Oceanside Neighborhood Information
Oceanside Weather
Being so close to the city of San Diego, Oceanside has achieved that rare blend of retaining its identity and coastal beauty, while enjoying all that San Diego has to offer almost at its doorstep.
Oceanside Community
One can access this beautiful seaside community, with its sandy white beaches and friendly neighborhoods, through three gateways:
- Interstate 5, a major north/south passageway that bisects Oceanside a mile east of the ocean.
- State Highway 78 intersects Interstate 15 at Escondido , 29 miles to the east.
- State Highway 76 runs east to I-15.
Oceanside Real Estate is a heavenly destination that invites you to come and live in this gateway city between municipal San Diego and Los Angeles. Oceanside Real Estate has the lowest property tax in San Diego County.
Ocean Side Location: Located in North San Diego County, the city of Oceanside resides at the edge of North San Diego County and is just a hop and skip away from the amusements San Diego County has to offer. Merging on the west with the Pacific, Oceanside has 3.5 miles of majestic coastline. Rated as the 5th most desirable location in the world and the 2nd most in the nation, Oceanside is just 35 miles north of San Diego, 83 miles south of Los Angeles and 16 miles south of San Clemente/Orange County.
Incorporated in 1888, Oceanside covers an area of 42 sq. miles. The cities of Carlsbad, Del Mar, and Encinitas surround it. Oceanside is also home to the nation's largest Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton.
Every Thursday morning shop at the Farmers Market in historic downtown, for a wide variety of fresh, local, homegrown, organic produce and scrumptious baked goods.
One can sit at one of the prestigious restaurants at Oceanside Harbor, while having a delicious meal or stand at the fine small-craft harbor housing 900 pleasure boats and watch the never-ending dance of the waves. At sunset time seems to stand still as everyone in Oceanside watches the sun sink and disappear into the horizon.
If you are just visiting Oceanside, lodgings are available at Travelodge Oceanside, Days Inn Oceanside, North Coast Village, Blue Whale Resort, EconoLodge Inn and Oceanside Days Inn at the Beach to mention a few.
With a population of more than 160,000 the city of Oceanside still transmits an aura of small-town ambiance that makes people feel right at home.
Trains, buses, shuttles, and taxis are available daily from the third busiest transit center in California located in downtown Oceanside. The transit center has 24-hour security and offers 72-hour parking and an extensive selection of eateries.
Oceanside Economy
Tourism and Camp Pendleton have been the major support for the economy of Oceanside. But now a diversity of businesses provides Oceanside with a healthy economic base. A large number of biotech and medtech companies and large sporting and recreational goods manufacturing are part of the Oceanside community. Agriculture that includes tomatoes, avocados, citrus fruit, nursery stock, and flowers, is also a major part of Oceanside's economy.
Oceanside Real Estate
Oceanside real estate, with 62,454 housing units, is tan idyllic place for any family to come and become absorbed in the quite and charmed life of the community. Oceanside real estate is an ideal opportunity to invest in. Oceanside Homes for Sales include a number of single-story family units, condos houses and beach cottages. Surprisingly the property tax is one of the lowest in the County.
Our Oceanside Realtors will show you Oceanside homes for sale that have a unique combination of outstanding location, multiple resources and beautifully constructed exterior and interior. Just tell our Oceanside specialists your requirements and we will match you with the best available at our Oceanside Homes for Sales listings.
Oceanside Schools/Colleges
Oceanside Schools are one of the best that can be found in the County of San Diego. The roots of Oceanside schools are deeply embedded in the closely-knit community. Oceanside Unified School District serves 22,000 students in
- Six state funded preschool
- 17 elementary schools. The goal is to make all elementary schools K-5 by 2010.
- Three middle schools.
- Two comprehensive high schools, namely El Camino High and Oceanside High.
- Three charter schools and two alternative schools.
- Oceanside is home to some well-known universities. A list of Oceanside Colleges/Universities:
- Park University
- University of Phoenix
- Mira Costa College
- Central Michigan University
Recreation and Entertainment
The Oceanside Home Owners are among the privileged to be at driving distance from Disneyland, Lego land, the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, Sea World, La Jolla, Old Town, Balboa Park, Coronado, San Juan Capistrano, Knott's Berry Farm, Catalina Island and Universal Studios.
Oceanside offers everyone everything. If you are the fun-loving type then Oceanside's almost perfect weather is ideal for the 6 miles of beachfront roadways for you to jog, bike or roller-blade. Surfers, sunbathers and swimmers constantly dot the oceanfront. Oceanside also offers great opportunities for whale watching. Oceanside offers fishing devotees surf-fishing along the coastline, one can also drop a line along the famous 1,601-foot fishing pier and cook a fresh fish dinner that night. On the other hand if you love hiking and environmental walks then The Audubon Buena Vista Lagoon is the ideal place for you to take an enlightening hike through a rare, protected coastal bird estuary.
Oceanside also offers the following recreation facilities:
- 27-city parks.
- 4-community recreation center.
- 1,000-slip public marina.
- 1 senior center.
- Heritage Village.
- Tennis courts.
- 4 golf courses.
Oceanside Realtors
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