i need to know of any urban places (small towns, country like, not so city like, goood to raise kids) in southern califonia or anywhere near it.
if you are looking for places with ‘small town or country’ feel in the San Diego area, you might check out some of the smaller cities and towns that are a bit out in the country (and not surrounded by other communities): Poway is decent sized, but prides itself on ‘country living’ – Ramona is one step further out into the country. Escondido and Santee are similar to Poway – smaller cities on the edge of the rural world. Fallbrook is fairly small feeling, and Julian is a mountain town.
Of course, if you want real rural country living, perhaps Rainbow, Santa Ysabel, Dehesa, Boulevard, or Jamul might be your best bets – ranches, farms, etc.
However, if you are looking for a good suburban area to raise a family, perhaps look at Scripps Ranch, Poway, Otay Ranch/Eastlake, Rancho Penasquitos, Santee, Escondido, or if you can afford it, some of the more coastal communities like Encinitas, Carlsbad, or the wealthy suburbs like Rancho Santa Fe. Coronado is quite wealthy, and has a small town feel, even though it is on the other side of the bay from downtown.
If you want to be out in the desert, in Imperial County – most of the county is fairly rural or small town, with El Centro being the biggest town there at about 50,000 people. Most of the towns in Imperial County are agricultural-focused and may or may not necessarily have the best schools overall.
Urban means big city, not small town, country like. It would be like saying "What is the smallest big car?"
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Thousand oaks, orange county, pasadena, Simi Valley, San Fransico, San Diego but your not going to find a perfect places because crimes happen every hour at least even in the nicest neighborhood
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1) San Francisco isn’t in Southern California. It’s in Northern. This question would be more appropriate in the Los Angeles section.
2) Urban = city, NOT country and small towns. Those would be rural, possibly suburban if close to a city/urban area (ie: sub-urban, "below urban"). But "urban" is an adjective used to describe cities and places with city-like characteristics.
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Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Newbury Park
Be prepared to pay
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el centro California
its grown a lot since i last remember but i like it there, i think its a place id like to settle down in the future.
http://www.elcentrochamber.org/city.php
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i lived there for a while
if you are looking for places with ‘small town or country’ feel in the San Diego area, you might check out some of the smaller cities and towns that are a bit out in the country (and not surrounded by other communities): Poway is decent sized, but prides itself on ‘country living’ – Ramona is one step further out into the country. Escondido and Santee are similar to Poway – smaller cities on the edge of the rural world. Fallbrook is fairly small feeling, and Julian is a mountain town.
Of course, if you want real rural country living, perhaps Rainbow, Santa Ysabel, Dehesa, Boulevard, or Jamul might be your best bets – ranches, farms, etc.
However, if you are looking for a good suburban area to raise a family, perhaps look at Scripps Ranch, Poway, Otay Ranch/Eastlake, Rancho Penasquitos, Santee, Escondido, or if you can afford it, some of the more coastal communities like Encinitas, Carlsbad, or the wealthy suburbs like Rancho Santa Fe. Coronado is quite wealthy, and has a small town feel, even though it is on the other side of the bay from downtown.
If you want to be out in the desert, in Imperial County – most of the county is fairly rural or small town, with El Centro being the biggest town there at about 50,000 people. Most of the towns in Imperial County are agricultural-focused and may or may not necessarily have the best schools overall.
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