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Explore North San Diego County's
INLAND TOWNS AND CITIES
A great place to get the most enjoyment from your Active Retirement Years!
Three Senior-Friendly Inland Cities
And Two Great Rural Towns
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AN OVERVIEW OF OUR INLAND TOWNS AND CITIES
North San Diego County's Inland Towns and Cities; Fallbrook, Valley
Center, Bonsall, Escondido and Rancho Bernardo are located 10 to 30 miles east of the
Pacific Coast. They have a wonderful climate with warm summers, mild
winters and approximately 9 of 10 days of sunshine throughout the year.
Their average January daytime high temperatures are in the 60’s (°F) and nights
are in the low 40's. August highs are generally in the high 80's except for Valley Center and
parts of Escondido where they frequently creep into the high 90’s and above. Summer rainfall is sparse,
helping to keep the afternoon relative humidity low (in the 35-55% range) and making even hot days feel
fairly comfortable. Their terrains vary; Some areas are hilly, providing many homes with beautiful views
and providing irrigation water drainage for the huge number of avocado groves. Other areas are flat, or
with low, rolling hills that make them ideal for small family gardens, orchards and equestrian activities.
These Towns and Cities are comfortable and enjoyable places for active retirees to live.
Their Senior Centers, City Sponsored Activities and many Golf Courses offer a broad selection of
local activities for retired folks and their convenient locations allow participation in hundreds of
additional
Things to Do in neighboring areas and in nearby San Diego. In addition to all of
this, they have many fine, moderately-priced restaurants, a wide variety of shopping opportunities, a choice of excellent
Medical Facilities and the
Crime Rates
in many of their communities are well below US averages.
FALLBROOK
Pala Mesa, Rancho Monserate Country Club,
Rainbow and De Luz
A Beautiful "Friendly Village" With Tree-lined Streets,
Small Farms, Equestrian Estates and Avocado & Citrus Groves
Description-
∙ Lying 18 to 24 miles from the coast, Fallbrook has a mild and in some areas, ocean-influenced climate. Please see a MAP of its location (Please scroll down and Zoom + or - if necessary).
∙ Fallbrook is a small city, noted for its traditional village, tree lined-streets, excellent public parks, picturesque small farms and equestrian estates. Its surroundings are beautiful too, with many nurseries and small farms and more than 1000 avocado groves.
∙ Certified Farmers Markets located on Main Street offer fresh, locally grown produce on Fridays.
∙ Fallbrook is aptly named "The Avocado Capital of the World" and is the home of the huge annual Fallbrook Avocado Festival.
∙ It offers a comfortable, convenient and enriched retirement lifestyle with a variety of local shops, nearby large and small shopping centers, good local restaurants, a live theater, an Art and Cultural Center, a fine Community and Senior Center and the local Fallbrook Community Hospital. All of this plus Crime Rates that are well below the national averages.
∙ Fallbrook also has two public golf courses- The Pala Mesa Resort and the Fallbrook Golf Club.
∙ The De Luz area, located north of Fallbrook Village, has beautiful hilly terrain mostly covered by avocado groves. The Rainbow area, located east of Fallbrook is a mostly undeveloped rural community.
Homes for Active Retirees-
∙ Fallbrook offers active retirees a choice of life in the "Friendly Village" or in the countryside just outside of the village.
∙ Its Senior Communities include two Age 55+ Mobile Home Parks, the rural Rancho Monserate Country Club (manufactured home) golf community, and the fine East Ridge Estates Senior Community. In addition, Fallbrook offers a huge selection of retirement-suited homes in All-age Communities.
Fallbrook Facts-1
POPULATION: 53.619
% AGE 55+: 20% (Estimate)
AREA:126 Sq. Miles.
POP. DENSITY (Persons/Sq. Mi.): 426
PROPERTY CRIME RATE (% of US Avg.) Approx.: 45%
VIOLENT CRIME RATE (% of US Avg.) Approx.: 72%
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Learn More About
Fallbrook (Click-On The Links Below)-
About Fallbrook
(An Insider's Guide to "The Friendly Village")
Fallbrook Community and
Senior Centers
Fallbrook
Bonsall Village News
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will team-up with you in person, by telephone and by Email to create a list
of homes in the Fallbrook area that best fit your personal requirements.
She will then Email information on them to you and show them to you when you are available.
All non-real-estate questions about Retirement Living in North San Diego County will be referred to
Ralph Anderson.
A Small Country Town, Located In A Peaceful Valley
Has Gambling Casino Entertainment At Your Doorstep
Description-
∙ Lying 20 to 25 miles inland from the coast, Valley Center is best described as "small farm and horse country." Please see a MAP (scroll down and zoom + or - if necessary) of Valley Center's location.
∙ It has a small village with local businesses that supply most of life's daily needs and is approximately 25 minutes from major shopping centers and medical facilities.
∙ It has both hilly and flat terrain with many small family farms and some avocado and citrus groves.
∙ It is the home of Bates Nut Farm, the 3 day Memorial weekend Valley Center Western Days and Stampede Rodeo.
∙ Four near-by Indian Gambling Casinos offer casino-style gambling as well as top-notch entertainment and excellent restaurants.
Homes for Active Retirees-
∙ Valley Center's Senior Communities consist of two age 55+ Mobile/Manufactured Home Parks. One is the beautiful, rural Skyline Ranch that provides a free 9-hole golf course for its residents. Other homes that may be suitable for retirees may be found are on small farms and in all-age neighborhoods. One excellent all-age community is the elegant Woods Valley gated, golf community.
Valley Center Facts- 1
POPULATION : 21,869
% AGE 55+: No data
AREA: 29.3 sq. miles
POP. DENSITY (Persons/Sq. Mi.): 746
PROPERTY CRIME RATE (% of US Avg.) Approx.: 50.5%
VIOLENT CRIME RATE (% of US Avg.) Approx.: 118%
Valley Center Related Links-
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Valley Center Chamber of Commerce
Indian Gambling Casinos:
Miscellaneous Links:
Skyline Ranch Country Club (Senior Mobile Home Golf Community)
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An Un-crowded, Rural Retirement Lifestyle With
The Conveniences Of
Nearby Major Shopping and Medical Centers
Description-
∙ Lying 14-17 miles inland from the coast, Bonsall has a mild, somewhat ocean-influenced climate and a hilly terrain that provides many homes with great views. Please see a MAP of Bonsall's location (please scroll down and zoom + or - if necessary).
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Bonsall is in peaceful, country environment that allows its residents to enjoy the splendor
of its natural countryside. The town itself consists of two small shopping
centers, several small residential neighborhoods and many beautiful ranches and farms.
∙
The town's businesses include an UltraStar Cinema movie theater, a
Daniels Food Market and a variety of other small businesses. They are
supplemented by a Certified Farmers Market and
"Open Air Faire"
that offers fresh, locally grown produce and other items every Sunday on
Old River Road. Major shopping centers and medical facilities
can also be found less than 20 minutes away.
∙
Bonsall is also a great place for horse lovers with many nearby
Horse Boarding and Training Farms, the
San Luis Rey Downs Horse Training Center
and the huge (over 2000 acre)
Vessels Stallion Farm. Vessels provides lodging for
more than 400 thoroughbred
and quarter horses and
has a reputation of being "one of the finest nurseries in
California for raising race horse foals".
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The nearby
Tri-City
and
Palomar Pomerado Health
Medical Centers offer a choice of excellent medical care.
Homes for Active Retirees-
∙
Although Bonsall has no
Senior Communities, it does have a wide variety of homes that may be of
interest to retirees. They are located on small farms, groves and equestrian estates, and in condominiums and
detached single-family home neighborhoods. Many of Bonsall's homes have
spectacular views of hills and valleys and some have views of the
beautiful
San Luis Rey Downs Golf Course
or of the San Luis Rey Downs Horse Training Center.
Bonsall Facts-
1
POPULATION: 3,722
% AGE 55+: No data
AREA: 13.6 Sq. Miles
POP. DENSITY (Persons/Sq. Mi.): Approx. 274
CRIME RATE (% of US Avg.): No Data
Bonsall Related Links-
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Bonsall Chamber of Commerce WebSite
Fallbrook Bonsall Village News
San Luis Rey Downs Golf Course
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Hidden Meadows Golf Village & Welk Resort, San Diego
-Large City
Amenities and Conveniences With a Choice of Small-City or Rural
Ambience-
-Escondido Placed in The Top 6 in Money Magazine's
2007 "Best Places to Retire" Contest-
Description-
∙ Lying 10.5 to 20 miles inland from the coast, this 117-year-old city serves both as an agricultural base and as an economic hub for the area. Please see a MAP of Escondido's location (scroll down and zoom + or - if necessary). The incorporated city of Escondido also includes the senior-friendly golf course community of Hidden Meadows and the San Diego Welk Golf Resort with its adjacent Age 55+ Champaign Village mobile home park.
∙
This city, where the sun shines 9 out of 10 days, was voted as one of the top 6
Best Places to Retire in
Money Magazine's 2007 contest.
∙
There are a plethora of things to keep you and your guests busy in Escondido. In addition to its
mild year-round climate, it has excellent shopping, a large selection of moderately priced restaurants, 7 golf courses,
2 lakes, 3 live performance theaters (including an excellent Performing Arts Center), a Children's Museum, the
wonderful San Diego Safari Animal Park, the San Pasqual Battlefield Museum, Heritage Walk at Grape Day Park,
the Iceoplex Ice Skating Complex, the Escondido Sports Center, local and
nearby
Wineries and a charming downtown section. Escondido also has some of the best antiquing in the area. For more
information on things to do in and around Escondido, please check out the
Uniquely Escondido Website
and our
Things to Do
Webpages.
∙
Escondido has an excellent
Senior Center
that offers many planned activities, classes and events and in addition, the city of Escondido sponsors many yearly events.
These include- "Crusin' the Grand
" where streets are covered with pre-70's cars on summer Friday evenings, 2 huge
(more than 700 booth)
Street Faires and a
Certified Farmer's Market each Tuesday.
∙
The local
Palomar Pomerado Health Medical Center
offers excellent medical care and
Palomar Community College
offers classes at a local campus.
Homes for Active Retirees-
∙
Escondido offers a large selection of comfortable, retirement-suited
homes in a variety of communities including Mobile and
Manufactured home parks,
Condominiums, Single-family attached and detached home communities, small and large
Gentlemen's Farms and elegant Luxury Estates.
Escondido's local Senior Communities include fifteen, Age 55+
Mobile and Manufactured
home parks. One of these is upscale
Champaign Village, a guard-gated mobile home park that borders
the Welk Resort.
In addition, the excellent Oaks North
(Free Golf) and Seven
Oaks Senior Communities are located just a few miles south in
Rancho Bernardo.
Also of interest to many retirees are the mostly-senior
Hidden Meadows and Sonata golf communities. In addition to these, Escondido offers a huge selection of homes in
All Age Communities.
Escondido Facts-
1
POPULATION: 147,514
% AGE 55+: 10% (estimate)
AREA: 36 Sq. Miles
POP. DENSITY (Persons/Sq. Mi.): 4,098
PROPERTY CRIME RATE (% of US Avg.): 74%
VIOLENT CRIME RATE(% of US Avg.): 83%
Additional Escondido Related Links-
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Welk Resort Website
Champagne Village
(Mobile Home Park adjacent to Welk Resorts)
Escondido Performing Arts Center
San Pasqual
Battlefield State Historical Park
Please Visit our Activities Directory- For Links to Escondido's Lakes, Golf, etc.
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Destination?
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by Email or Phone (760)473-4647 and tell us the type of home that
interests you. Patty Anderson
will team-up with you in person, by telephone and by Email to create a list
of homes in the Escondido area that best fit your personal requirements.
She will then Email information on them to you and show them to you when you are available.
All non-real-estate questions about Retirement Living in North San Diego County will be referred to
Ralph Anderson.
An elegant, retiree-friendly community in San Diego; "America's Finest City."
This Master-Planned Community, located just inside San Diego's city limits
has the amenities, attractions and
distinctive ambiance of a near-perfect retirement destination.
Description-
∙
Resting in the rolling foothills on the western end of San Diego County's
pristine San Pasqual Valley, Rancho Bernardo lies approximately 10.5 to
15 miles inland from the coast giving it a mild and somewhat
ocean-influenced climate. Its average summer highs are in the high 80’s (°F)
and
average winter lows are in the low 40's. The average annual rainfall
is approximately 12 inches.
∙
Its location is 25 miles north of downtown San Diego and a few
miles south of Escondido. It borders Lake Hodges to the north, Rancho
Santa Fe to the west and Poway to the east. Please see a
MAP
of Rancho Bernardo's location (Scroll down and zoom + or - if necessary).
∙
This city, where the sun shines approximately 9 out of 10 days, is a
very comfortable, convenient, fun and safe place to live. In addition to
its mild, sunny climate, it has loads of convenient shopping, a large
selection of good
Restaurants, an abundance of
Things to Do, high quality
Medical Facilities, excellent
Senior Services
and one of the lowest
Crime Rates in Southern California.
Homes for Active Retirees-
∙
Of its nearly 18,000 homes, approximately 4,000 are located in Rancho Bernardo's two excellent
Senior Communities:
Oaks North
and
Seven Oaks.
Rancho Bernardo
Facts-
1
POPULATION: 54,971
% AGE 55+: No Data
AREA: 11.9 Sq. Miles
POP. DENSITY (Persons/Sq. Mi.): 4,619
PROPERTY CRIME RATE (% of US Avg.): 52%
VIOLENT CRIME RATE(% of US Avg.): 15.6%
Additional Rancho Bernardo Related Links-
Rancho Bernardo Community
Rancho Bernardo Community Park
Oaks North Senior Community's Webpage
Seven Oaks Senior Community's Webpage
Rancho Bernardo Historical Society
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If you are interested in purchasing a home,
Patty Anderson
will team-up with you in person, by telephone and by Email to create a
list of homes in the Rancho Bernardo area that best fit your personal
requirements and then show them to you when you are available. Patty is
a licensed real estate agent with
SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist)
credentials who is with Prudential California Realty of Carlsbad, CA.
She has extensive Real Estate sales experience of all types of homes
throughout the North San Diego County area. She can help you locate the
community and home that best satisfies your personal needs and desires.
Key:
1. The Cities populations are based on 2010 data and the crime rates are
approximations, based on
2011 data. The %Age 55+ data is based on 2000 census data.
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