West Side Costa Mesa, West Floral Park

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elgringo

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Hi,

In my current home search, I have been giving thought to homes in a few older areas.  I started with East Side Costa Mesa but feel that the prices there have become mindlessly high.  I have more recently been exploring West Floral Park and the western part of Costa Mesa.  I'm mostly drawn to the one story homes.  I have driven through these areas at different times and feel they are *reasonably* safe and I like the larger lawns and trees.  The homes are definitely more afordable.  I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on these areas.

Thanks!
 
elgringo said:
Hi,

In my current home search, I have been giving thought to homes in a few older areas.  I started with East Side Costa Mesa but feel that the prices there have become mindlessly high.  I have more recently been exploring West Floral Park and the western part of Costa Mesa.  I'm mostly drawn to the one story homes.  I have driven through these areas at different times and feel they are *reasonably* safe and I like the larger lawns and trees.  The homes are definitely more afordable.  I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on these areas.

Thanks!
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Have you also considered homes in Tustin by Old Town (North of the 5 and East of the 55)? 
 
Actually, yes.  I forgot to mention Tustin.  I have also been looking in Tustin (more or less south of 17th st).
 
I used to live on the west side of CM.  there are a few gang areas, but outside of those bits, it is very safe with lots of concerned neighbors monitoring what is going on.  Particularly, the areas near the bluffs over the SA river have a great climate, and lots of potential.  There are a couple of newer construction infills (though two stories), but most of the houses are "Freedom Homes" from the 50s, some of which have been renovated, and some still "raw" where you can upgrade to your taste.  But most are on 7k sf lots.  Schools on the west-side are generally not good, with one exception:  Victoria elementary, which is blue-ribbon.
 
Not sure if this is considered West side Costa Mesa, but have you looked at homes in the Mesa Verde area(West of Harbor and North of Adams blvd)? Most of these homes are ranch style, single story with 7k+ sqf lots.  Neighborhood is very safe, with prices ranging from high $500k-$1M. 

I've lived in this area for 30 years, and not much has changed, as far as safety and quality of life.  The school district is probably the only negative, but the $ you save on the home can always go to private school.
 
I'm a converted fan of North Tustin/Santa Ana/ County of Orange.  Mostly 10K lots, ranches and singles in the flat lands.  The hills are a bit outrageous.

Lived for many years on Eastside Costa Mesa.  The density has become stupid over there.

Westside has potential.  Neighborhoods seem to change quickly but lots of very high potential homes on decent sized lots.

Also looked heavily at Mesa Verde and State Streets (north of Mesa Verde).  As previously mentioned the school is a bit of a challenge.  MV is also bordered by quite a bit of apartment living and Harbor traffic.  The community also is built in a quazi stratified manner with inner ring being 'nicest' and tiering down to outer loop area with investor properties and fourplexes.

West floral Park and Park Santiago are also very nice neighborhoods. School is primary challenge.

 
Thank you all for your feedback,  I am continuing to do my research.  I have looked in Mesa Verde and seen some good homes there.  The "walk score" isn't quite as good as I'd like.  Having at least a Starbucks I could walk to (even 15-20 minutes by foot) would be nice.    The older homes in Tustin, Santa Ana, and even Orange are nice.  One of the drawbacks I've seen is that some of them only have one bathroom.  With a raised foundation, It might be possible to add another.

In terms of the school systems, Tustin seems to have the best out of all of them.  There's an interesting article in the Daily Pilot archives from 2011 I believe about Mesa Verde and the challenges of the school system.  The article mentions that several parents send their kids to Huntington Beach for school because of some issues at  the schools in Mesa Verde.
 
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