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| ESCONDIDO REAL ESTATE & HOMES FOR SALE |
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Two large shopping centers, an outlet center, and the North County Fair (largest indoor mall in SD county) dominate shopping in Escondido, keeping tax revenue local. Highway 78 was built to connect these east lands to the coast and Interstate 5. Plans are beginning to create a commuter rail between Oceanside and Escondido. Residents work locally and 15 miles south in Sorrento Valley, home to bio-tech companies. Commute to downtown San Diego is 35-40 miles. Also soon to arrive are a power plant and a business park centered in high-tech careers. Golf is popular in Escondido on the warm flatlands. Along with 5 courses, there is a golf learning center with putting greens. Fishing is also popular among the local lakes, holding trout, bass, and catfish. Parks are plentiful, plenty of sports fields for the many children throughout, even an arboretum resides. There is a farmers market and a sunflower fair in Escondido in the summer months. Alternatively, there is an ice rink with two arenas for hockey and ice skating. Also a skate park, a soccer park and a new city preserve encourage lots of outdoor activity. The Escondido preserve is used for biking, hiking, and horseback riding. And just east is San Diego’s Wild Animal Park, famous all over the world for its spacious habitat for many different species. |
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Escondido is growing at a rapid rate with new communities like Hidden Trails appearing at the east end of East Valley Parkway. Escondido proper is surrounded by several sparsely populated unincorporated communities. These include Jesmond Dene and Hidden Meadows to the north; Felicita Park to the southwest; and Rincon Del Diablo to the southeast. Residents of these communities have Escondido mailing addresses and zip codes, and they are sometimes assigned to Escondido schools, but they cannot participate in city elections.
Escondido is made up of several neighborhoods:
- Downtown Escondido is an area of approximately 460 acres extending from the intersection of I-15 and Valley Parkway on the west to Palomar Hospital on the east. The Downtown Retail District is an area of 24 acres bounded by Valley Parkway, 2nd Avenue, Maple Street, and Juniper Street.
- Old Escondido is bounded by Escondido Boulevard on the west, Chestnut Street on the east, Fifth Avenue on the north, and Thirteenth Avenue on the south. This area is made up of mostly single-family residential housing.
Lake Wohlford & Dixon Lake are a perfect spot for boating and fishing. The Daley Ranch Preserve, just before Dixon Lake, has more than 20 miles of trails on 3,058 acres, making it a wonderful place for hiking.
Escondido has many golf courses and parks including the historical Kit Carson Park which was named after the famous scout, Kit Carson, who guided Captain Fremont over the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
With the Wild Animal Park just south in the San Pasqual Valley, you can see all types of animals in an open habitat ranging from butterflies to giraffes.
School Information:
- School Districts
Escondido is served by the Escondido Union School District, the Escondido Union High School District, and the San Pasqual Unified School District. The city has 19 elementary, five middle, and seven high schools.
Public high schools:
- Escondido High School
- Orange Glen High School
- San Pasqual High School
- Classical Academy High School
- Escondido Charter High School
- Center City High School
- Valley High School
Middle schools:
- Bear Valley Middle School
- Del Dios Middle School
- Hidden Valley Middle School
- Mission Middle School
- Rincon Middle School
There is a wide range of API scores for Escondido schools, reflecting the demographic diversity of the city. As of 2007, six elementary schools in the district scored above the 80th percentile of all schools in the state, and eight elementary schools scored below the 20th percentile.
Escondido tends to have warmer summers and wetter winters than its neighbor San Diego. Yearly precipitation averages around 15 inches and varies from year to year. More than 80% of all precipitation takes place from November through March. Snow is very uncommon. Climate is mild enough to allow widespread cultivation of avocados and oranges. Escondido is located in a plant hardiness zone.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Average high °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
69 (20.6) |
70 (21.1) |
75 (23.9) |
77 (25) |
84 (28.9) |
89 (31.7) |
89 (31.7) |
87 (30.6) |
81 (27.2) |
74 (23.3) |
69 (20.6) |
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| Average low °F (°C) | 42 (5.6) |
45 (7.2) |
47 (8.3) |
50 (10) |
54 (12.2) |
58 (14.4) |
61 (16.1) |
63 (17.2) |
61 (16.1) |
55 (12.8) |
46 (7.8) |
42 (5.6) |
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| Precipitation inches (mm) | 3.4 (86) |
3.2 (81) |
3.3 (84) |
1.0 (25) |
0.3 (8) |
0.1 (3) |
0.1 (3) |
0.0 (0) |
0.2 (5) |
0.4 (10) |
1.3 (33) |
1.8 (46) |
15.1 (384) |
