Palomar Real Estate

The Palomar Mountain community is a close knit one, which shares in the beauty of the mountain and the forestry around it. Palomar is a wonderful place to live, far out of the reaches of the city and into a lifestyle where people take the time to get to know their neighbors—but can't necessarily see them through the trees.

The homes of Palomar are, on the whole, one of a kind. They are family homes, many of which serve as secondary residences or vacation getaways, and have been passed down from generation to generation. Many of the permanent residents of Palomar keep animals on their property, including barnyard animals. The average home sold for $538,750 in February 2006.

The nature of a rural community means that residents need to work together to maintain their lifestyle. It's a concerted community effort every year, for instance, to keep the area safe from the threat of fire. That means that residents get together to remove dead brush and trim trees. A fire on any one of their properties could quickly spread to the whole community. But their unions aren't all about work. A few times a year, the community comes together for such events as a chili cook-off, a chicken dinner or an ice cream freeze-out.

Palomar Mountain is perhaps most famous for its Observatory. Run by the astronomers at CalTech, this observatory contains a 200-inch telescope that is open to the public for much of the summer and on the weekends during the winter. While visitors are not allowed to stay late enough to watch the scientists in action, this is a fascinating place to take the kids.

Palomar Mountain is a great place to raise a family or just bring one on the weekends and in the summers. Step out of the smog and the traffic, and come up to where the air is cleaner, the people aren't as nearby and the kids can get a chance to run around. Palomar real estate offers all this, and more.

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