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LOCATED NEAR THE COAST
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OVERVIEW
Our cities located near the coast provide a mild but sunny, year-around climate
that is influenced both by coastal breezes and by inland sunshine.
Home prices range from affordable to some of the most expensive in California.
Location-
Our Near-Coast towns and cities lie inland, 3 to 17 miles from the Pacific
coast. They are close to everything; an easy drive to North County's
Coastal and Inland towns and cities, to downtown San Diego and
to rest of California via the I-5 and I-15 north - south corridors.
Climate-
Terrain-
On top of all this, there are tons of
Things to Do here and throughout the nearby San Diego
Metro Area. Please see our
Directory of Activities and Resources for North
County Retirees.
The combination of Coastal Breezes and Inland Sunshine produces a
Near-Perfect Climate
with warm, sunny winters and mild, low humidity summers. Average winter
daytime high temperatures are in the 60’s (°F) and summer highs
range from the high 70’s to mid-80’s. There is some morning overcast in the spring, but the sun
still shines approximately 70% of the time possible. Since there is little or no summer rainfall, the summer afternoon
relative humidity is low, usually below 65%. We have no snow, hurricanes or desert-like high temperatures and have
few bugs. Our nearly ideal climate makes this a very comfortable place to enjoy year-round outdoor activities throughout your active retirement years.
The terrain is generally hilly which provides many homes with excellent views. This is a semi-rural area with
hundreds of flower, landscape plant, strawberry and other unique small farms.
A Wide Range of Homes-
Home selections
Include homes that fit most budgets and tastes; ranging from detached homes and condos for all-ages in
luxurious
Rancho Santa Fe, senior-friendly Lake San Marcos
and throughout the area, to affordable Homes in San Marcos'
Age 55+
Las Brisas Pacificas
Senior Community and San Marcos' and Vista's age 55+
Mobile/Manufactured Home Senior Communities.
Real estate (except in Rancho Santa Fe), may be less expensive here than in the coastal cities.
A Very Comfortable Retirement Life Style-
Great shopping, many excellent, moderately priced restaurants, a choice of excellent
Medical Facilities and low Crime Rates
makes this a comfortable and safe place to live.
Employment Possibilities-
North County has a large population of small and medium sized
companies in diverse industries. They include the nearby Palomar Airport
complex and surrounding area of high-tech companies in the computer software, electronics manufacturing, defense, telecommunications and
biotechnology industries.
Life-long learning opportunities-
A plethora of learning opportunities are available at local
Senior Centers,
Palomar
Community College and
Cal State San Marcos University.
CONSIDER VISTA FOR YOUR RETIREMENT DESTINATION-
If you are looking for a fine community that offers a wonderful climate and home choices that fit nearly any retirement lifestyle.
Vista Description-
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Vista is located 6 to 12 miles inland from the coast.
Please see a
MAP of the Vista
city area.
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A good description of this progressive city is
that
Vista = Variety;
a variety of old and new communities, a variety of flat and hilly terrain,
a wide variety home styles on a variety of sizes and shapes of lots and
a variety of homes with great views.
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Home Selections include
Nine Age 55+ Mobile Home Parks
and many
all-age mobile home parks, condos, upscale suburban communities
and elegant country estates.
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Vista also has agricultural areas where more than 500 growers operate greenhouses and small farms.
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Vista is an interesting and fun place to live that also offers
many nearby activities for retirees. It is the home of the highly-rated
Moonlight Amphitheatre,
the
Krikorian MetroPlex
movie theater and the great
Wave Waterpark
for children and young adults.
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Vista was Rate 8th best place in the U.S. to raise your family by the book
50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family
and it was the home of the second-place winner of the Little League World Series in 2005.
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Vista also offers a variety of fine restaurants, several nearby shopping malls and an excellent
Senior Center
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Nearby
Tri-City
and
Palomar Medical Centers
offer choices of full-service medical care.
Vista Facts-
POPULATION: 97,651
% AGE 55+: 9.2%
AREA: 18.7 Sq. Mi.
POP. DENSITY (Persons/Sq. Mi.): 5,222
PROPERTY CRIME RATE (% of US avg.): 67%
VIOLENT CRIME RATE (% of US avg.):
95%
Vista Related Links-
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Including Lake San Marcos and San Elijo Hills
EXPLORE SAN MARCOS-A very popular retirement place because of its reasonable cost of living, excellent climate, low crime rates and comfortable lifestyle.
San Marcos Description-
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The incorporated city of San Marcos consists of 3 communities: San Marcos, Lake San Marcos and
newer San Elijo Hills. They are located near the center of North
County, 6 to 13 miles inland from the coast. Please see a
MAP of the San
Marcos City area.
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San Marcos is a modern, vibrant city with a
Crime Rate
well below the U.S. average.
The city has a total of
16 city parks and
63 miles
(soon to be 72 miles) of interlinked
walking trails.
Its parks include 3
Dog Parks. It also has an
activity-filled community center, a gymnasium, neighborhood recreation centers,
the
Jack’s Pond Nature
Center, three golf courses and the excellent
San Marcos Senior Center. For more information, read
Ten
Reasons to Live in San Marcos.
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In addition to its many fine all-age communities, San Marcos offers a wide choice of
active retirement communities that include 13 excellent, affordable
Age 55+ Mobile/Manufactured Home Parks
and the
Las Brisas Pacificas
Senior Community.
∙ San Elijo
Hills
is a fairly new, ocean and canyon-view community
that has gained many prestigious awards in the homebuilding/development
industry. Although a wonderful place to live, unfortunately, it does not have age 55+ Senior Community
sections.
∙ San Marcos is the city where many of North San Diego County's residents go to dine out with over 170 high quality, low and moderately-priced restaurants including those at the very popular Old California Restaurant Row; "North County's Premiere Destination for Great Food and Great Entertainment."
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San Marcos offers a large variety of local shopping opportunities
that include the fairly new
Grand Plaza and Creekside
Market Place shopping centers. It also has local Costco, and Walmart
stores plus a huge selection of other
fine stores that supply most of life's necessities. And, being centrally located,
it is within a few miles of many other North County shopping centers. In
addition, a City-Certified
San Marcos Farmers' Market,
open
Sundays 11 AM - 3 PM, is located 1020 San Marcos Blvd.
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San Marcos, often called "The Educational Heart of North San Diego County" is the home of both
Palomar Community College, and
Cal State University @ San Marcos
with its ever-expanding offerings of
Extended Learning Courses and Certificates.
∙ In addition to the
Regal Edwards San Marcos
18 screen movie theater, within a short driving
distance, you will find
hundreds of additional
Activities and Entertainment Resources including
beaches, excellent
shopping centers, highly rated golf courses and excellent live theaters.
∙ A Kaiser Permanente Outpatient Medical Center, located within the city and the nearby Palomar Health and Tri-City medical centers offer a choice of excellent medical care. The NCHS San Marcos Health Center also offers lower-cost medical care for those with little or no health insurance.
San Marcos Facts-
POPULATION: 90,779
AGE 55+: 10.2%
AREA: 24.4 Sq. Mi.
POP. DENSITY (Persons/Sq. Mi.): 3,720
PROPERTY CRIME RATE (% of US avg.): 55%
VIOLENT CRIME RATE (% of US avg.): 59%
San Marcos Related Links-
San
Marcos City Website
San Elijo
Hills Community Website (Relax, it will finally
appear!)
Lake San
Marcos Communities
Wikipedia on San Marcos
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EXPLORE RETIRING TO RANCHO SANTA FE-
If you can afford the ultimate in luxurious country living, Rancho Santa Fe is the "best of the best" locations in San Diego County.
Rancho Santa Fe Description-
∙ Rancho Santa Fe is located 3.5 to 6 miles from the coast and therefore has a nearly ideal year-round climate with approximately 320 days of sunshine per year. Please see a MAP of the Rancho Santa Fe area.
∙ This sophisticated rural community is rated by many as the #1 place to live in the United States. It is also has been rated as the wealthiest community with more than 1,000 households in the U.S. and the 16th Most Expensive Small Town in the U.S.
∙ It is "picture perfect" with rolling hills and lushly-landscaped, elegant, gated-estates and is a true horse lover's paradise with serious competitors in all disciplines. Rancho Santa Fe has strict design restrictions; very few homes are visible from the road.
∙ Rancho Santa Fe also has a small village, six exclusive private golf clubs, polo fields and 26 miles of equestrian riding trials.
∙ Nearby Encinitas, Del Mar, La Jolla and San Diego provide diverse options for shopping, dining, cultural events and entertainment.
∙ Scripps Green Hospital and various other nearby San Diego medical centers offer a choice of excellent medical care.
∙ Rancho Santa Fe does not have any Senior Communities, but it does offer a wide variety of luxurious Home Selections for people of all-ages.
Rancho Santa Fe Facts-
POPULATION: Approximately 3,117
% AGE 55+: Approximately 22.8%
AREA: 6.8 Sq. Mi.
POP. DENSITY (Persons/Sq. Mi.): Approximately 458
CRIME RATE (% of US avg.): No data
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Wikipedia About Rancho Santa Fe
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