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Escondido, CA is known for its charming downtown area, wineries, and craft breweries. The city has a unique culture that celebrates a mix of historic sites like Old Town Escondido and the California Center for the Arts to modern attractions like the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and Legoland. It's also home to many excellent restaurants, cafes, and boutiques. Visitors to Escondido are often delighted by its vibrant atmosphere and friendly locals. Reviews of Escondido, CA are overwhelmingly positive. People love how much there is to do in such a small town. From touring historical sites to sampling local cuisine to shopping in one-of-a-kind boutiques, visitors can find something for everyone here. Furthermore, many people laud the city's commitment to sustainability and green initiatives. With abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation like hiking trails or visiting nearby parks, it's no wonder why so many people seek out Escondido as their destination of choice.
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Perfect weather, horrible schools. - 9/26/2020
Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst I've ever seen. There are a lot of beautiful homes and the proximity to San Diego is close. The homeless population is extremely high. While I wish we could do something to help house them, the government has not and so they build camps all around our community. My son took a walk and saw needles and other paraphernalia that spanned about a square mile with tents. The city does nothing to clear the area. We've been robbed by residents of this camp (we have it on the camera and have seen the same people go into the camp and I even called the police department saying "I'm staring at our robbers" and they didn't come. There's theft everywhere but when you have your robber on camera and also see them walking down the street and can't get the cops to come I would say Escondido has some work to do. I think it's easy to
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Perfect weather and tons to do! - 7/14/2018
Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous wineries, and close proximity to both beaches and mountains. Not to mention, Mexico is easily accessible and within a day's drive, you can be in Scottsdale, Santa Barbara, or San Francisco. Housing costs are definitely high but in accordance with the lifestyle you get. As they say...you get what you pay
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not too bad - 1/10/2012
some areas are good, other areas are not. I just want to make a short comment aside from that. I don't know why some people refer to "hispanic" as a bad thing. I am hispanic and my wife and we are college grads with good salaries and professional. my wife was born in Huntington Beach and I was born in Costa Rica, her parents are Doctors and my dad is an attorney. I also have many friends that are hispanic and they all go to college, one of them is even a Judge. Yes, I have to accept that there are groups of certain hispanics that live in the chepear areas of a city, sometimes some of them tend to be illegal aliens from Mexico and many others have papers and are just blue-collar workers. we moved back to Irvine because of my job but I am also aware that Anaheim is one of the safest cities in America but it's full of that type of "blue-collar type of hispanics" as you can see they are dangerous or bad people at all. there is good and bad in every race. well the point is that
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I've Lived here and there a long time.... - 10/22/2010
Escondido is in the north east section of San Diego County - Many people consider Temecula to be part of this metro area. This area over all is very diverse - you could be 50-60 miles from the ocean and still have a sneak of a view.
Escondido itself has a great cultural arts center that really does it's best on it's limited income but it is an absolutely beautiful building. The arts here have tried and tried to make it. There are several galleries and it seems there just isn't enough "umph" to make it "artsy" like some other towns in San Diego.
Unemployment is high right now. Classified ads are dismal, rents are still a little high unless you rent in the center of the city which is mostly Hispanic. Crime isn't really a big issue here compared to other suburbs in america from my experience.
The weather is frustrating here. In the summer time when you want to be at the beach it's foggy and cold, believe me, I paid the outrageous rent to
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I LOVE ESCONDIO - 6/23/2009
I moved from New England to Escondido 10 years ago and I really love this town. It has a wonderful mid-century downtown with museums, theaters, restaurants, coffee shops and a wine bar, right next to neighborhoods with small bungalows and ranch-style houses. There are lakes, hiking trails and parks as well as a lots of places to shop. Less than 30 miles to San Diego and the beaches, it is sunny almost all year round, though it can get too hot for some late summer. For an ongoing discussion about what makes it a great town you can go to
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Noise! Noise! Noise! - 12/31/2007
I was warned by people not to move here. After living the last five years in the north county coastal cities of San Diego(Solana Beach, Carlsbad, Oceanside) I got tired of all the coastal fog and wanted warmer day time temps(yes it is colder here at night than the coast in the winter, but I am asleep at night and it is warmer in the day time here). I went on to Craigslist and found a great small house with a big yard to rent for a bargain price of $900 a month (vs $1500 a month on the coast for a tiny one bedroom). Plenty of space for my small dog and my partner to live in comfort.
In the last six months we have endured loud music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from various neighbors(sometime during the week too). Most of the music is mexican music which I am not fond of and give me the sense I am stuck in a mexican restaurant all the time. The other music is loud hip hop music which I like to listen myself as well. I just don't like to be forced to listen to it
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