SD is mostly desert. It is where the desert meets the sea. I marvel at images or movies with bright green landscape and often comment that they must get a lot of rain. I do so because it is such a rare thing for it to rain around here. Factor in cost of living and the high number of ILLEGAL aliens and I believe SD County is highly overrated.
...and I believe SD County is highly overrated.
So do I, yet I choose to live here. Mostly because of memories from my youth and being near family.
With the exception of La Jolla.
San Diego County was paradise up until about 1975. Been all down hill ever since.