Question about Chula Vista

Hello everyone,
Question from someone who's looking at moving south. I have been eyeballing the San Diego area for a while, but most of the nice locations are priced a bit above my comfortable level.
Recently I started seeing a lot of decently priced offers in the Chula Vista area and I wanted to ask what is it like in there. The listing photos look good, but I am somewhat concerned about living so close to the border.
I am looking for an area that is family safe and with good schools first, being close to the ocean is not a priority, though I prefer to stay away from the desert/heat.
Thank you very much for all of your comments!
P.S. I looked already - somewhat familiar with the area north/northeast from SD - Carlsbad, Oceanside, Escondido, Poway, etc.