Gina, I noticed that you were looking in Riverside county yet this question is in the Ventura County section, are you still looking?

Gina,

I am a realtor in Ridgecrest, CA and I believe that if you are looking for somewhere that is affordable, crime rate is low, and excellent schools, that this may be an option. We are approximately 2 1/2 hours from the simi valley area but if you are looking to relocate, our city is a smaller-yet growing city. Depending on what you are looking for a home that is 3 br 2 ba resale can run about $150k+. Newer homes are also available in the higher $100's+. If you think you may be interested our zip is 93555 if you search homes on Trulia by zip code. Take a look and if you have any questions, contact me and I will be happy to assist you in your search for a home!

Hi Gina:
Are you moving out of state? As the commercials say - Come visit the south - (Georgia that is) - we have low crime and a public school system that is second to none!

Hi Gina, If you are currently in Oxnard, you should consider Simi, Moorpark or Thousand Oaks. They are still in Ventura County. All of these neighboring communities have excellent public school choices. Simi has fundamental and magnet schools (some are lottery, others are by neighborhood districting but the whole district offers school of choice for non-impacted schools, which means that you can attend a school of your choice that is not too full of students already). Thousand Oaks has several blue ribbon schools. Simi and Thousand Oaks both are consistently in the top 10 of low crime for populations over 100,000. Moorpark I dont believe has made it over 100,000 citizens yet but if you search the VCStar they print the stats annually for all VC cities. I'd be happy to help answer any of your questions further. I dont just sell homes in these areas. I grew up in TO and moved to Simi about 15 years ago because housing was a litlte more affordable and I could raise kids here. I am very familiar with Oxnard and think that although our weather is warmer than Oxnard during the summer, Simi and TO are just different and it's only my opinion but better. I personally looked to move to Ventura about 7 years ago and considered Oxnard as a lower cost alternative. I could not find an area in Oxnard that I would consider calling home because the better neighborhoods were just right next to the not so great neighborhoods. Anyway, let me know if I can answer any other, more specific quetions for you.

Hey Gina
Welcome to Gilbert Arizona
We have a great community. Gilbert unified school district 41 is the very best.
Crime is almost non existent.
We have a great foward thinking government.
It is a virtual Mayberry
Summers are a little toasty, but you`ll get use to it

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Welcome to Gilbert Arizona
We have a great community. Gilbert unified school district 41 is the very best.
Crime is almost non existent.
We have a great foward thinking government.
It is a virtual Mayberry
Summers are a little toasty, but you`ll get use to it.

Welcome to Gilbert Arizona
We have a great community. Gilbert unified school district 41 is the very best.
Crime is non existent.
It is a virtual Mayberry
Summers are a little toasty, but you`ll get use to it.

Welcome to Gilbert Arizona
We have a great community. Gilbert unified school district 41 is the very best.
Crime is non existent.
It is a virtual Mayberry
CNN MONEY ranked us #16 best places to live. Hey it beats being #17.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/snapshot…
Summers are a little toasty, but you`ll get use to it.

Hi Gina,
If you are considering Northern California, the Lamorinda area has the highest rated public school system in the state. Lamorinda consists of Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda. There is also an area of
nearby Walnut Creek which is less expensive and has Lamorinda schools. The crime rate is low here. I do have to warn you though; it is a fairly expensive area. That being said, many Northern Californians relocate to this area when they have children of school age.
Best to you!
Sheila