If you're thinking about making a move here to the city of Temecula, California, this is gonna be a great video for you to watch. I'm gonna go over the top 10 reasons to not make a move here to the city of Temecula, and I think I'll give you some really great things to compare and contrast to decide if this is gonna be the right area for you.

Let's go ahead and get into it.

Hey guys. Hey again. My name is Justin Short. I'm a realtor and team leader with a short real estate team here at Keller Williams in Temecula. And this video is all about the top 10 reasons to not make a move here to the city of Temecula. So, uh, first kind of some little disclaimer, you know. I live here in the city of Temecula.

I've lived here for a very long time, over 25 years now. I think it's a great place to live. This is where I plan to live long term. It's where I am raising my kids, uh, where we've set up roots, where we have roots here with our family, where we own our home, and we don't have any plans to go anywhere. So I think I'll live here for the next 20, 20 years plus, uh, with that being said.

I think this will be some really good information for you guys if you are thinking about making a move here. Um, I think you want to know both the good and the bad, and I'll just kinda give you some reality about maybe what some of the downside is to living here in Temecula. And I think because I've lived here for such a long time, I can give you some really good perspective on what that is actually like.

But uh, before I've gotten comments on videos like this in the past, but I do, I love the city of Teka. I think it's a great place. But there are pros and cons to everything and no area is gonna be perfect. So before I get into all the information though, if you are liking real estate videos like this, please do me a favor.

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So. Uh, cool. So we'll get into my list here. Uh, top 10 reasons to not make a move here to the city of Temecula. Uh, number one is gonna be the weather. So if you don't like hot weather, you probably do not wanna make a move here to the city of Temecula. So, uh, we are. Obviously in Southern California, um, where we are positioned, we're just north of San Diego County.

We're a little bit west of Orange County and we're like southwest from LA County. So what I think is a great thing is we're very, very central. So you can live here in Temecula. You're about an hour's drive from all those different things. So from downtown San Diego to the beach to most of Orange County and, and even a little bit further drive to parts, parts of la but it's a very, very central location.

You can get out to the desert in about an hour or so. You can get up to the mountains in about an hour and a half or so. Um, so I really like that, that it's such a central location. Uh, but when you are here in that kind of central, Southern California. We are a little bit further away from the beach than people realize, and we have a pretty warm climate.

So, as far as rain, there's really not much that we're gonna get. It only rains probably about 16 to 18 days a year are what the stats show. So very, very little amount of rain. And then the heat that we get, um, they, the. Average temperatures in the summer. So the two hottest months are August and September.

They show about 92, 93 degrees. Um, I think that's a little on the low end. We definitely get plenty of heat waves in the summer that'll take us over a hundred degrees. So, um, for, for me, I'm, I've been here for a while. I'm definitely pretty warm blooded, so a 90 degree day is super comfortable and it's really what, what I am used to.

And that's like a nice summer day for me. Um, but if you're from other parts of the state or other parts of the country. 90 degrees is gonna feel pretty warm as it is. And then when those heat waves come, when we get up to a hundred, 102, 103, occasionally even up to like 105 degrees, it's gonna feel super, super hot.

So, um, so if you don't like hot weather, you know it's probably not gonna be a great place for you. Now the flip side to that is, you know, we are. With the age of the homes that we have here, every home here is gonna have central air, so everybody has ac. So if it's super hot, it's really easy to just kind of stay inside for a while.

And then what is really nice in this area as opposed to other really hot areas like say Palm Springs or Las Vegas, or like most of you know, Arizona, you know when it's super, super hot during the day, at night here, it really cools off really, really comfortably. So. As opposed to those places, you know, if you've ever been on a, on a summer day and you go out at night, nine o'clock at night and it's still 99 degrees and it's like just terrible outside, well, here in Temecula what is nice is even if it get up, gets up to a hundred in the middle of the day.

We are not that far. You know, they say as a bird flies, it's like miles between us and the coast. So you do get a really nice breeze that comes over from the ocean, comes over the mountain range and really cools down the city. So by about four o'clock, five o'clock, pretty much every day, you're gonna have a breeze here.

And on a hot day that'll push away a lot of the hot air. So even when it's super hot, it's a hundred degrees. It'll cool down here to 70, 72, 73 degrees in the evening by about five o'clock, six o'clock. So. It makes it really comfortable. You can go outside, sit on your patio, you can go to a restaurant, sit outside.

It's super nice. Um, and that's, that's one of the big benefits here to our hot weather as opposed to, you know, some of those like true desert areas where it's just, it's, you know, does not stop. It's non relenting heat that just feels like, it's like it's punishing you. So. Alright, so number two on my list.

And the second reason that you're not gonna wanna make a move here to the city of Temecula, you don't wanna move here if you're looking for a city that has a large employer in town. So, uh, most people that live here in the city, uh, do not work here in Temecula. So most people live here in Temecula and they commute out.

They commute to San Diego, they commute to LA, they commute to Orange County, or if they're lucky enough, they're gonna be able to work from home, right? So now post COVID, you know, obviously so many more people are able to do that. So, which is gonna be a. A big benefit for people, but, um, the nature of this area isn't there.

There's a ton of like shopping centers and, um, you know, stores and restaurants and medical and schools and all that type there. There's plenty. I mean, there's 110,000 people that live in Temecula. There's about 500,000 people that live within a few, few city radius. So it's not like there's not a lot of people.

There is a lot of people and there's a lot of, you know, um. There's a lot of development that has been here, but there is not like this big, like a big tech company that employs a lot of the city. Uh, there's not like a big manufacturer that employs a lot of the city. There is not like these big mass employees, employers that, um, you know, have, have a lot of employees that.

Work here or that live here. And so because of that, most people, they end up making the commute out. So yes, there are many, uh, shopping centers and all that and, and schools and, and, and medical and all, all those different types of things definitely exist. But if you're looking for a big employer in, in a town that you just want to be able to, you make your five minute drive to work, to do that, um, it's not gonna be here very often.

Alright, so number two on my list. And you know, the second reason that you would not wanna make a move here to the city of Temecula is gonna be, if you are looking for a city that has a large employer that's here in town, uh, this is probably not gonna be the right area for you. So the truth is, most of the people that live here in Temecula do not work here in town.

Um, at least, you know, most of like the, the primary income earners. I would say, you know, for the household, most people live here In Temecula and they make the commute. So they commute to San Diego, they make commute to LA and they commute to Orange County. Or if they're lucky enough, they're gonna, you know, they can work from home.

Uh, which now, you know, post COVID COVID, obviously there's a lot more of that going on. Um, but what the city does not have is like a big mass employer. So there isn't like a big, you know industrial manufacturer, there is not like a big tech company that has a hub here. Uh, there isn't any of those big, huge businesses that are based here in Temecula.

So because that so many people end up making that commute again to San Diego, la, and Orange County, and that takes me into number three on my list. So the third reason that you might not want to make a move here to the city of Temecula is if you are looking for a short commute down to San Diego. So. Like I mentioned, a lot of people do live here and they do commute to San Diego.

That is, it's a big thing for people. But because of that, the freeways get pretty jammed up and that commute's gonna take a good amount of time. So most people, if they're gonna commute to San Diego, are gonna be in about a 50 minute to about an hour commute. So, that's one way. So if you're gonna do that in the morning, that means you're doing the same thing coming back in the evening.

So the average commuter's in the car for about an hour and a half to two hours a day. So, which is, which is a lot of time. So if you are gonna be making that commute, what I always recommend to people is I would get on, you know, get on Google Maps, put in, you know, your destination, pick a house that you might be living in, uh, put in, you know, where that work address is gonna be.

Then make sure you adjust for that commute time as far as what your expected time is, as far as when you would need to be there. So make sure you adjust it so you can be there at 8:00 AM and be at the office. You can see what that's actually gonna look like. So, 'cause a lot of times I do talk with people and they think their commute's gonna be 25 minutes, but after traffic it's 50 minutes and that's a big deal.

You're doing that five days a week, that's gonna be a big deal for sure. Alright, so, and then number four on my list really ties into the same thing. So if you are gonna be making a commute. You might not wanna move here to Temecula if you think that making that commute to LA is gonna be a nice and short commute.

So the LA commute is actually quite a bit longer, so most people are really probably an hour and 15 to an hour and a half, if not even, you know, closer to an hour and 45 minutes or so on that commute each way. So if you're doing that, you know, twice a day, you know, going. To work. And then coming home, that's gonna be two and a half hours to three hours a day for that commute.

Um, it is possible people do it. People do it every single day, uh, but it's not gonna be a short, short, tiny commute. So that's really something you gotta think about if you are gonna be making that drive, kind of, you know, what you're willing to sacrifice what you're not and decide if it's gonna be the right fit for you.

So, uh, and then number five on my list is if you are not gonna wanna move to Temecula, if you do not wanna live in the suburbs. So. Uh, Temecula is pretty much, I would say 90% of the city has been built like your mass tracted home builders. So these big huge, you know, KB homes or you know, Woodside Homes or Richmond American Homes, they came in, bought, you know, a thousand acres, whatever it was, they chopped it up, subdivided it.

Put in a couple thousand homes, you know, built those tracks. Um, and over, over time. And that's really how the majority of the city was, was built. So anytime you have those big developers that come in, really you end up with that suburb feel, which is really what the city is made of. Um, there are some exceptions.

There are some larger lots, you know, more towards like the wine country area or you know, a couple pockets that we have here towards like the deluge area that are larger. Larger lots on, you know, one acre, two acre, five acre parcels that have larger custom houses and, and you know, are not really that suburb feel.

So those definitely do exist. There's a lot of horse properties that are out here. Um, those are out there, but again, probably 90% of the city is gonna be more that suburb feel. Um, and sometimes people don't necessarily like that. So when you go through a neighborhood, you're gonna see a lot of stucco homes, you know, different shades of brown, different shades of gray.

Uh, maybe not necessarily a ton of difference from one neighborhood to the other. Um, and that's a complaint that I do get from people when they come from other parts of the country, is, hey, they feel like there's just a lot of stucco boxes here. And that's just kind of the nature of the suburbs here. Um, and that's, you know, some neighborhoods might have a little more variance and a little more character than others, but overall that's gonna be pretty consistent, you know, across the, across the board.

All right, so number six on my list, uh, you probably do not wanna make a move to Temecula if you want to move to a super liberal southern California city. So, you know, I try not to talk too much about politics and really, hopefully you'll never know what my, you know, political opinions are. Right? But just based on voting records, you know, this area that, so really this county, Riverside County, where we're located, and definitely specifically Southern Riverside County, where Temecula is.

Tends to be more red leaning as opposed to all the other parts of Southern California are very, very blue leaning. So, um, a lot of times people are moving here from other areas, they don't necessarily realize that. So if that is super important to you, if kind of living around people that might, you know.

Have the same political beliefs as you is super, super important. Then you just wanna think about that and know that, that this area tends to be a little bit more red as opposed to other parts of Southern California. Um, I, I think this is something that people a lot of times have the wrong perception just because they would think all of California is, is so blue.

Um, and that's not necessarily the case here, at least in Riverside County. So something to pay attention to and decide if that's an important factor for you. Alright, so number seven on my list. Uh, you do not wanna make a move to Temecula if you are wanting to buy a four bedroom home for under $700,000.

So. We're in Southern California. Temecula what made it so popular, and it is still definitely the case, but it became so popular because it's so much less expensive than other parts of Southern California, right? So when we compare San Diego, LA, Orange County, the average home there is over a million dollars, as opposed to the average home in Temecula is gonna be, it's right about 850 or so.

So it's a little bit less here, less expensive here. But what you can get for your money, you can get so much more for your money. So that million dollar home, let's say in San Diego, might buy you something that's 1500 square feet that was built in 1960. That's probably pretty dated and probably needs a lot of work and probably has a lot of just like issues.

You know, as far as, um. You know, as far as roofs, as far as utilities, all those different types of things, as opposed to for eight 50 here in Temecula, you can get a big old home that's 3000 square feet. It's built in like 2002. So it's newer. It has, you know, uh, there's just a lot more advantages for that.

And you can, so you can get so much more for your money, right? Uh, but if you're, especially if you're moving from other parts of the country and you haven't already lived here in Southern California, you know, the truth is. It's gonna be really, really difficult to find a four bedroom home here under 700,000.

Uh, the average home, like I mentioned, is eight 50, so 700 is definitely, you know, quite a bit under that. You will find homes for less. You can actually find single family homes here for about 600, 6 50, 6 75. But. Those are gonna be smaller. They're gonna be three bedrooms, probably a couple two bedroom homes, or you know, you can find even condos that are gonna be less.

But if you're looking for a four bedroom home, you're really not gonna find really anything under that 700,000 range. All right, so number eight on my list. You are not gonna wanna make a move to Temecula if you want to live right next to the beach. So we are in Southern California, but the truth is we're probably about 45 minutes to an hour away from the nearest beach.

Um, so that is something that you're gonna want to consider. So. A lot of times, again, a lot of you guys are moving from other parts of the country. Uh, and people call me and they always ask, they, a lot of times they ask how close we are to the beach and you know, what that drive time looks like. They tend, a lot of times looking at it like on a map and just the distance, they think it's gonna be 15 minutes, 20 minutes.

Uh, but in reality it's, it's quite a bit longer. So it's really easy to make a day trip to get out to the beach and go check out some restaurants and hang out, hang out on the sand. So. It's definitely something that you can do really, really easily. But, um, the drive time takes a little bit longer than it looks, just the way the freeways work and, uh, you know, the way the traffic flows.

So a plan if going to the beach is important, you're probably at minimum 45 minutes and really closer to an hour for that beach trip. All right, so number nine on my list. Is if you are not gonna wanna make a move here, Temecula is if you do not have a car. So, and really the truth is, truth is if you don't have a car for every adult in your household.

So, uh, this is not a very walkable area, uh, with very, very few exceptions. If you are not gonna be in walking distance to grocery stores, to restaurants. Or to, you know, much of a community besides just like your, your neighbor's houses. Um, because of just the nature of the area, because it is the suburbs, because you have these tract home builders come out and, you know, buy up all this land and, and build all these houses.

Um, you are not gonna be super, super close to all those different conveniences. So, uh, not only that. We don't have very much of a public transportation system, so there is a public bus system, so that does, it does exist, but there's really not that many stops. It's really not something that is used very often.

Um, I could, it's just, it's a very rarely utilized by people because it's not super convenient, because there's not that many stops and it's just not a good use of people's time. Um, and there's really no other type of, like public transportation system. So because it's not walkable, because there's not really a great public transportation system, you're really, you're gonna need a car.

Um, and really every adult in your household is gonna need a car. Uh, sometimes have people or clients that move from like bigger cities, maybe they don't have a car at all, or maybe they have one car for the household. Um, I really don't know anyone that lives like that out here. So that would be super, super rare.

I'm sure it can be done, but um, it would be, it'd be really difficult if each adult in their household did not have a car. Just 'cause you gotta drive to, to get anywhere here. So, um, and then number 10, kinda the last thing on my list, and this is really mostly going to apply to like a younger person, right?

But you do not wanna make a move to Temecula if you're looking for like a big, huge nightlife scene. Um, there's just not a lot of that out here. I. Because of the area rights suburbs, uh, the average person that lives here in Temecula is like 36 years old. So, which kind of implies, you know, where they're at age-wise and maybe having a couple young kids, that type of thing.

Um, the area is, has so, so many different family activities that are out there that there's really just not much of a nightlife scene. Um, there is, there is a downtown area, so that's like the old town Temecula area. So. They do have some really cool, uh, you know, restaurants and they have some bars and, and stuff like that, but they, they have sound ordinances.

Um, a lot of them have to shut down early so they're not open, you know, past 11 or or past 12. Um, so that is a complaint that I get from younger people. And when I was younger, it probably wasn't my favorite thing either, you know? But a lot of those things they would just close early. Um, out here, you know, you have the Temecula wine country, uh, pretty much almost, I would say 95% of those are gonna shut down after like five o'clock.

So they're not really open at night. Uh, there's a couple that have some nicer restaurants and stuff, but even then it's not like a late night thing. So, um, that's just something to know. So if you are younger. Um, there is a little bit, little bit of something, you know, a little area for, with some nightlife, but most people end up making, you know, the big trips to some of the bigger cities like San Diego, Carlsbad, you know, Riverside or LA, or whatnot.

So just kind of the reality of the suburb of life out here. So, um, hopefully it's good information for you guys. Um, but that's, that's my list of top 10 reasons not to make a move to Temecula. Um, again, I think it's a great area. Though these are all things that I think are, uh, you know, sacrifices, worth, worth.

It's worth it for me and my family or that don't really negatively affect our quality of life, but hopefully it's good information for you guys. If you have questions, feel free to reach out. You can call, you can text, you can email, and hopefully talk to you soon. Thanks.