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Our Location> AREA MAP An Overview of> OUR  13 TOWNS And CITIES   Detailed Information on Each of Our 13 Towns & Cities and Our  3 Unique Areas> COASTAL NEAR-COAST INLAND An Overview of Our> HOME CHOICES And HOME PRICES A Tour Of Our 14 (Non-Mobile Park)> SENIOR COMMUNITIES An Overview of our 58> AGE 55+ MOBILE HOME PARKS Information on> OTHER COMMUNITY OPTIONS An Overview of Our> COST OF LIVING An Overview of Our> CLIMATES Information On Our> CLIMATE DETAILS A Comparison of Our Climates to 32 Other Areas of US> CLIMATE COMPARISONS An Overview On Things To Do in North San Diego County> THINGS TO DO Details on the Huge Number of> SENIOR ACTIVITIES Suggestions on Ways to Entertain> GRANDCHILDREN & GUESTS Links to over 160 websites about Things to Do and With Information for Retirees> WEBSITE LINKS Crime Rates of our cities and of other highly rated retirement places> CRIME RATES Links to Information Regarding Our Cities' Senior Centers & Senior Services, Places to Worship, Medical and Educational Facilities and Much More> INFORMATION FOR RETIREES San Diego's Beautiful Sky- line From Petco Stadium. Less Than 1 Hour Away!	Top 10 Reasons For Retiring To North San Diego County #1.  Best Climates- Our Climates vary somewhat between our (cool) Coastal, (more sunny but ocean-influenced) Near-Coast and (warm and sunny) Inland areas. Each area however offers moderate year-round temperatures, low summer relative humidity  and sunshine approximately 70% of the daylight hours. We have very few hot, muggy days, few thunderstorms, no hurricanes, no snow and very few mosquitoes and other bugs. Rated Among The Best Climates U.S., they allow you to participate in out-of-doors activities all year long! Staying active is essential to maintaining good physical and mental health and a high quality of life throughout your retirement years. #2.  72 Senior Communities in 13 Unique Towns and Cities- Offer a variety of safe, comfortable and appealing active retirement lifestyles. North San Diego County's Towns and Cities border each other and complement one another in amenities. They range in size from small to medium and their terrains vary from awesome coastal cliffs and beaches to beautiful inland hills and valleys. They offer a wide selection of retirement locations and life styles in more than 72 Senior Communities as well as many excellent All-age Communities. North County's overall Crime Rate is below the U.S. average and the Crime Rates of some of our individual cities are among the lowest in Southern California. #3.  Loads of Retirement Activities- Nearly limitless nearby Retirement Activities include 30 golf courses, 20 live theaters,   two  performing arts centers, the nearby San Diego opera, symphony and ballet companies, salt and fresh-water fishing, professional sports, theme parks, zoos. public beaches and 2 local colleges and a State University. In addition, nearly every city and town in North San Diego county has its own Senior Center, most of which are open to Senior Citizens living anywhere in the North San Diego County area. They offer scores of senior center activities. This is a fun place to live and a Great Place to Entertain Your Grand Children and Guests! #4.  26 Miles of Beautiful Coastline- Our Coastal Towns and Cities offer 19 public beaches that are not crowded most of the year, most of which have no parking or entrance fees. They also offer beautiful ocean views from highways, beachside walkways, cafes and parks and opportunities for sailing, motor boating, swimming, surfing, sunbathing, picnicking, walking or jogging along the beach and watching beautiful sunsets over the Pacific. Plus they offer a variety of ways to fish, including from the pier, in the surf, in one of the lagoons or in the Pacific Ocean. #5.  Excellent Health Care- North San Diego County offers a choice of Medical Centers and Hospitals. The excellent Palomar Pomerado Health Center is designated as the North County Trauma Center. The area also offers 4 additional hospitals, several Kaiser Permanente outpatient clinics and a large selection of excellent physicians. In addition, nearby San Diego offers some of the best medical centers and physicians in the US. Good health care is an essential ingredient in quality of life during retirement years. #6.  Convenient Shopping- North San Diego County has two large enclosed malls, the modern 100 store "Carlsbad Premium Outlet" mall and many large and small, new and old, excellent shopping centers containing hundreds of specialty stores. In addition, each town and city has its own unique and usually quaint and charming downtown shopping area. #7.  Great Food- Many convenient supermarkets, plus several Costco, Trader Joe's, weekly farmer’s markets and fruit stands make food easy to find and inexpensive to purchase. Hundreds of  mostly affordable, fine Restaurants that offer nearly every type of cuisine, can make dining-out a pleasant adventure. Competition helps keep food quality high and prices low. #8.  Friendly People- Most folks agree that having compatible friends is an essential element in a happy retirement life. Approximately 13% or our citizens are over 65. That means that there are over 95,000 age 65+ retirees living here as well as many thousands who are younger than 65. They come here from nearly everywhere in the US and from all parts of the world. You will find that California people, in general, are polite and friendly and since they tend to move more often than people in most areas, they are more accepting of new friends. Their diverse cultures add depth to the American life styles. #9.  Opportunities For Life-long Learning- North San Diego County has two senior-friendly Community Colleges and Cal State San Marcos University. In addition, U.C. San Diego and other universities and colleges are located in near-by San Diego. Some colleges offer free courses to senior citizens. Online college courses are also available. #10.  A Convenient Home Base For Traveling and Sight-Seeing- Typical driving times during non-rush time traffic hours (from San Marcos as an example): To Palomar-McClellan Airport or to a Coaster/Amtrak train station- 15 minutes. To Lindberg International Airport and Cruise Ship Ports- 40 minutes. To downtown San Diego- 45 minutes, to Tijuana, Mexico- 55 minutes, to Disneyland- 75 minutes, to Los Angeles- 1 hr. 45 minutes, to Snow Summit Ski Resort- 2.5 hours, to Las Vegas- 4.5 hours and  to Yosemite or San Francisco- 7.5 hours.
2 Additional Reasons If you already live in Southern California: #11.  Less Crowded Than Orange or LA Counties (and Many Other US Cities)- North San Diego County has approximately half the population density of Anaheim, Pasadena and other Orange and Los Angeles county cities. Population density is also considerably less than Oakland, Miami or Seattle and approximately the same as Atlanta, Denver and Omaha. #12.  Clean Air- Little or no smog.
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North San Diego County Has Frequently Been Rated As One Of The Best Places to Retire to in the U.S.- ∙ Our Ratings- North San Diego County was rated as the 5th best place to retire in the U.S. by David Savageau's book titled Retirement Places Rated (6th Edition, Wiley Publications, Hoboken, NJ, 2004). Carlsbad was rated as one of the 10 Best Retirement Towns in Southern California by Where To Retire Magazine and Escondido was voted as one of the Top Six Best Places to Retire in Money Magazine's 2007 contest. ∙ What Do These Ratings Mean? Our towns and cities are located close to each other and share amenities that make them great retirement places. Indeed, many of their greatest attributes such as a wonderful Climate and a plethora of Senior Activities are available throughout North County and many of the reasons for awarding a high rating to one of our cities apply to their neighboring towns and cities. ∙ More About "Best Retirement Place" Ratings- Most “Best Retirement Places” ratings are based on hard statistics and North San Diego County (North County) does well when rated this way. Actual great retirement living however is also dependent upon many immeasurable attributes. For example, to some people the best place to retire is where they presently live, to others it is in the city where their grandchildren live and to others it is a place where they can play golf 365 days per year. Our towns and cities also offer many retirement-life attributes that are difficult or impossible to measure. How do you measure the value of- Being able to take a strenuous walk or play golf nearly every afternoon of the year without having to take a shower afterwards in the summer or not having to face a cold wind and snow and ice in the winter. How do you rank the mesmerizing sound of waves hitting the shore or the sight of a beautiful Pacific sunset at one of our many (usually nearly-vacant), public beaches, or the value of an excellent performance at Vista’s Moonlight Amphitheater on a typical cool summer evening with no mosquitoes or other bugs. How do you rank being a short 50 minute drive from San Diego, one of the nation's top tourist cities where you can visit the world famous San Diego Zoo, watch a Padres Baseball or Chargers Football game or attend great Live Theater, Opera or Ballet performance? Or the value of being able to eat out whenever you want to at one of the hundreds of excellent, mostly inexpensive restaurants including some with beach-front views? Or for that matter how do you rank the many enjoyable activities that are available at our excellent Senior Centers- Exercising, dancing, attending parties, taking classes, playing games, participating in golf tournaments or daytrips, or just eating a nutritious $3.50 (for free if you can't pay) lunch? ∙ The Bottom Line- Only you can determine which of the approximate 25,000 cities and towns in the U.S. is best retirement place for you. We invite you to check us out, we rank near the top!
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