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| Cost of living too high and Victorville is not wor - 12/10/2006
If anyone is contemplating moving to Victorville, I would suggest to go to the neighborhood you anticipate to live in and ask the community about Victiorville.I can save you the trip and tell you that you may find a three car garrage, five bedroom hoom but at 480,000 plus. Well if you dont own your own business or have no mortgage payment you are in for a big employment surprise.There are no good paying jobs, avg pay 8.00 per hour. The school test scores are verry low, there are more registered sexual offenders in the high desert which Victorville is in;than there is in any other county nationwide. Gangs from Los Angeles have infiltrated the high desert. The water bill is guaranteed to be among the highest water bills you will probably ever receive. People are rude, and your neighbor will more than likely be competing with you over who has the better house. Victorville is a front. Unless you live in it, you can actually see its true aspect.
The schools are overcrowded,about 32 kids per teacher. Traffic is like Los Angeles(heavy).
I moved my family here four years ago, I commute to work 90 minutes away along with an estimated 80,000 commuters per day. This information on how many commute out of the high desert you can thank Cal Trans for providing such info. Cost of living is 20% above the national average.
I can happily state that I am moving my family out by Jan 2007.
There is only one thing nice about living in Victorville, the weather(all four seasons).
I have been told by Victorville resident whom have been here fifteen twenty years ago that Victorville was then a very pleasant place to live and raise children, but that they never projected so much downfall. As a matter of fact the only Walmart in Victorville is among the top Walmarts with the highest theft and crime in its area nationwide.
You be the judge...
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| Victorville change for the worse - 8/15/2006
Hello I am moving out of this City. It has changed too much for the worst. The housing is affordable but the streets are awful. There are too many people moving up here and waiting times have tripled everywhere. The medical care staff have been very rude up here as there are too many patients and not enough doctors, especially ones that speak english. Too hot in the summer as well. Many people are very hostile and rude on the roads, especially Bear Valley Road. Too much growth too soon.............Bad planning as usual by our overpaid indifferent politicians.
Adios California..................
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| crime might drive people out - 7/12/2006
It seems that the crime rate is on the rise since more and more people move here from the L.A. and San Bernardino areas, bringing with them gangsters and stuff. For the sake of our kids, we might be moving out of here one day.
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| my city - 6/6/2006
if you like the desert it is great
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| Victorville - 5/15/2006
Victorville has become the prison capital. We have seen an increase in gangs in our area.
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| How it it done? - 5/5/2006
I am still dumb struck....A full year after relocating out of Victorville, having sold at the peak of the housing market over-inflation, I have not yet grasped an understanding of how buyers manage their financial obligations. This region is said to be the most affordable area within commuting distance to Los Angeles, Riverside, Ontario. Yet home prices remain well over 325k for modest track homes in marginal communities, with few amenities.
How can buyers swing this? Is everybody making over 100k? Is all of California trustafarians? Then on top of it all, everyone has the toys; boats, trucks, quads, dirt bikes, camper trailers, jet skis, toy haulers. Check out the I-15 heading to Vegas and the river each and every weekend to catch the parade. How do people have money left over at the end of the month to put gas in the tank and get to work? And what kinds of jobs do people work to support the high cost of living?
I envision a day of reckoning on the horizon. This can't keep up. Markets will adjust one way or another. As foreclosures rise, so too will inventory, sellers will be competing once again with HUD and new builds offering many big incentives to move properties that were once hot. Prices will fall. That's common sense, huh?
And sure, investors will once again buy back properties they made huge gains on during the past few years at bargain prices. Only who are they going to sell them to when everyone has a bankruptcy on their recent credit report?
Now I know I'm generalizing, and not being fair by stating that this is an example of everyone’s personal spending habits, but quite a few people do. I simply would like an understanding of how they manage it. It seems like that mortgage commercial "somebody, please help me." Do people feel that way yet? I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
Hold onto your cash, save and wait for the market to adjust, people are spending themselves right out of their homes, right?
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| It's yours! - 2/2/2006
Mass exodus is right....the long time locals moving out and the commuters in. This place is the next Moreno Valley, but with allot more wind and trash. It has it's charms, plenty of sunshine and desert recreation, however has been inundated with transplants from L.A., O.C. and the rest of the I.E. looking to cash out their equity, buy more toys, escape crime, and move to a new, larger home with a 3 car garage. The problem is, it's bringing the same problems their seeking to escape.
The traffic east of I-15 is horrendous, and reminiscent of Temecula's runaway growth, gang influence is now present in the schools, and crime is a serious issue throughout the 4 surrounding cities. Oh, and check out the state standardized test scores for the local schools. If that won't turn you off to the area, then look at a water bill.
You can build your own oasis in Oak Hills, or Apple Valley for 400K +, but you're still surrounded by an ever encroaching sprawl.
If you love your dirt bike or quad; Stateline, L.V. and Laughlin on the weekends, as well strip malls, this is your place. If you’re seeking affordability, culture, or community, move somewhere else, I did.
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| Mass Exodus to High Desert!!! - 12/30/2005
The high desert Adelanto-Barstow-Victorville-Hesperia, Phelan-Pinion Hills-Oak Hills to name a few is experiencing a humongous influx of people. People from all over the world are making and has made the high desert home. It has lost it once peaceful and serene appeal because the desert is not able to contain all the people moving up here....at least for this 22 year resident....
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| Housing - 6/7/2005
Victorville, is a fast growing city. Many people are moving from the LA county into the IE especaially Victorville since the cost of homes are 100 thousand dollars lower than in the Los Angeles area.
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