I live in Orange County. Like Kahuna said, Escondido-Carlsbad-Oceanside and commute to Orange County. You do have a metroline train option, Oceanside to OC and LA. It's a way better commute than what I did a few years back, Inland Empire to OC, 120 miles a day. But there a alot of new housing out there. I ended up finding a fixer upper closer to work and I now have a only a 7 mile commute each way.

Gene