CJ
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1/26/2007
When I first moved here in 1999 the cost of a mid-priced house was around $200,000. Utilities were not low but they were reasonable. I should have gotten a clue to the future trend when I learned that people from nearby San Diego county were starting to relocate for affordable housing. Orange County (expensive!) residents had been migrating here for the past 15 years because it was affordable living for them as well. The Murrieta/Temecula area was still a 'small town' by most standards. I thought I had found a great place but apparantly so did too many other people. Over the last 8 years housing and utilities have shot up so much that most folks have to dip into savings to survive. Houses have doubled in price. Illegal immigrants fill the ER's causing great delays in care for residents. Traffic has become a nightmare due in part to the influx of new residents and very much because of poor planning for growth. An easy 10 minute ride to my doctor's office now takes almost 30 minutes depending on the time of day. Very few alternate routes to anyplace are available. City Planners have shown to be in league with Real Estate Developers. This lovely town close to charming wine country is also a mecca for tourists on weekends. I'm ready to move on to a more peaceful location if there is such a place anymore. Many of my neighbors are doing the same.
Claudia | French Valley, CA