[quote author="irvine_home_owner" date=1245822972][quote author="Pookie" date=1245814798]May be I didn't word my first post correctly
I do like Irvine school system. (even though i graduated about 20 years ago!) but mostly it's the parks, pools, and the feeling that I can bring my baby out for a walk after dinner or go for a ride on the bike.
Where I live right now, when I step out of the house, the driveway is full of cars, so you have to be walking on the street. And after 1 or 2 turns, you are out on the big street, where people drives pretty crazily.
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Oak Creek is good as it's newer and you have access to the bike trails... and it's gated (don't know if that is a pro or con for you).
Westpark II is also newer and more central and has walkways through the neighborhoods... and is probably on the lower end of Mello Roos costs.
West Irvine is also good and even though it is Tustin schools district, the schools that service that area are on the same level as Irvine ones.
And you will be suprised that Woodbridge still has younger families. The last boom saw a lot of turnover where new families moved into houses that were owned by empty nesters... the only problem is they may not be there long if they overpaid and financed beyond their means. I think the biggest issue with Woodbridge homes are the dated floorplans.</blockquote>
I think with Woodbrdige it comes down to what street you happen to live on. Our street in South Lake is actually full of kids , but several streets over there are mainly older long time owners whose kids moved out a long time ago. But I always see plenty of kids at the lagoons and parks in the summer....this weekend the South Lake lagoon was full of them!
