http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/30-things-to-know-about-san-diego-before-you-move-there/
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This article reads like a starry-eyed teenager wrote it. as others have mentioned, san diego is one of the LEAST affordable places in the country currently to live. how did that factoid manage to escape this list? there are no real jobs unless you are in the military industry, healthcare professional, or hotelier. the gentrification that has occurred in north park has been a bone of contention with the locals –many of whom have been displaced– for many years, and now the “hipsters” are also finding that they can no longer afford north park rentals as rents have SKYROCKETED. the beaches and halfway decent weather is by no means worth sacrificing quality of life. and btw, san diego is socked in with grey clouds for a good chunk of the year. just like any other city near a bay…
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SD is a great place but we are also moving out. The west is the best, but I really dont want to work till I am 80 just to pay the bills. It has the appeal of all the great things noted, but the traffic and air quality is so bad that being healthy is debatable. The people are beautiful and the weather is unbeatable. But it get oppressing when you have to battle traffic conditions all the time, and everywhere is just so crowded. The problem with southern california, is…..everyone wants to live here.
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Bring lots of money because it’s not cheap here. It’s No. 2 on the list of the least affordable cities for the middle class. San Franciso is number one. Oh! did I mention how over crowded it is here.
Read the comments on that article:
This one sums it up:
I have lived in San Diego for over 13 years. I’m getting ready to move out. The nice weather benefit is overrated. I make over 100k but that’s still not enough.
It’s funny how Midwesterers think all San Diegans live by the beach, in nice houses with avocado trees in the backyard, and go to the beach every weekend. Ask a local. Most of us live in ugly areas that resemble neighborhoods in 3rd world countries, have non existent landscaping because of high water costs, and rarely go to the beach because for one, we don’t have much time off, and second, there’s never any parking.
Every year we get loads of Midwesterers in the summer months only to lose them before their next apartment lease ends. Why? Most jobs pay very little and most housing is very expensive. Young people end up living like sardines with people they don’t know in a rental in PB, earning peanuts until it dawns on them that is no way to live a dignified existence.
Come visit but if you want to stay, contact me and I’ll show you the real SD.
T-shirts, beach hats, foam boogie boards, and flip-flops sold in all grocery stores.
"What do you get when you combine the military, three colleges, and beach tourism?"
Dishonorable discharge, and maybe the Herp