Cardiff-by-the-Sea Branch Library

Encinitas just plain rocks. What else is there to say?
Sure, we have some kooky zoning laws and we bring every little thing up to citywide vote, but hey — it’s *our* kooky little town and we love it!
From Leucadia down to Cardiff-​by-​the-​Sea, through Old Encinitas and New Encinitas all the way to bucolic Olivenhain you won’t find a cooler and, dare I say, hipper town in California.
To get an idea of folks it attracts, just look at a list of some of our current Encinitas residents: skateboarders such as Bucky Lasek, Danny Way, Mike McGill — surfers like Rob Machado and others — the one and only 2-​time gold medalist Shaun White — actor Richard Dreyfuss — classic rocker Joe Walsh — the list goes on and on…
Former residents, you ask? Well, how about Charlie Chaplin, Eddie Vedder, Ravi Shankar, Dr. Jerry Buss, Tony Hawk, and «The Beaver» — that’s right, Jerry Mathers from Leave It to Beaver used to call Encinitas his home.
Now that’s truly legit.

Nationally ranked as the #1 city in the San Diego area according to the made up publication in my head. Encinitas boasts the most beautiful beaches in the County, consistent surf, an amalgamation of top taco shops, an awesome downtown, a Coaster station, and top schools. When I was looking at where to buy a house, nowhere matched up to Encinitas in all of these categories. The residents’ discount at Encinitas Ranch doesn’t hurt also.
One thing I never realized is that people that live in Solana Beach, Del Mar, and even Carmel Valley drive up to Encinitas to do any type of major big box store shopping. Encinitas: the epicenter of the universe.