Great all the way around!
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12/1/2014
Moved here several months ago from the Indianapolis area. Love love love this place to pieces!!! It's small, but it has everything one needs (except for a mall). Close to San Luis Obispo, close to the coast (about 25 minute drive). Small town with retired folks. Mainly conservative views. Loads of stuff to do and family oriented. Not much going on as far as night life. Everything looks hip and happening but activity comes to a screeching halt after 8:30 pm and you really don't see many people out after that time. That's why I like it. Crime is virtually non existent. From what I hear it has it's problems with teens using drugs, but it depends what crowds kids like to hang out with. At least there are things to do here, unlike Indianapolis, where kids used drugs out of boredom a lot (I think). It has hiking trails with great views. Lots of people own horses and small farms around here. It reminds me of the midwest a bit, except it's in California. We love it! But if you like crowds, lots of night life, have a very liberal world view or are looking for a gay community, you may want to look elsewhere. It's a plain town, not hip like San Luis Obispo, but perfect for some. Weather is great! Lots of sunshine. Can get very hot in the summer but cools down significantly at night. Last summer we only used our AC for about 3 days. But we have a house that stays very cool during the day due to thick walls. Schools seem decent, cost of living is high, as everywhere else in California. But I'd much rather pay more and be here than living cheaply in the midwest where we came from.
Barry | Atascadero, CA