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ABOUT:
Carmel Valley is a planned
development, east of Del Mar and I-5 and on either
side of Del Mar Heights Road - the area slopes
gently up into the hills. This town has excellent
neighborhood shopping. There is quick access to
I-5 with Downtown San Diego about 18 miles
distance, but a long haul on congested days.
Commuter train service is available from Sorrento
Valley station a couple of miles to the south.
Easy access to the ocean, beaches, Del Mar
shopping and racetrack. Other activities include
horseback riding, walking/hiking trails, movie
theatres, many four star restaurants, and a new
community center with pools and tennis courts.
JOBS:
Most of the
jobs in the area are in research, medical and
business centers. Sorrento valley is close by with
many high-tech jobs. Also populating this area are
students at the University of California, which is
close by in La Jolla. This attracts the activities
of intellectuals; movies, plays, galleries, great
restaurants, and great shops, and night life, The
beaches and the Del Mar race track are both within
15 minutes of this area. Schools rank among the
top 3 percent in the state.
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CARMEL VALLEY
WEATHER:
The weather here
is great, as long as you don't like much change. I
always tell people that we have two seasons: shorts
and long pants. If you expect it to be hot
here because we're so far south, or expect it to be
dry here because we're in the desert, you'd only be
partly right. A warm summer day might be in the 80s,
with a cold winter day in the 50s. Of course, it
almost always gets cool at night (so, bring a
sweater!), and we get lots of fog and clouds. The
weather is really controlled by the nearby Pacific
Ocean, which moderates the temperature and keeps the
humidity up (humidity tends to be 70% to 90%). Of
course, we don't get much rain (10 inches per year
on average).
CARMEL VALLEY
HOMES:
Carmel Valley home building started in 1980 and
continues now – a mix of single family homes,
apartments and condos with parks, schools and
neighborhood shopping centers installed as the new
subdivisions evolved. Carmel Valley real estate
has sub divisions that are well spaced out and
joined by wide access roads. Many of Carmel
Valley’s homes at the top of the hill are larger
4/5 bedroom detached homes with 3 car garages and
there are of course opportunities to buy a home
with a view. These single family neighborhoods
have been built with business professionals in
mind, who can afford the amenities this new
development is designed to offer. Roofs are tiled
with fire-resistant shingles, kitchen areas are
large, as are walk-in closets, natural light is
plentiful, utility lines are buried, and most
homes have a Mediterranean style.
Elementary schools are split
between the Del Mar and Solana Beach districts,
both upper class neighborhoods where parental
attention is core. The middle and high schools
(including the highly respected Torrey Pines High
School) are part of the San Dieguito school
district, which covers Encinitas, Cardiff, Rancho
Santa Fe, Del Mar, Solana Beach and Carmel Valley.
A strong support for education is shown by 80th to
90th percentile rankings in state scores, among
the top 3 percent in the state.
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