San Diego Rules.

San Diego's nightlife scene, 3 blocks wide and 16 blocks long, packed with high-rises and some of California's best restaurants, bars, clubs and venues, terminating at Petco Park and the San Diego Convention Center. You won't know if you're in New York or New Orleans.

A unique 2-mile-long pedestrian-based community with one main road, built on a sand bar between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay, with plenty of stores and dining options sprinkled in. This is the epitome of laid-back Southern California beach living.

Major Williamsburg, Brooklyn or Wicker Park, Chicago vibes here.  A denser main corridor offering an urban feel and exploding with the latest fashion and culinary trends, with single-family housing hidden on the side streets, situated around the northeast corner of San Diego's expansive Balboa Park.

Just north of Mission Beach is "PB". This is where nightlife comes with an ocean view. Two main streets, Grand and Garnet Ave., provide bars, clubs and restaurants for the college-aged and college grad alike, and as the neighborhood winds inland and uphill, the upscale homes overlooking the beach are some of the most sought after in the city.

Surrounding Balboa Park's northwest corner and centered around University Ave. is the fabulous and quirky neighborhood of Hillcrest, which packs even more great nightlife and cuisine, with daytime shopping for oddities, curiosities, and trends for all walks of life.

Where the bohemian style lives on, "OB" is an eclectic area featuring many dining and entertainment options, street vendors and skateboarders, even a beach area just for dogs. Plenty of chill vibes and plenty of townhomes and single-family homes within walking distance to the ocean.

Known as "The Jewel", La Jolla is an exclusive and relatively isolated village that is equally as desirable whether beachside or hilltop. The central strip of the town boasts upscale dining and chic shopping, and the coastline boasts waves crashing on sea-lion-strewn cliffsides, with arguably some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the world.

Near downtown lies a Little Italy neighborhood unlike other cities, because this one actually looks like Naples. Find out for yourself when you're looking down toward the boats docked in the marinas, eyeing over the residences and spacious piazzas interwoven into the climbing hills, and eating some of the finest Italian food this side of Sardinia.

The core of downtown. Think highrises, banks, government buildings, navy ships, statues... with plenty of towering condos and penthouses offering bird's eye views of the city and harbor. Surrounded by Seaport Village, the Gaslamp Quarter, East Village and Little Italy, all your entertainment needs are well within reach. 

A historical neighborhood, perhaps the most historical in the state considering it's known as the birthplace of California. Preserving it's Spanish colonial heritage, the central area is literally the same old west town it was in the 1800's, converted into museums and charming shops and flanked by eateries. Despite the bustle and tourism, the homes surrounding the area are elegantly tucked on slopes and hillsides with plenty of privacy, peace and quiet.

Point Loma is one of the original communities of Southern California, before it grew into San Diego, and it still feels like it's own separate town from the rest of the city. There are shopping centers along Sports Arena Drive to the east, stores and restaurants along Rosecrans to the south, bonfires and buffets on Shelter Island and Harbor Island, and since it's a peninsula all the houses on the hillsides of this exclusive neighborhood ALL come with a spectacular view of either the ocean or the bay.

If La Jolla is the jewel, then Coronado is literally "The Crown". This community is pretty unique not just in the San Diego area, but in North America in general. Sitting in the middle of San Diego Bay and taking up about half of an Island that it shares with a Naval base, the coveted properties on this tranquil island community are well protected and well removed from the bustle of San Diego. In fact, with it's own amenities and entertainment scene, you may forget San Diego exists, although it's just a quick trip over the famous Coronado bridge.

Between Pacific beach and la Jolla lies the cliffside community of Bird Rock. A small, closely-knit neighborhood, but still featuring a respectable showing of chic stores and upscale dining along it's highly walkable main strip.

This is a well-to-do neighborhood in east-central San Diego overlooking the campus of San Diego State University. More suburban in feel but with quick access to all parts of the city, the houses get fancier and pricier as you make your way uphill.

The up-and-coming side of San Diego's downtown, just east of Petco Park and north up to San Diego City College. Medium-density urban living with breweries hiding around the corners and new lofts and towers springing up every other block. 

Sandwiched between the Lake Murray reservoir to the south and the stunning and hikeable mission trails to the north, the San Carlos area offers multitudes of endeavors for the active lifestyle. Quick access to the rest of the city, but with a suburban feel.

Between central San Diego and La Mesa, this inner-ring suburb is experiencing significant revitalization. The town is centered around a charming strip of stores, diners and a trolley stop, and boasts "the best climate in the world". Housing is often more affordable in this area and ranges from new condos to small family homes to pristine cul-de-sacs. 

Another San Diego neighborhood with a suburban feel, Allied Gardens is seated in the mission gorge area, east of the Mission Valley  mall area and next to the beautiful Admiral Baker golf course. The houses in these hills offer some great views and range from affordable to quite pricey.

"The city in the country", this inland northeast San Diego Suburb offers a little more land for your money, but you're still close to all that city-living offers, and really not all that far from the beach either.

This unincorporated area south of La Mesa and east of Lemon Grove would be the largest suburb of San Diego if it became a town. It offers suburban living sprawling through the hills of near-east county, looser housing restrictions and more land for your money.

This is the large, somewhat remote, somewhat pricey area that covers the furthest northern reaches of the city of San Diego, between Del Mar and Poway. It's perfect for commuters from La Jolla, or Escondido, or even the Inland Empire, and much of the development here is newer compared to the core of San Diego.

Located next to La Mesa, a 30-minute drive to downtown SD or the beach, El Cajon is considered "East County" even though San Diego County is larger than the states of Delaware or Rhode Island. The city sits in a sort of "drawer" with many starter homes and multi-unit properties in the central valley and larger family homes climbing into the hills that surround it.

This town sits inland just to the north of El Cajon, and, as the name suggests, sits by the side of not one, but three fish-stocked lakes that offer plenty of recreational activities. The local high school hosts a rodeo!

"The island in the hills", this little enclave of San Diego borders Mission Trails Park and is only accessible via a few main roads. The area is known for single-family suburban-type housing, as well as offering denser condo living popular with military personnel in the southwest part of the community.