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Originally posted by bb80sc
Hello all.....
well, we are seriously looking to move back to CA now, specifically to the SD area.
We have been looking at several areas, which seem to offer good schools, good location, and housing which we could afford. I would appreciate any further info you all would like to share, positive or negative about these areas. In no particular order they are;
Scripps Ranch
Carmel Valley/Sorrento Valley
Rancho Bernardo
Encinitas
Carlsbad
I do not know where I'll be working yet, possibly from home, UCSD, or a local tech firm in the 'wireless corridor'.
Encinitas would be my ideal town, but I am concerned a bit about raising kids in a 'surf town'....maybe should not be a concern at all.. 
Thanks for your input and comments.
-Brad
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All these communities are very nice. Carlsbad and Encinitas are excellent coastal towns, and each has their own flavor. Encinitas is more into the surf scene, more laid back. Carlsbad is a little more touristy at the coast and is larger and more cosmopolitan than Encinitas. There is a lot of development happening in Carlsbad.
Rancho Bernardo is way inland and geared more towards the gray haired set.
Scripps Ranch and Carmel / Sorrento area are between RB and Carlsbad, albeit a bit south. Don't know a lot about these places, but they are definitely upper shelf communities.
I-15 traffic southbound is absouly terrible in the morning, especially north of Lake Hodges. If you consider Escondido or San Marcos, factor this in.
I-5 traffic is bad pretty much everywhere all the time.
If you can afford the coast, do it.