| Carlsbad is a coastal
resort city located in the North County San Diego section of Southern California.
Carlsbad was incorporated in 1952, in large part to generate sufficient
funding to connect with the water pipeline running through San Diego County,
but also to avoid being annexed by Oceanside. It is one of the highest-income
places in the United States.
The city has drafted ordinances
protecting sensitive wildlife habitat, becoming one of the first municipalities
in the State of California to do so. The city has also pledged to protect
a specified amount of land within the city limits from development of any
kind and spends significant funds to restore habitats destroyed by newer
development projects.
Carlsbad is located between
the major cities of San Diego and Los Angeles. Its coastal location, scenic
beauty, low population density, thriving commercial sector, abundance of
upscale housing, and high performing school districts have made Carlsbad
one of the most expensive housing markets in the United States. Land in
Carlsbad is a premium; as such, real estate commands prices high even by
Southern California standards, with median home prices in the $1 millions
in 2007.
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