San Diego, CA

College East

Buy:
$339K - $1.8M
For Sale on Trulia:
17 homes
Rent:
$1.05K - $9.3K
For Rent on Trulia:
234 homes
To Downtown San Diego:
20 minutes
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What Locals Say

At least 121 Trulia users voted on each feature.
  • 92%
    It's dog friendly
  • 89%
    There are sidewalks
  • 76%
    It's walkable to restaurants
  • 75%
    It's walkable to grocery stores
  • 74%
    Car is needed
  • 67%
    There's holiday spirit
  • 62%
    Parking is easy
  • 50%
    Yards are well-kept
  • 48%
    Neighbors are friendly
  • 47%
    It's quiet
  • 46%
    People would walk alone at night
  • 44%
    Streets are well-lit
  • 34%
    They plan to stay for at least 5 years
  • 31%
    There's wildlife
  • 30%
    Kids play outside
  • 18%
    There are community events
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  • KR
    "Close to El Cajon blvd and the 8 freeway easy to get around a lot of hills here and different kinds of nature "
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  • Trulia User
    "I have family members and children that live in area I love it! I can not wait to make this community mine🥰"
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  • Trulia User
    "Lots of dog owners and they seem to be leashed and well maintained. They clean up after their pets as well."
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  • Gabriel J.
    "easy trolley at 70th and at the college,plus all the el cajon blvd. busses.the1,15,215and more and plus lyft and uber all the way"
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  • Midnight S. M.
    "As a younger mother of two, I love living here because of the elementary school, the people in this area are friendly and mostly keep to themselves or their crew but everyone has a sense of respect and we have had a lot of fun living here. It is a college town though, so you have be cool with that! It’s nostalgic for me so I don’t mind! "
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  • Tianna N.
    "Having multiple parks in the area makes this community inviting. Many outdoor activities around to keep everyone busy"
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  • Vada R.
    "Majority of residents own Dogs. You will see tons of owners walking their pets in the area. You better love animals ❤"
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  • Nathan A.
    "I lived here for 2 years before, and currently for over half a year.... More homeless in the area than before is the only drawback. "
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  • Annablottinart
    "There are many families but not very much holiday spirit. There are a lot of homelessness and drug addicts roaming around. Cars drive very fast I would NOT let my kids play outside unless it’s a secured, fenced yard. listened to police scanner and heard nothing but shocking events all nearby."
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  • Viviana L. .
    "nothing makes this neighborhood unique. the college kids have parties and leave broken bottles all over place. "
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  • Alan A
    "The neighborhood is rather quiet and pleasant, you can easily walk to a grocery store and coffee shops. Lake Murray is a 5 minutes drive."
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  • Neighbors
    "There are two pleasant parks in this neighborhood. Lots of other dog owners. Pleasant to walk around campus on the weekends. "
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  • Vianuvia D.
    "Good area for dog owners. Lots of dog parks. Area is always clean. Dog owners do pick up after their pets! "
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  • Tom L
    "The College Area is an area of nice quality mid-century homes on large lots. The access to mass transit is great with the trolley on the north and access to major bus routes to the south. Great selection of ethnic foods and very walkable."
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  • Kerry G
    "There are many families in the neighborhood. Kids playing outside all the time and families walking dogs. "
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  • Ken S.
    "Literally an extension of SDSU frat houses full of college kids everywhere. Slowly every house is being improved. Great place for an investment or first time homebuyer. "
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  • Garrett V.
    "close to food, stores, SDSU and pretty easy access to the freeways. does get busy during peak school times, events and evening traffic"
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  • Enginmu
    "Close to sdsu full of Students and student housings . Flat, good for bycycle and scooter. Generally old houses"
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  • Viviana M.
    "while you do see a lot of people walking their dogs, its really unsafe because there are college kids that have no respect for others and are always throwing beer bottles and what not on the sidewalk so theres always broken glass. have also found used condoms and food that's poisonous for animals. "
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  • Viviana M.
    "We dont really do anything special. just are friendly and neighborly towards one another by saying hello and bye when we see one another. "
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  • Ken S.
    "not too many families here. frat houses and loud parties are the norm around here. oh yeah and the have a half way house full of rehabilitating tweakers who walk around aimlessly."
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  • Viviana M.
    "lived here for a couple of years and having college kids come and go is interesting and fun to experience."
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  • Kay H.
    "I have lived in this neighborhood for a year. Standard college area really, not really a neighborhood feel to it but some families around. "
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