Located 15 minutes from downtown San Diego, La Jolla features gorgeous beaches, upscale restaurants, a modern art museum, galleries, and "Prospect Street" (which is often compared to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills).
Considered one of the most affluent communities in the United States, La Jolla translated in Spanish means, "The Jewel". Home to 8,200 residents, it also features the world famous Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Stephen Birch Aquarium and Museum, and UCSD.
La Jolla offers the beauty of the beach, the economic success of the many bio-tech and software companies that call La Jolla home, and an upscale community that is associated with the name.
For the first 8 months of 2009, sales of single family homes ranged from $600K to $17 Million with average sales price of $1,940,000.
