Anyone here live in San Diego? What are some of the pros/cons in your opinion? It’s getting cold here in Chicago so I’m starting my annual should I get out of here thoughts 😅

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I don’t live there now, but I did for over 10 years earlier in career. Now I have moved back to my home state and live in Minneapolis.
Pros:
-nice, predictable weather all year long
-proximity to ocean (we lived within 1 mile of beach)
-relatively easy lifestyle, if compared to LA
-lots of single people live there. We made many friends and still have some of them.
-lots of those people are “transient”- moving in from another state. Lots of New Yorkers, for example, if you like that. (Met my husband there, he is from NY)
-always lots to do. Great weekend and day trips to many places.
Cons:
-many of the pros can also be turned into cons
-high COL
-traffic is always bad (this could be comparative, I know Chicago is also bad)
-if you like 4 seasons, you will miss it. Being “nice” weather all the time gets boring. I hated it at Christmastime, for example.
-people are transient- they come & go always (you might have a friend from another state and then they move the next week)
-house prices have really jumped. Good luck getting anything decent.
-business and career-wise, generally San Diego has small branch offices and not HQs. It’s not the best place to be for your career.
Overall, it really depends on what you are looking for. I moved there single, ended up meeting my now-husband there. We were both from other states. We lived there for over 10 years. Tons to do as a single or couple. It was never a place that I wanted to live in forever.

We moved away when the kids got into school. The school systems there just aren’t very good. It was a GREAT family move for us to get out of there. So, it all really depends on where you are in your life and what you want out of it.

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Lmao every damn year. I went to SD in February to escape the cold and all I could think about was moving.

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I moved to San Diego after living in Pitts, Detroit for a few years . Best move ever

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I’ve been living here for 6 years, best city I’ve lived in by far - and I’ve travelled a lot (originally from Europe). I don’t agree with the traffic comment, I think it’s only bad on the i5 during peak hours, and even then it’s not that bad.
Life is easy down here 🙂

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Fair enough. @op make sure you don’t live up north and work downtown or vice versa, or don’t commute at peak hours, and you’ll be fine 🤙

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