FULL GUIDE: Living in Carlsbad California [Everything You Need to Know]

[@lifeinsandiego]

Thanks for watching! If you are planning to move to San Diego or the surrounding areas and have questions, we would love to help. Shoot us an email at [e-mail] OR schedule a quick call with us via the zoom link here: calendly.com/nick-miele

[@1ls376]

My first time there was in '79 for the USGP (motocross), loved it, go back every chance I get, Best Western Beach View Lodge, Carlsbad BLVD.

[@lifeinsandiego]

Sweet! The old raceway in Carlsbad was epic. Now it's all commercial buildings 😔

[@mayolasbones6831]

Very good job my friend. Thank you

[@lifeinsandiego]

Thanks! Any other type/area of videos you’d like to see?

[@yieumtube6995]

I really love your videos. I plan to live carlsbad. So now I’m searhin about carlsbad. Please help me😢 If you're planning to live in Carlsbad with your child, which option would you recommend between Pacific Rim Elementary School-Seascape Apartments and Windsor at Aviara-Aviara Oaks Elementary School?

[@lifeinsandiego]

I’m more of an Aviara guy myself, but both options you can’t go wrong in my opinion. Spend some time in each location and see what appeals to you more

[@yieumtube6995]

@@lifeinsandiego wow. Thank you for replying me. It does Really really help!! hCan I ask one more? How about aviara vs carmelvally? ( with 2nd grade girl).

[@CatNoda]

Nicholas, I am moving from Northern Cal. and want an apartment while I look for a home. Do you handle apartments also? I have a chihuahua. Thank you!

[@theboombapp6351]

Thanks for this info Nicholas. My wife and I are moving to SD in March '24 and my wife has become a very large fan of Carlsbad through her work travel. We are looking to live an apartment/townhome for the first year as we decide where that it is we want to call home. Both of our kids will be in school/military by Feb/March and will be kid free and truly excited to call SoCal home.

[@lifeinsandiego]

You are going to love it. Feel free to reach out if you need any help with the process!

[@theboombapp6351]

@@lifeinsandiego Much appreciate the details you have already provided. Plenty of apartments to choose from throughout C-Bad however, I/We are more interested in a Townhome or Small house and the closer we get to Ocean Street raises the price significantly. Jefferson has great prospects. We are open to South Oceanside, Encinitas, or Solana Beach. First Choice is Carlsbad Village.

[@tonycasarrubia1394]

Great place to live if you can afford it.

[@desertsunset8025]

Please talk about taxes , property , and state combined with federal . It looks like you would lose all your money on taxes alone ?

[@lifeinsandiego]

Plenty of other videos on the channel that talk about those topics! Give them a peak 😎

[@PerpetualAbidance]

California is a high tax state. We have property, sales, and income tax. For income tax the first 20k is taxed at 1%. Then it goes up 2% per bracket for each about 30k of income until 137k for a total tax at that level of about $6000. From there add 9.3% on any income above 137k all the way to about 700k. So income tax works out for most married couples to be $6000 plus $9300 per $100k above $137k aka. a lot. Sales tax is 7.25% statewide but most localities have additional taxes so figure 8%. Property tax is both low and high. It’s high because housing is ridiculously expensive but it is low because it is 1% of assessed value and assessed value can only rise 2% per year by law so if you bought a house for $100,000 in Carlsbad 35 years ago your property tax would have been $1000 and would have risen only to $2000 today since the assessed value of your home would still only be about $200,000 even though your Carlsbad $100,000 1989 home would now be worth a couple of million dollars. If you sold it today for $2 million, the buyer would now have to pay 20k annually. So let’s say you and your spouse make 337k between you and buy a $1.2 million dollar fixer in Carlsbad. You will pay: Property tax: $12,000 Income tax: $24,600 Total: $34,000 plus sales tax. That’s the good part. The bad part is that only $10,000 of the $34,000 is deductible on your federal income tax.

[@PerpetualAbidance]

BTW. Encinitas is better :)

[@rik-1-j6n]

Man that place looks dead. There’s nothing going def gonna skip moving here