Review of Carlsbad, California


A Slice of Heaven
Star Rating - 12/21/2011
We live right across the street from Tamarack State Beach. I walk along the ocean every morning. In the evening, my husband and I walk into Carlsbad Village as we catch another magnificant sunset and go for a cup of coffee and we listen to the live music coming from the Coyote Cantina. This is an incredible place to raise a family. We do not need air conditioning, and we rarely need to turn on the heat.

With the real estate market on the decline and the incredible historically low interest rates, you can own a home in some neighborhoods cheaper than you can rent. Now is the time to pick-up prime resort real estate that you will cherish the rest of your life.

Carlsbad Premium Outlets are ten minutes from our house. La Costa Spa and Resort www.lacosta.com has been voted as having the number one spa in the country on it's 400 acre property.

This city also boasts the most frequented single runway airport in the nation, making travel more convenient than traveling 35 miles south to Lindbergh Field in Downtown San Diego. The Coaster, San Diego’s commuter train, is a convenient alternative for commuters traveling into San Diego.

Three spectacular lagoons, considered sensitive ecosystems, are sacred lands for bird watching and nature walks. Besides the many miles of beaches, hills and mesas, the city takes pride in its golf reputation. With ten courses, and plans to build another, golfers flock not only for the game and yearly national tournament, but also to the many manufacturers of equipment and clothing, including professional brands TaylorMade and Callaway Golf. Worth mentioning is the renowned Aviara Golf Course, Four Seasons Resort, and La Costa Resort & Spa, which feature two full courses. Carlsbad is a golfer’s dream city.

Carlsbad, California is one of the wealthiest communities in the state and the country. This coastal resort city consists of a prime location, a flourishing commercial sector and an award-winning school district, all of which contribute to the high standard of living in the area.


Known for its tourism, Carlsbad is also home to a number of Southern California’s major attractions, such as LEGOLAND California Resort, the Museum of Making Music, K1 Speed and it’s seasonal Flower Fields. Homeowners also have access to four particular school districts, namely Carlsbad Unified, Encinitas Union, San Dieguito Union High and San Marcos Unified.







Donna | Carlsbad, CA
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Relocated here after living in NYC my whole life. Real estate is very expensive for what you get, more so than many boroughs in NYC, but, the quality of life is not comparable. If you have kids, it is worth putting up with the high cost of housing. Other expenses are generally cheaper than NYC, and the great weather affords you the ability to enjoy the outdoors every day, unlike the frigid winters bogging down your mojo 8 months out of the year in NY. Carlsbad has the ambiance of a calm coastal community, vs the smothering feeling you get going anywhere in NY. I wish I would have moved here when I was 1, lol. It can get boring at times, seeming as how every day is sunny and warm, for the most part. No torrential rainstorms followed by 100% humidity attacks of the north east. Schools out here are great, which was a major contributing factor in moving here vs LA, which I actually preferred for my acting endeavors. I tell my wife every day, that Carlsbad would be Frodo Baggins neighborhood, if he ever moved out of the shire. Only cons I have so far in the 5 months I've been here: black widow spiders along the perimeter of my apt, the cost of housing, and the random swarms of fruit flys that always seem to sneak up on you when you're yawning ??.
Raphael | Carlsbad, CA | Report Abuse
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