25 Years Lived In Oceanside
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1/20/2018
Moved to O'Side Nov 1988 (Lived there from 78 thru 79 prior to moving back in 88). 78-1979 was a Fun, Good, Relaxing Time to Live in O'Side- Low Crime Rate, Low Population and Low Cost of Housing. During the 70's & most of the 80's, there was an expansive amount of "open land" (land never built on). We had often wondered why people from the East Coast had not moved out of the lousy weather and to the land of "milk and honey" (California Dreamin). Fast Forward to the Turn of the next century:
O'Side has GROWN way too Big for most. Lets start with the Pros: Great Weather, Good Schools (including public- our 3 boys went to: Palmquist, Lincoln and El Camino High. They never had a problem and their grades were always very good. Shopping, a lot of choices. .
CONS: Housing Expensive (realative), Crime Rate is on the Rise, Overpopulated, Traffic is becoming terrible, People are Rude and in a Hurry. I believe the quality of life has suffered with the Over Population.
in summary, if the weather is the most important item, O'Side is Great.
Housing is Expensive but, for a Beach Community, it is realitively cheap.
The people are hurried and un-friendly. There is NO Small Town Community Feeling.
DAVID | Fallbrook, CA