crowd strolling the Boulevard these days.

This is exactly why I tell young people on this forum not to move to SD. SD has the highest millennial % of any major metro in the US, and everyone knows they don't do much except create lame techie apps, stare at their smartphones, and look for things to get offended about. They keep moving here and moving back to where they came from because they can't afford it. Their generational narcissism drives them to move here imprudently when there's readily available information indicating it's not a good idea. If they had a lick of sense I'd go much easier on them. And this is despite the LOCAL-BORN millennial population DECLINING due to them moving away due to the economic factors. These vermin will infest and render uninhabitable every halfway-interesting area in SD county before they are done.

Thanks for the tip, I will have to check out re-animated records

[Brandon Graves]

Originally Posted by GSR13

This is exactly why I tell young people on this forum not to move to SD. SD has the highest millennial % of any major metro in the US, and everyone knows they don't do much except create lame techie apps, stare at their smartphones, and look for things to get offended about. They keep moving here and moving back to where they came from because they can't afford it. Their generational narcissism drives them to move here imprudently when there's readily available information indicating it's not a good idea. If they had a lick of sense I'd go much easier on them. And this is despite the LOCAL-BORN millennial population DECLINING due to them moving away due to the economic factors. These vermin will infest and render uninhabitable every halfway-interesting area in SD county before they are done.

Thanks for the tip, I will have to check out re-animated records

Thank you for this advice, I'll make sure not to move to SD!

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by GSR13

This is exactly why I tell young people on this forum not to move to SD. SD has the highest millennial % of any major metro in the US, and everyone knows they don't do much except create lame techie apps, stare at their smartphones, and look for things to get offended about. They keep moving here and moving back to where they came from because they can't afford it. Their generational narcissism drives them to move here imprudently when there's readily available information indicating it's not a good idea. If they had a lick of sense I'd go much easier on them. And this is despite the LOCAL-BORN millennial population DECLINING due to them moving away due to the economic factors. These vermin will infest and render uninhabitable every halfway-interesting area in SD county before they are done.

Thanks for the tip, I will have to check out re-animated records

Actually, I know quite a few millennials (both native born and newcomers) who are doing just fine in the San Diego area and contributing positive things to San Diego.

I personally welcome them.

They're San Diego's future.

[Brandon Graves]

Well, I'll have to admit, I'm a millennial, so...