San Diego county real estate
City: Escondido


Settled in a long valley in the coastal mountains of Southern California, Escondido provides a thriving urban environment in the midst of gentle rolling hills and avocado and citrus groves. Escondido, which means hidden in Spanish, lies about 18 miles inland, 100 miles south of Los Angeles, and 30 miles northeast of San Diego.

More and more people are making Escondido their City of Choice. As the heart of San Diego North, it is one of the few remaining communities where people of all income levels can enjoy the Southern California lifestyle. We offer attractive homes in a wide range of prices, eight parks, two lakes, a sports center, golf courses, restaurants, wineries, shopping centers, and comprehensive healthcare. In addition, the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, brings world class entertainment to the area along with the new Mingei gallery and Queen Califia's Magical Circle, a sculpture garden in Kit Carson Park donated by the late, internationally renowned artist Niki de Saint Phalle. In recent years Escondido was named by Money Magazine as the Best Place in the West in which to retire and, at the other end of the spectrum, was named a Kid-Friendly City for our broad range of youth programs. Ladies Home Journal also ranked Escondido number eight among the Top Ten Cities for Government.