@@thegratefulzebra2126 TY Grateful Zebra. Yes its expensive to live in but where can you surf, hike in the Mtns, Backpacking tugged areas camping.... Go skiing, go dune buggy riding or even boating in your lake of choice or deep sea fishing... All withing a relative 30 in to an hours drive...with mostly great weather Best thing its mostly free...
@LEFTaTIP Notice that the “guy” you called “someone” doesn’t move his eyes or forehead? His shoulders or arms? In fact, the whole lower half of his face (not including his nose) stays the same. He’s trying to tell us something, besides inexpensive places to live in California.
Very hot! Also known as "the other Alabama" and "Worlds Largest Truckstop". There is fire danger here also... Religious Cults have moved in and now control the Redding Convention Center.
When I was a kid we were going to relocate further inland for my dad’s job. I still remember how hot it seemed to us in Redding when we went house shopping. Redding and Banning became a NO, and we ended up in Upland, which was pretty nice in the end. My Dad had to do more driving for his work.
Yeah, Redding temperatures vary 20 degrees to 120 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. We get snow, lots of rain, sunshine and heat.😁☺️ Not a place for those that can’t stand significant heat from June to October. Sometimes even May is hot.
I went to Chico state back in the day which is the same general area as Redding and it never went under 80 for a month and a half. That is at night. You get used to it I guess.
People are so quick to move to other states for housing cost ,political ideology etc,but there's nowhere like Cali ,beaches ,mountains, lakes and the best weather anywhere in the world
I used to say that, and then realized we never visit those places. I personally do not care at all for the natural destinations, when every day I’m confronted by drug addicts and libs. And the summers are hot as shit. Just not worth it for me.
I'm from Northern California originally so I've been to all these places except Banning. The reason they're less expensive than the Bay Area/L.A./San Diego is the weather. Eureka is often windy, foggy, damp, similar to the Pacific Northwest. Everywhere else is hot as blazes in the summer. Prepare to be living at Jamba Juice for half the year in order to survive. I remember going to an event in Redding in August and the daytime temp was like 108-112.
I live up in Berkeley, but Banning is between Palm Springs and Riverside. I drive through there sometimes when I drive down to Coachella. Place is fire even in April. You've made very points, and you didn't even mention the inability to often get home owner's insurance due to wildfire risk or the poor air quality in many of the rural communities.
Much worse in other places. At least the humidity is down. Our family in Austin has to endure months of 100s with high humidity. It hardly gets any cooler even in the middle of the night. A/C was running 24/7 for 3 months last year. I don't every remember doing this when I lived in Fresno.
I live in Eureka and I concur with your assessment. It's more affordable than other parts of California but definitely going up. Not many career choices here unless you work for local govt and medical is subpar.
@@JBoy340a True- Texas heat IS intense and maintains all through the night & doesn't cool down like in the West/ Southwest evenings until the shoulder seasons.
I was raised in Visalia (pop then: 15,000) and feel blessed to have grown up feasting on the abundance of the local farms and ranches. (There was so much, in fact, that it was not uncommon to wake up to boxes of extra produce, too ripe for shipping, left on our doorsteps by friends in the ag business.) In addition to that we had Sequoia/Kings Canyon as our back yard, so every weekend we were up hiking among the world's most magnificent trees and peaks. I noticed that Visalia was recently voted one of the friendliest towns in California by a top travel site. It's nice to see this charming little town get the recognition it deserves.
I loved Visalia and Woodlake passing by on way to Sequoia but read somewhere that the air is very polluted or the most polluted like Bakersfield - is this true or noticeable?
I'm an old native San Franciscan who now lives in a small town north of Seattle. Moved up here 18 years ago from Sebastopol. Ironically, I live above another, smaller Clearlake WA. My house here was half the price of my Seattle house. If you can stand the overcast weather its a great place. Still, I long for California at times.
I know your area well, having lived in Everett for 24 years and Stanwood for 6 years. We happily retired in 2009 to Kennewick in southeastern Washington. Cheaper housing, cost of living, etc., and vastly better weather. Less greenery, but the abundant sunshine more than compensates. It's a great area for retirees.
@@leestamm3187 is there much to do out there. I did a work trip to the tri-cities once and all the homes were leftover government. And the did not seem to much industry there not related to the government or farming.
I have lived in Banning since 1999 and the situation right now is horrendous. The surrounding rural areas are being developed with bedroom communities and large distribution warehouses. The roads cannot absorb the growth in population. Currently, the number of trucks on the 10 freeway has tripled, and it takes 25 minutes to travel from Banning to adjacent Beaumont via the main road. The only new businesses coming to town are fast food restaurants, dollar stores, and automotive shops. It takes close to 2 hours to get to my daughter in Long Beach and that is on a Saturday. No, Banning, is not quite the quality of living that one imagines here. It did have a small town vibe and a little bit of a community sense, mostly working class, years ago, but that has changed rapidly. There are persistent rumors of corruption in how Banning and Beaumont handle their affairs.
I lived in Banning in the early '80s, and it was nothing to speak of. I worked at the San Gorgonio Inn and at the Wheel Inn. I heard they tore down the San Gorgonio Inn, that is kind of sad. I would never live there again. Ever!
Barstow is okay during the day, but you better have your head on a swivel if you’re out at night in Barstow because I had 2 cars try to box me in and then they tried to steal my car, but they quickly found out that I’m the wrong person to mess with.
Great video as always! I always thought that the cities in the Central Valley were underrated. As another Californian living far away, I’m still California Dreaming!
I love Mediterrean climate, the only climate with dry summers and wet winters. Seattle was too rainy for me, and LA is too hot/dry. I wish there was a medium size city near CA/OR border. Also I have been to half of these cities during a road trip. They are really nice. Buying fresh fruits in Fresno is priceless. Much better than tasteless stuff that is harvested raw and ripens during transport..
@davidwang4364 Per Wikipedia: "Such climates typically have dry summers and wet winters, with summer conditions ranging from warm to hot and winter conditions typically being mild to cool." Note: Not wet like a rainforest, but wet relative to the summer.
@davidwang4364 Med. climate is a spectrum. The wet season can be short/long or can have little or a lot of rain. But it's always in winter months. LA is indeed very dry with 360mm of rain and 80% of it happens between Dec-March. Compare this to Wilmington, NC on the east coast with similar latitude. Only 25% of the precipitation in during Dec-March months.
I went to Cresent City last September for vacation, Did the coast from Santa Cruz up, and I would really love to move there. I know it's not the greatest city in the world, but you're right next to the Redwoods and the ocean. It's beautiful.
There is a big difference between North, Central, and Southern California. As a native, I see the North/Central and South as completely different states. Southern California is unique to the rest of the country, price included.
Of all these, Eureka/Arcata gets my attention because of redwoods, coastal weather and the remoteness but I also have heard it's rough up there and there aren't many jobs so I'd probably have to start a business if I were to move there
Yes, you are spot on! A childhood friend of mine lived in Eureka, from about 1990-2020. In fact one of the victorian looking houses in the ad for houses for sale, looked like my friend's former house. If you move there, you better buy earthquake insurance there. I told that to my friend when I went to visit him, in 2009, to buy earthquake insurance on his house, and I guess he did, because when I saw him there in 2017, he showed me all of the renovations that he did, because of earthquake damage.
It is both wonderful in natural beauty- And horrible in the masses of drugs and grime and willful homeless AND GROW OP DANGERS. In town are filth and crime and sketch everything everywhere. Outside of town or on the fringes are scary people in those woods, strangers on your property, and tweaker trash everywhere. Also very important to understand the cultural hostilities and extremes, from radical woke left to fanatical right libertarian, and very VERY little of moderate non combative types anywhere. So schools, businesses, government, events, organizations are a constant tightrope and tense vibe everywhere.
Lake County kid here (living in Sacramento now). Nice to see it make the list. The west side of the lake is very nice and with less of the impact of the opioids. Kelseyville is a very nice town.
Kyle, the Geography King, with a second channel? That's awesome! As a former New Yorker living in Florida now, I'm realizing this isn't quite the place for me. Too hot, too many tourists, zero geographical variety, deceivingly expensive. I ain't returning to NY and I've always desired to live out west, but Cali seems wildly out of price range. However, I would gladly consider places like Sacramento or Fresno, large cities for sure but not wildly so. Great video and thanks for the info!
Just FYI the central valley is still hot, dry, but HOT. Think over 100F, just want to give you a heads up that those areas are not really that much of a trade off, just less humid. If you are looking for someplace reasonably priced yet decent weather, around Lake County are other hidden gems that are not as affected by the opioids. Try looking into Sonoma County that is close to Napa but much easier weather, roughly 75F almost all year round, not too dry but not crazy humid. Close to Portland weather imo. Probably a little pricier than Lake County, but certain areas are not outrageous like Napa or other highly expensive areas in California. Likely easier to get a decent job there too as they have a better economy than half of the cities listed in this video imo.
Im living in Hidden valley Lake, lake county. Its about 20 minutes from Clearlake 40 minutes to Calistoga. Gated community 24 hour security, private lake, golf course and community pool. Love it and prices are very reasonable.
Do you ever see any old classic cars from the 1960's, with the Black and yellow calif. plates, that start with the letter "I" ? As a kid in 1968, they were all over Visalia.
RE: Santa Cruz Area for renters Hi Kyle and others, My hubby and I moved to a small city just south of Santa Cruz to retire. We first lived in a one bedroom, 20 unit building for 4 yrs (2014 - 2018). The rent started at $1200 then went to $1695. That last year was really tough. But we were selected into an affordable senior only complex. Now, we have been very happy living in a spacious 2 bedroom (720 square. ft.) Starting at $900mo. Now, $1295 but worth it. For seniors and those in the medical it's a great place to live for those in the medical profession. The local hospitals are in dire need of RNs. And other supporting clinics, physical therapy, mental heath are booming. If you live out of the area, seniors can apply for affordable housing here. It would be important to call the facilities you apply, periodically. My hubby called every month until we were selected. So, this might be helpful for some. Love & kindness, CL ByTheSeashore
Counterpoint on Clear Lake and Lake County: it has next to no job opportunities. The county is very rural, so you'll need to spend a lot on gas to get anywhere. My family only moved to lake county because it was the only place my dad could find work as a teacher in Middletown, before middletown was destroyed by a wildfire. I packed up and left for Chico almost twenty years ago for school and stayed after I got a job here.
I have family in Redding and Clear lake.There are no jobs there period.....Redding is hotter than hell everyday in June, July ,and August......If your house doesn't have A C, your in trouble.......
@@MissAnn-xu9oo Stockton is mostly bad in the bad areas that most people stay away from those bad areas, there's a lot of money in Stockton and some very nice neighborhoods
Super interesting list and ideas! Shout out to the Central Valley! I live there and I've been to Visalia several times. Visalia is a nice town with a cool downtown and good music scene.
Fresno is really 'Hotter than Hell' from June thru September, easily 4 months over 100 degrees EVERY DAY... with July and August at 110+ EVERY DAY thru-out both those months.
Spent a lot of time in Fresno. At least it is not humid. My relatives in Austin on suffering through 100-degree days and high 90 nights with humidity in the 80-90% range. The A/C has to be kept set low to get rid of the humidity, so it runs nearly 24/7.
Born and raised in Fresno. Some perks : Close in proximity to major metropolitan cities, to the beach, to the mountains, to Vegas…access to fresh produce, great for real estate since it’s reasonably priced and great for raising a family. Cons: Air quality, SWELTERING hot Summers, bad fog in the Winters, crime in low income areas, not much of a city life, small art/creative scene, small town mentality with the community and a lack of community “leaders”. That city has all the tools for success but unfortunately not the best leaders to grow the city to its potential.
I would say that Visalia is a better version of Fresno. It's smaller, but it's much safer, and has a lot of the benefits that Fresno has (except a CSU or international airport).
@@JuanVasquezhasreturned I would agree. I lived in Visalia for a bit as a teen. It’s grown tremendously and in a good way. It also has that small town feeling but the people are super laid back and kind.
@@vjmotano835 Um it is much safer. If you got a gun pulled on you in Visalia, then you would have gotten a rocket launcher pulled on you in Fresno. I'm not trying to downplay your bad experience, but it's silly to say that Fresno is at the same safety level as Visalia. That's obviously not true, and Visalia is a much safer city.
I've lived in coastal Cali now since 1997 (8 years in Manhattan Beach/Hermosa Beach/Playa del Rey, and 19 years in Berkeley/SF/Oakland). The people who are fleeing to bigger cities outside of California (like Phoenix or Austin) do so for job opportunities, mostly, and because they enjoy living in a busy metropolitain area and not small or rural areas. Crime in California is another huge issue, as well as the drug problem that is often fueling the crime. Most everywhere you mention, aside from Sacramento, has very few &/or low paying jobs, plus high crime, AND rural drug problems, as well as an inability to get home owners insurance due to fire, and poor air quality. Combine all those problems together and you develop an understanding of why the real estate is so cheap there. I've never watched any of your videos before this one, but you don't seem to have any understanding of the difficult *thousands and thousands* of home owners are having getting home owners insurance (and I'm talking right in the multi-million dollars homes in Montclair Oakland, not up in wildfire country). Before anyone considers *any area of California*, you had better call multiple insurance companies FIRST and find out if you can even get homeowners insurance in that town/city. This is not an exaggeration. I've never seen California in the state it has been in since 2019-2020, and I mean both LA and SF and many, many cities I travel to all over this state are having drug/crime issues. Here is the truly salient point, though. What are you accustomed to??? If you've lived most of your life in Manhattan (NY), LA, and San Francisco, DC, or other major cities, it is *extremely* hard to downgrade from that kind of lifestyle. If you were born and raised in podunksville, you may move to a small or mid-sized city and be content. It all depends on what lifestyle people want. If they want a huge metropolitan area, rural isn't going to work for them, and vice versa.
This was fun to watch. You did a really good job of pointing out some still good places to find less expensive, decent housing in California! I'm a native of California from the San Joaquin Valley originally. For many years my husband's career moved us to several cities in California. I've lived in Porterville, Lindsay, Fresno, Visalia, Merced, Pasadena, San Jose, Rancho Bernardo, Poway, San Diego, and La Jolla, and then many years in several other states including the South, the Northwest, and the East. When we retired 23 years ago we knew we didn't want to go back to the valley because of the air problems or to crowded but beautiful San Diego where we lived for 12 years. We still had one child at home so we wanted the best place we could find to raise her. We wanted friendly people, a university nearby, family values, good air, and lots of green trees within a reasonable driving distance of the mountains and the ocean. We settled in the best city you mentioned. I don't want to name it for fear of encouraging more people to move here! I would like to mention San Luis Obispo and its neighboring cities which are much less expensive than the beach areas of Southern California or the Bay Area. Thanks for this very interesting video!
I’m not going to read the comments cause I know they are a mess. Great video, I think you hit a lot of key points. I moved to Texas for 3 years, one of the worst mistakes of my life. Left there and moved to Nevada, job market sucks, cool place to visit. I’m back in California, working and living in Anaheim. Yes things are expensive but my daughter is in a great school in Cypress. You know the vibe in Orange County.
We live in Riverside and quite honestly are very happy here. Downtown has gone through some revitalization over the years and has improved quite a bit.
Concur with you 100% especially regarding Redding, Fresno and Visalia, I’ve never understood the “Ocean View “, the waves roll in, the waves roll out = a half a million x2, although it’s nice to visit the coast in August when it’s hot in the Valley!
Your comments were spot-on accurate. Thanks for reminding us of all that California has to offer. FresNo? FresYES! Food and arts scene are coming along nicely. And the PRODUCE! There are a million people in Fresno County!!
Fresno gets a bad rap. But I go to Fresno a lot and it is actually a beautiful city overall. Nice and green and big forest trees line up the streets. It has a big city vibe and lots of amenities. If ppl cannot afford the bay but don’t want to leave California, they should consider Fresno. It’s growing and so Is the tech coding companies there.
I work for the Larger Utility Company in Ca, and have been traveling everywhere for almost 20 years. I named almost all those cities before you did lol. I will add, Oroville, Yuba City/ Marysville, Grass Valley, Los Banos and Bakersfield. All are very nice towns. I would take off Clear Lake though. Opioids are on their way out, but are still present, and it’s old communities with no real industry in the area. I’d add Ukiah on the list, but that area has gotten expensive. But yes, no idea why people are moving out of state. We have more usable open space than anywhere east of the Rockies.
You still can't escape the highest taxes in the country, more regulations, restrictive laws, the highest gas prices and utility prices no matter where you live in California.
@@helenkotowske3829 One woman's regulations are another woman's protections, taxes are not the highest in California, our air is much cleaner now thanks to more expensive fuel additives and utility rates have increased everywhere. Can you tell I love my State? A fifth generation Californian who's not going anywhere (unless trump gets re-elected, then I'll probably leave the country).
Have a friend who just bought a place in beautiful Grass Valley, almost didn't get their loan approved due to difficulties obtaining insurance. So many companies not writing here anymore. State Farm said they would start insuring again as soon as the state passed laws making it easier for them to raise rates, ain't that nice of them?
I had expected, as you go south from Sacramento, you would have mentioned Stockton. We are within commute distance of the East bay area, but you can find a livable house for $300K, and a really nice one for $400K. You are around 2 hours from San Francisco, Yosemite, Tahoe and world class ski resorts. If you like boating, the Delta is right here. I berth my boat 10 minutes from my $400K 1600sqft 3/2 house in Stockton for berthing of
This is a great video! As a native Californian I've been to a lot of the places on this list. Some things to mention are that Visalia is super conservative. I went to a wedding there and was floored by some of the things I heard people say. But we went to the coolest reception on this ranch property out there! I grew up near Banning. It used to be borderline nothing, and I like that it's growing. The surrounding area isn't bad to look at, but beware: it's basically the Southern California desert. Highs can easily get in the 110+ range through summer. Otherwise, quick and easy access to a lot of Southern California, including less than 1.5 hours to the beach!
Great content! I feel this video was tailor made for me!! Trying to leave San Diego to a more affordable, retiree friendly city without leaving the state as you highlighted in this video. Redding and Chico look appealing for my needs.
Redding and Chico are extremely hot during the summer (100+ temps). Seriously like an inferno. Very different from the climate in San Diego. Just wanted to point that because I don't think Kyle made that clear in the video. With the exception of Eureka and Arcata, all the cities he mentioned are infernos during the summer.
I'm glad you loved it! Because the reason why I didn't mention it is that the job market of a city is dependent on the individual and also because the markets in the places I mentioned are on par with similar sized cities across the US. For example, Redding and Visalia don't have a lot of great jobs, but neither do any cities in that size range anywhere in America. Sacramento has a larger number of higher paying jobs, just like similar sized cities across the US.
@@maidenthe80slawe left ca in 2021, moved to Indiana. We absolutely love it here , weather here is nice and it’s very affordable. We are about 1.5 hours from Chicago and frequent there when we want to have some big city fun.
@@brianrogers2709 we are in northern Indiana ( Michiana ) , are you near us ? 😃 congrats on your move ! Yes we are born and raised too! Ca all our lives. I’ve ran in to a few Californians here as well who also moved between 2020-2023
I knew Visalia was going to be on the list. The Twin Peaks of the Central Valley. My sis-in-law moved there, and couldn’t wait to move up into Three Rivers for mountain living.
I grew up in Southern California and I went to Humboldt State for 1 year. It’s remote and quaint. Located in Arcata. Eureka is a much bigger city in comparison. My friends schooled me in the local weather forecasts. Never had heard this expression before but it was constantly being said. “colder than a witches tit today!” Returned home with something called the “Humboldt Crud” by a campus doctor. Coughed for almost a year after leaving.
I moved to Sacramento (From Visalia) about 20 years ago. Although the summers are relatively hot, we get the breezes off the Delta that cools things off most evenings. We do have a great foodie and microbrew scene. I also concur about Visalia.
@@TMendocino I beg your pardon? I think you need to dust off your map and reread my post. I currently live in Sacramento and the California Delta lies just to the south of Sacramento. We do get the cooling breezes which come up through the Delta from the Bay Area.
Love redding. Chico/Oroville are rising in price due to proximity to Sacramento and remote workers, chico is a lot like davis was a while ago. Also some beautiful gold country towns in amador, calaveras, and mariposa (mariposa is way more expensive) are really nice places to be and have great weather, also, like redding you can get easily to the snow.
@@barbarapaige4587 Yep, and the Paradise/Magalia fires which wiped out both towns in 2018 sure didn't help w/ the local housing 'demand'. Though Chico summers are cool by comparison to Redding & Red Bluff, where temps routinely hit 100°F, and occasionally reach >115°!
In March 2024, the median listing home price in Eureka, CA was $454.5K, trending up 3.3% year-over-year. And there are NO jobs The unemployment rate is 6%.
That's pretty much why my friend moved from there, after living there for about 30 years. He moved to the upper peninsula of Michigan. I told my friend that it's bigfoot country up there, as I leased a house in Arizona to a woman that lived there, in Michigan, and she, and her friend had an encounter with bigfoot, on three separate occasions, she even started trembling, as she related her story of seeing them, to me. My friend even told me that he moved to the same county in Michigan, (Emmett), where this lady had her three encounters.
I work remote and do just fine...direct flights to Burbank. Can go do the city thing when I feel like it and fly home. Only thing that sucks are the earthquakes but they always seem to happen in Decembers for some reason. The area's infrastructure sucks though for the amount of vehicles on the roads these days. It's becoming Santa Rosa north.
Had family out in Visalia and lived there for about a year. They've since left and I'm not sure when I'll ever be back. One of my favorite places in the country...but there's a reason it's priced so cheaply. Worst air quality in the country, very remote, and poor white collar jobs market.
Benicia is lovely (but housing is expensive there)! I'm in Contra Costa County (30 years now) and can no longer take the heat. I've looked at Benicia, but sadly, can't afford the housing prices.
@@MT_20_25 Really? Wow, that's great! Where I'm at that will only get you a studio. I've not looked at apt costs in Benicia I've only looked at houses for sale. Everything I've seen is above $550,000 and that's just for a small two bedroom. Good to know that at least apts are still somewhat reasonable!
I think Chico has the best vibe out of all the towns listed, but I haven't been up there since neighboring Paradise burned down - wonder how it affected Chico.
I grew up in Butte County near Chico and what you save in housing prices you spend on 24/7 air conditioner on from May-September. In the summer the days get up in the 100's everyday and cool down to 90's at night. No Thanks!
From Huntington Beach here, had moved to Sacramento in 2017, left in 2018! Cock Roach problem & Redding burned bad, paradise to the ground that summer...back to socal
I’m from Lake County. It’s got no job market, but many people live there on fixed incomes, or remote jobs. It’s also separated from everywhere else by windy mountain roads. The fire risk is high. OTOH, it’s got the cleanest air in the state, and 8th cleanest in the nation. It’s beautiful. You’re about 2 hours from Sacramento, or Santa Rosa, or the bay. The city of Clearlake is where all the lake pollution drifts to, and it has the worst drug problem, but Lower Lake, which runs into it, is pretty nice. Kelseyville is the most racist town. Middletown and Lakeport school districts are probably the best. Cobb is mountain living, cheaper, but more extreme weather. I would recommend Shasta or Lassen counties over some of those listed here, because the average income to average rent/mortgage is better.
Excellent resource. We're moving from the East to the West this fall. It's down to Davis (if we can afford it), Chico (if we can't) or Eugene OR (if we really can't).
I want to thank you for the work, U did in the video of the house price range. I lived in Lakeport of Lake County which is the county seat from 1988 to 2000. I used to drive all around taking pictures of the barns & grapes vines. I liked it back then but I'm not sure how it is now. I then moved to San Jose, CA in 2000 to 2015 that was alright, but I had to adjust to city living and then I moved to Sacramento, CA in late 2015 till now. Lately (June to Sept. 2024) temperature hot most it seems around 102 degrees. I would like to see living in areas like Ferndale, Ca. but near Hospitals and some services for older people next time in Northern California. Thank U for this
This is a great video but I wish you could have mentioned Paradise & Magalia, 20 or so miles northeast of Chico… It’s a little pricier to buy in Paradise than it used to be since the Camp Fire (all new construction has new requirements with respect to fire codes and solar panels. Also be aware that fire insurance is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE!!! Most larger insurers are leaving the State. There are ways to mitigate the cost though, so do be sure and ask your realtor about insurance & mitigation.
Moved to Fresno in 2017 from OC beach town. I loved how quiet it is compared to where I was from, and it’s got the big box stores I need. It gets hot during the summer, but luckily I’m indoors all day. However, the air quality here in the Central Valley is just absolutely awful. All the sprayings that the countless farms do in the valley fish bowl is not good for the health. I developed allergies for the first time in my life upon moving to Fresno, and my cough has not gone away since despite attempting to get help from ent and allergist. Also, even though housing prices are better compared to other parts of similarly situated areas in California, the housing market sky rocketed during the pandemic, and most single people I know who are at the typical age to purchase their first homes (like me) have found it impossible to make such purchase on a median salary. I’ve grown roots here now, but I’m mobile to uproot and go somewhere else if the opportunity arises.
Same boat as you. Live here to study at Fresno state and first time I've gotten allergies. It's pretty chill and lots of great food places. But damn the heat and air quality is a bummer
Midtown Sac is absolutely great. Spent 1 year during the lockdown there. Affordable home & office near the Capitol. Lots of restaurants and shops all around. Great walk city. Only downside was the HEAT but lots of shade from the incredible amount of trees in midtown. 100 years ago Sac used to be called the city of trees. Had no idea. :)
I lived in Fresno, Visalia and Modesto and all over the central valley and I hated it there. Granted it was like 20 years ago but my experience it was super hot and dry all summer, Tons of crime (I was mugged twice in Fresno), the allergies and pollution were off the chain because all the pollution just settles into the valley and doesn't get cleared out until winter rains come. When I first got to Visalia I didn't realize that you could see the sierra Nevada mountains from there for like 2 months because the pollution was so bad until it finally rained and I went outside and like had a heart attack because the mountains were right there. Maybe someone living there can comment if the crime and pollution have gotten any better since then, but based on my experience I could not recommend anywhere in the central valley.
I grew up and miss the old California. When I retire soon from the Army after 23-24 years of service, I’ve looked everywhere especially for tax purposes but keep thinking about coming home to Cali. I may not be able to afford big cities but this list is fantastic, thanks!
My friend who was originally from Sac recently left Bakersfield for Phoenix and it's because he got a job in his field of work, that helped pay him to move there.
@@CaliforniaView_Kyle Excellent! Glad you got to see it. I drove my two kids to Vernon, Indiana, 50 miles north of Louisville and we too saw the totality as well, such an awesome celestial experience! Thanks for all that you do!
Thank you for this! I live in an apartment in Los Angeles, but my GF is from Sac. She took me there and showed me the whole city for the first time a few years ago and I fell in love with it. Downtown and Midtown Sac are criminally underrated. We go back at least once a year now. We intend to move there and buy a home in the next few years, I hope it's still affordable by the time we make the jump tho haha
nice im in OC but lived in la for 4 years before I got here and im originally from sactown grew up in land park I def miss the culture of Sacramento, good luck to you guys! :) its awesome how close Tahoe is too
Grandparents moved to Lakeport in the late 80s. I grew up there as a kid in the 90s during the summer and winter holidays, traveling from The Bay. Aunt and cousin still live there. Good for weekend trips but never would i be able to live there unless retired.
I said that too! Sold my home in Fairfield and was squatting at my dad's place in Clearlake Oaks... bought a house around the corner from his. He(RIP) was living in Sacramento... he kept asking me, "You ain't tired of Clearlake yet?😂 nope. Our family always visit during the summer months on weekends this was in the early 70's. They purchased a few properties here. I remember my dad and I driving up during property tax time to pay all the property taxes(don't mail your payments... the county don't cash your check until like May of the next year...seriously!!) The good ole days❤❤❤❤
My husband and I are restored and looking for places inside the state that have a somewhat vibrant city scene, are close to great hiking and natural beauty, but aren't too dang hot in the summer, too much in the fire hazard zone, and that have breathable air. For at least one of those reasons (if not more), Redding, Fresno, and Visalia are out for us. We are considering Arcata, but it's so far away from the Bay Area... still thinking about it. For now, we're staying put.
I have grown so much appreciation for our state. Tulare county is very undervalued & in my opinion, has a great future, along with Fresno & Bakersfield. Nonetheless, while it's still relatively affordable, I'll recommend Sacramento first.
Chico is awesome and there’s so many different parts to it….. but they had so many days this past summer that were over 110° and couple of days that were 116 - crazy!!! Some of the older houses still have window unit air conditioners, which is almost unimaginable with that kind of heat.
I currently live in Visalia due to my job in nearby Porterville, and it's a decent place to live with lots of conveniences. I do feel you missed a couple of semi-affordable CA places, and those are Guadalupe and Santa Clarita. And I agree, central California is nothing like Phoenix or Las Vegas as far as heat.
Visalia is the best place on this list, I wouldn't say you are too biased. Most of the other cities are objectively worse, with much higher natural disaster risk or more unpleasant climates. I think once high speed rail is built it will become a more desirable place. I just hope they're adding a lot more mixed use zoning in the future instead of those giant swaths of single-family neighborhoods that stretch for miles.
It's still very much a big single family home kind of place. I think many of the people moving there are from the LA or Bay Areas with kids and want a bigger house they can afford. I think when the rail is eventually finished, it will benefit the Valley a lot.
@@nadogrl Yes, things happen much more quickly, and more efficient here, in Arizona, and that's why more people keep moving here, despite the heat! I went back to California, a couple of weeks ago, first visit in 5 years, and I remembered vividly why I left, couldn't wait to get back to Arizona!
Cool video. Wife and I road tripped last year staying at KOA’s. Crescent City was nice, as the Redwoods was our main destination. I’ve been visiting Reedley since early 70’s, us Finn’s have a secret spot on Kings river. Love that area. Live in Torrance, reckon we’ll stay in our house till it’s time to check out and pass on to son. God bless.✌🏻❤️🇺🇸
When I was a kid (10-11 years old), in 1968, I wondered why none of the license plates on California cars that I saw never started with the letter "I". We then took a trip to Sequoia Nat'l Park in 1968. We drove to Visalia on our way back to Los Angeles, and lo, and behold to my surprise, most of the license plates on the cars in Visalia started with the letter "I". As a kid, I really marvelled at that. That was when California had the black background with the yellow numerals, and letters on the license plates. That is the only time in my life that I ever went to Visalia, Calif. but I never forgot that! You mentioned Sacramento. My uncle, Eugene "Doc" Lemmon was personally recommended by Walt Disney to head up the Cal-Expo in Sacramento, which broke ground in 1966. He left there in 1968, to become one of the VP's of Sea World Inc., and was tasked to pick the site of their new joint-venture theme park, which he named, "Magic Mountain" in Valencia, Calif. As I type this, I have his giant Magic Mountain poster on my wall, above my computer screen, which he had in his office at Magic Mountain, as he was the President there. Walt knew my uncle, because my uncle was the 5th official employee of Disneyland Inc, hired in 1954, before construction began on Disneyland. He was the Park Operations Manager at Disneyland from 1956-to 1961, supervising more than 1,000 employees, and reported directly to Walt. I have much documentation to that effect, written, and pictorially!! Excellent presentation in your Vlog! Around 1990, I visited Redding, and contemplated moving there, really like the sense of the town there.
Good list and your reasoning for these picks is sound. As a lifelong Californian, I'd agree with you on just about all of this. Don't know that I'm ready to go to Fresno, but, I do like Visalia and have for about 40 years.
All TRUE. I live in CA. These are real nice cities and the people of the state NEED to pull away from the coast and Re gentrify the valley towns. I’ve been to all of them, and more. THEY ARE THERE!
Sacramento native here, it's on the junction of two major rivers which is nice, and is close (2 hours) to Tahoe. It has many lovely areas: hot in summer ,though; but is does cool down each night which is the saving grace re the heat.
I agree with your choices (especially redding 😃) , though I think you could have better clarified that there are areas in the sacramento area that are cheaper and frankly nicer than the ones you showed in the city proper, like folsom or Rancho cordova
Kyle we need the follow up video for even cheaper places that are pretty gross! Also what are your thoughts on Tehachapi? And is the Lancaster Palmdale area too expensive to make the cut?
I like Tehachapi. It certainly could've gotten a mention here along with a few other foothill towns. Lancaster Palmdale is in the same price range as the ones I mentioned here, but if I'm being honest I'm not a huge fan of the cities and decided to leave it out.
@@CaliforniaView_Kyle A brand new BYD electric bus plant will be built in Lancaster soon, their second plant there. Many good paying jobs will be created, and give a pretty good shot in the arm for the local economy there. My brother has lived in the Palmdale area for more than 20 years. I agree with you, kind of depressing there, in some areas, but I sense a coming economic boom to be reviving the area. I have had land there, for a while, and I want to catch this next rising wave of RE appreciation.
Lancaster/Palmdale is fairly cheap, but you'll need to drive every single place you go, and there's not a whole lot to do there. It's the armpit of California. Sorry.
I grew up in SoCal most of my life I've lived in Sacramento now for almost 20 years and the weather is Extreme at times but the way I look at it is by the time you're tired of the heat it cools down and by the time you're tired of the cold it warms up it's beautiful Four Seasons here
@@TheItalianCalifornian-fp3fn Many people will move there with the new lithium mining that is going to go there, soon. People will migrate, even to a smelly area, if they think that they have a decent job for themselves, and their family.
Eureka and Humboldt Co is so awesome. Life long friends live there for decades. Redding is off of Hwy 5 inland... horribly hot, avoid it... like the plague... and it has recent hostile politics. Read about that... Chico is wonderful, hot in summer, loved it.
Great to see someone take pride in our great State of California. Just for that I will give this video a big LIKE.
It is a great state.
I love it here and will NEVER leave! 🐻💛💙🐻
@@thegratefulzebra2126 TY Grateful Zebra. Yes its expensive to live in but where can you surf, hike in the Mtns, Backpacking tugged areas camping.... Go skiing, go dune buggy riding or even boating in your lake of choice or deep sea fishing... All withing a relative 30 in to an hours drive...with mostly great weather Best thing its mostly free...
@LEFTaTIP Notice that the “guy” you called “someone” doesn’t move his eyes or forehead? His shoulders or arms? In fact, the whole lower half of his face (not including his nose) stays the same. He’s trying to tell us something, besides inexpensive places to live in California.
This state hasn't been great for many, many years bud
Fun fact: I believe Redding is one of the hottest summer temp cities in the USA at its latitude.
I drove through Redding 2ish years ago heading home to the Bay Area. It was 2am and it was F*CKING 97 DEGREES OUTSIDE.
Very hot! Also known as "the other Alabama" and "Worlds Largest Truckstop". There is fire danger here also... Religious Cults have moved in and now control the Redding Convention Center.
When I was a kid we were going to relocate further inland for my dad’s job. I still remember how hot it seemed to us in Redding when we went house shopping. Redding and Banning became a NO, and we ended up in Upland, which was pretty nice in the end. My Dad had to do more driving for his work.
Yeah, Redding temperatures vary 20 degrees to 120 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. We get snow, lots of rain, sunshine and heat.😁☺️ Not a place for those that can’t stand significant heat from June to October. Sometimes even May is hot.
I went to Chico state back in the day which is the same general area as Redding and it never went under 80 for a month and a half. That is at night. You get used to it I guess.
People are so quick to move to other states for housing cost ,political ideology etc,but there's nowhere like Cali ,beaches ,mountains, lakes and the best weather anywhere in the world
I used to say that, and then realized we never visit those places. I personally do not care at all for the natural destinations, when every day I’m confronted by drug addicts and libs. And the summers are hot as shit. Just not worth it for me.
@@MrHandsomeboynow 👌Nope, CA Coast Is Perfect👌
@MrHandsomeboynow I left Texas because seems like everyone was a cruel republican. What's your real problem?
@@MrHandsomeboynow Marked yourself as biased as soon as you typed "libs". By all means, leave and don't come back.
@@jonmurraymurray5512 living in California for 58 years I have ran into many vindictive and spiteful liberal democrat
I'm from Northern California originally so I've been to all these places except Banning. The reason they're less expensive than the Bay Area/L.A./San Diego is the weather. Eureka is often windy, foggy, damp, similar to the Pacific Northwest. Everywhere else is hot as blazes in the summer. Prepare to be living at Jamba Juice for half the year in order to survive. I remember going to an event in Redding in August and the daytime temp was like 108-112.
I live up in Berkeley, but Banning is between Palm Springs and Riverside. I drive through there sometimes when I drive down to Coachella. Place is fire even in April.
You've made very points, and you didn't even mention the inability to often get home owner's insurance due to wildfire risk or the poor air quality in many of the rural communities.
Right. But he mentioned Californians are moving to Phoenix and Texas. Those places are hotter than Northern California.
Much worse in other places. At least the humidity is down. Our family in Austin has to endure months of 100s with high humidity. It hardly gets any cooler even in the middle of the night. A/C was running 24/7 for 3 months last year. I don't every remember doing this when I lived in Fresno.
I live in Eureka and I concur with your assessment. It's more affordable than other parts of California but definitely going up. Not many career choices here unless you work for local govt and medical is subpar.
@@JBoy340a True- Texas heat IS intense and maintains all through the night & doesn't cool down like in the West/ Southwest evenings until the shoulder seasons.
I was raised in Visalia (pop then: 15,000) and feel blessed to have grown up feasting on the abundance of the local farms and ranches. (There was so much, in fact, that it was not uncommon to wake up to boxes of extra produce, too ripe for shipping, left on our doorsteps by friends in the ag business.) In addition to that we had Sequoia/Kings Canyon as our back yard, so every weekend we were up hiking among the world's most magnificent trees and peaks. I noticed that Visalia was recently voted one of the friendliest towns in California by a top travel site. It's nice to see this charming little town get the recognition it deserves.
Not sure what years you were there, but I attended COS mid 70s and they were some of my best memories. Loved that city back then.
I loved Visalia and Woodlake passing by on way to Sequoia but read somewhere that the air is very polluted or the most polluted like Bakersfield - is this true or noticeable?
I'm an old native San Franciscan who now lives in a small town north of Seattle. Moved up here 18 years ago from Sebastopol. Ironically, I live above another, smaller Clearlake WA. My house here was half the price of my Seattle house. If you can stand the overcast weather its a great place. Still, I long for California at times.
Is all of San Francisco up near Seattle area? I’m from San Francisco too, haha
I know your area well, having lived in Everett for 24 years and Stanwood for 6 years. We happily retired in 2009 to Kennewick in southeastern Washington. Cheaper housing, cost of living, etc., and vastly better weather. Less greenery, but the abundant sunshine more than compensates. It's a great area for retirees.
Have you been to Aurora ave where the snow bunnies walk the boulevard? 😂
@@leestamm3187 is there much to do out there. I did a work trip to the tri-cities once and all the homes were leftover government. And the did not seem to much industry there not related to the government or farming.
are you in Sedro Wooley?
I have lived in Banning since 1999 and the situation right now is horrendous. The surrounding rural areas are being developed with bedroom communities and large distribution warehouses. The roads cannot absorb the growth in population. Currently, the number of trucks on the 10 freeway has tripled, and it takes 25 minutes to travel from Banning to adjacent Beaumont via the main road. The only new businesses coming to town are fast food restaurants, dollar stores, and automotive shops. It takes close to 2 hours to get to my daughter in Long Beach and that is on a Saturday. No, Banning, is not quite the quality of living that one imagines here. It did have a small town vibe and a little bit of a community sense, mostly working class, years ago, but that has changed rapidly. There are persistent rumors of corruption in how Banning and Beaumont handle their affairs.
I lived in Banning in the early '80s, and it was nothing to speak of. I worked at the San Gorgonio Inn and at the Wheel Inn. I heard they tore down the San Gorgonio Inn, that is kind of sad. I would never live there again. Ever!
Banning stopped being a great place to live about 30 years ago.
I can’t in good conscience recommend anyone even set foot in Barstow 😅
Barstow is scary. I lived on the army base there for 3 years.
My theory on Barstow is the mule died. They were stranded. It was dig a well or die!
@@pamelaportland1286what was scary?
We drove through Barstow ones. It was ok.
Barstow is okay during the day, but you better have your head on a swivel if you’re out at night in Barstow because I had 2 cars try to box me in and then they tried to steal my car, but they quickly found out that I’m the wrong person to mess with.
I will always love California
Great video as always! I always thought that the cities in the Central Valley were underrated. As another Californian living far away, I’m still California Dreaming!
The Central Valley, you need to be aware of the water quality.
@@ankhpom9296- What water?
@@ankhpom9296Tf you talking about? You know what keep saying the waters bad cause then people wont come and move here and raise the prices 😂
I love Mediterrean climate, the only climate with dry summers and wet winters. Seattle was too rainy for me, and LA is too hot/dry. I wish there was a medium size city near CA/OR border. Also I have been to half of these cities during a road trip. They are really nice. Buying fresh fruits in Fresno is priceless. Much better than tasteless stuff that is harvested raw and ripens during transport..
Medford?
@davidwang4364 Per Wikipedia: "Such climates typically have dry summers and wet winters, with summer conditions ranging from warm to hot and winter conditions typically being mild to cool." Note: Not wet like a rainforest, but wet relative to the summer.
@davidwang4364 Med. climate is a spectrum. The wet season can be short/long or can have little or a lot of rain. But it's always in winter months. LA is indeed very dry with 360mm of rain and 80% of it happens between Dec-March. Compare this to Wilmington, NC on the east coast with similar latitude. Only 25% of the precipitation in during Dec-March months.
I went to Cresent City last September for vacation, Did the coast from Santa Cruz up, and I would really love to move there. I know it's not the greatest city in the world, but you're right next to the Redwoods and the ocean. It's beautiful.
@@jazziered142 I have been to Crescent City in 2003. Only for one day while driving from Seattle to San Diego. I loved it.
There is a big difference between North, Central, and Southern California. As a native, I see the North/Central and South as completely different states. Southern California is unique to the rest of the country, price included.
Of all these, Eureka/Arcata gets my attention because of redwoods, coastal weather and the remoteness but I also have heard it's rough up there and there aren't many jobs so I'd probably have to start a business if I were to move there
Or have a WFH lined up
It's way too damp for me
Yes, you are spot on! A childhood friend of mine lived in Eureka, from about 1990-2020. In fact one of the victorian looking houses in the ad for houses for sale, looked like my friend's former house. If you move there, you better buy earthquake insurance there. I told that to my friend when I went to visit him, in 2009, to buy earthquake insurance on his house, and I guess he did, because when I saw him there in 2017, he showed me all of the renovations that he did, because of earthquake damage.
It is both wonderful in natural beauty-
And horrible in the masses of drugs and grime and willful homeless AND GROW OP DANGERS.
In town are filth and crime and sketch everything everywhere.
Outside of town or on the fringes are scary people in those woods, strangers on your property, and tweaker trash everywhere.
Also very important to understand the cultural hostilities and extremes, from radical woke left to fanatical right libertarian, and very VERY little of moderate non combative types anywhere.
So schools, businesses, government, events, organizations are a constant tightrope and tense vibe everywhere.
It’s also a 5 hour drive to SF and 8 hrs to Portland (so don’t think family will come visit, it’s a serious trek to an airport)
Lake County kid here (living in Sacramento now). Nice to see it make the list. The west side of the lake is very nice and with less of the impact of the opioids. Kelseyville is a very nice town.
So happy you skipped right over my little gem of a small valley town. We would love for it to stay on the small side.
I get that :)! I hope wherever you are stays that way!
Must be Modesto
To even text without mentioning it is kinda pathetic🤡🧐🤔 Okay it's actually Selfish💩🤨 May a Earthquake swallow your little speed bump of a town🎪🔍😐😠😳😂😄
Kyle, the Geography King, with a second channel? That's awesome! As a former New Yorker living in Florida now, I'm realizing this isn't quite the place for me. Too hot, too many tourists, zero geographical variety, deceivingly expensive. I ain't returning to NY and I've always desired to live out west, but Cali seems wildly out of price range. However, I would gladly consider places like Sacramento or Fresno, large cities for sure but not wildly so. Great video and thanks for the info!
Just FYI the central valley is still hot, dry, but HOT. Think over 100F, just want to give you a heads up that those areas are not really that much of a trade off, just less humid. If you are looking for someplace reasonably priced yet decent weather, around Lake County are other hidden gems that are not as affected by the opioids.
Try looking into Sonoma County that is close to Napa but much easier weather, roughly 75F almost all year round, not too dry but not crazy humid. Close to Portland weather imo. Probably a little pricier than Lake County, but certain areas are not outrageous like Napa or other highly expensive areas in California. Likely easier to get a decent job there too as they have a better economy than half of the cities listed in this video imo.
@@kate2create738 Thank you for the info.
Im living in Hidden valley Lake, lake county. Its about 20 minutes from Clearlake 40 minutes to Calistoga. Gated community 24 hour security, private lake, golf course and community pool. Love it and prices are very reasonable.
I'm new to Visalia, and I agree this city is a hidden gem!
I agree. I lived in Visalia for about 12 years and still think it’s one of nicest cities in the San Joaquin Valley.
Do you ever see any old classic cars from the 1960's, with the Black and yellow calif. plates, that start with the letter "I" ? As a kid in 1968, they were all over Visalia.
Anywhere in the valley is a dump
@@chadharris705so you can afford a million dollar house on the coast or a $700,000house in a bad area of a coastal city?
@sarahm3896 damn girl everywhere seems terrible to you 🤔 you sound miserable lol
RE: Santa Cruz Area for renters Hi Kyle and others,
My hubby and I moved to a small city just south of Santa Cruz to retire. We first lived in a one bedroom, 20 unit building for 4 yrs (2014 - 2018). The rent started at $1200 then went to $1695. That last year was really tough. But we were selected into an affordable senior only complex. Now, we have been very happy living in a spacious 2 bedroom (720 square. ft.) Starting at $900mo. Now, $1295 but worth it. For seniors and those in the medical it's a great place to live for those in the medical profession. The local hospitals are in dire need of RNs. And other supporting clinics, physical therapy, mental heath are booming. If you live out of the area, seniors can apply for affordable housing here. It would be important to call the facilities you apply, periodically. My hubby called every month until we were selected.
So, this might be helpful for some. Love & kindness, CL ByTheSeashore
Counterpoint on Clear Lake and Lake County: it has next to no job opportunities. The county is very rural, so you'll need to spend a lot on gas to get anywhere. My family only moved to lake county because it was the only place my dad could find work as a teacher in Middletown, before middletown was destroyed by a wildfire.
I packed up and left for Chico almost twenty years ago for school and stayed after I got a job here.
I have family in Redding and Clear lake.There are no jobs there period.....Redding is hotter than hell everyday in June, July ,and August......If your house doesn't have A C, your in trouble.......
And in the winter Redding is very cold and even sometimes gets snow, and too far up the Sacramento river to get delta breezes in the summer nights
No economic development means it's also dangerous. That's what wrong with towns like Stockton....
@@MissAnn-xu9oo Stockton is mostly bad in the bad areas that most people stay away from those bad areas, there's a lot of money in Stockton and some very nice neighborhoods
@@califdad4 It does but there is little to no industry.
I agree. Clearlake is like a town lost in time
Super interesting list and ideas! Shout out to the Central Valley! I live there and I've been to Visalia several times. Visalia is a nice town with a cool downtown and good music scene.
I’m really loving California View in addition your main channel, Kyle. Your thoughtful and intelligent perspective makes you a rare gem! Thank you ✌️
Fresno is really 'Hotter than Hell' from June thru September, easily 4 months over 100 degrees EVERY DAY... with July and August at 110+ EVERY DAY thru-out both those months.
Spent a lot of time in Fresno. At least it is not humid. My relatives in Austin on suffering through 100-degree days and high 90 nights with humidity in the 80-90% range. The A/C has to be kept set low to get rid of the humidity, so it runs nearly 24/7.
Fresno is hot on summer but it is not humid . Fruits and vegetables are in abundance!
Yes, Fresno is hot, but it is absolutely not hotter than Texas or even Oklahoma, not to mention NV or AZ.
And PGE is ridiculous. Peoples electric bills are 700+
@@paulsanchez408you can afford to run the air outside CA tho
Born and raised in Fresno. Some perks : Close in proximity to major metropolitan cities, to the beach, to the mountains, to Vegas…access to fresh produce, great for real estate since it’s reasonably priced and great for raising a family. Cons: Air quality, SWELTERING hot Summers, bad fog in the Winters, crime in low income areas, not much of a city life, small art/creative scene, small town mentality with the community and a lack of community “leaders”. That city has all the tools for success but unfortunately not the best leaders to grow the city to its potential.
I would say that Visalia is a better version of Fresno. It's smaller, but it's much safer, and has a lot of the benefits that Fresno has (except a CSU or international airport).
@@JuanVasquezhasreturned I would agree. I lived in Visalia for a bit as a teen. It’s grown tremendously and in a good way. It also has that small town feeling but the people are super laid back and kind.
@@JuanVasquezhasreturnedVisalia is much smaller not much safer. The only time I’ve had a gun pulled on me was in Visalia off bridge street.
@@vjmotano835 Um it is much safer. If you got a gun pulled on you in Visalia, then you would have gotten a rocket launcher pulled on you in Fresno. I'm not trying to downplay your bad experience, but it's silly to say that Fresno is at the same safety level as Visalia. That's obviously not true, and Visalia is a much safer city.
@@JuanVasquezhasreturned safe until you wear red or blue. Then it turns into a danger zone.
I've lived in coastal Cali now since 1997 (8 years in Manhattan Beach/Hermosa Beach/Playa del Rey, and 19 years in Berkeley/SF/Oakland). The people who are fleeing to bigger cities outside of California (like Phoenix or Austin) do so for job opportunities, mostly, and because they enjoy living in a busy metropolitain area and not small or rural areas. Crime in California is another huge issue, as well as the drug problem that is often fueling the crime.
Most everywhere you mention, aside from Sacramento, has very few &/or low paying jobs, plus high crime, AND rural drug problems, as well as an inability to get home owners insurance due to fire, and poor air quality. Combine all those problems together and you develop an understanding of why the real estate is so cheap there.
I've never watched any of your videos before this one, but you don't seem to have any understanding of the difficult *thousands and thousands* of home owners are having getting home owners insurance (and I'm talking right in the multi-million dollars homes in Montclair Oakland, not up in wildfire country).
Before anyone considers *any area of California*, you had better call multiple insurance companies FIRST and find out if you can even get homeowners insurance in that town/city. This is not an exaggeration.
I've never seen California in the state it has been in since 2019-2020, and I mean both LA and SF and many, many cities I travel to all over this state are having drug/crime issues.
Here is the truly salient point, though. What are you accustomed to??? If you've lived most of your life in Manhattan (NY), LA, and San Francisco, DC, or other major cities, it is *extremely* hard to downgrade from that kind of lifestyle. If you were born and raised in podunksville, you may move to a small or mid-sized city and be content. It all depends on what lifestyle people want. If they want a huge metropolitan area, rural isn't going to work for them, and vice versa.
This was fun to watch. You did a really good job of pointing out some still good places to find less expensive, decent housing in California! I'm a native of California from the San Joaquin Valley originally. For many years my husband's career moved us to several cities in California. I've lived in Porterville, Lindsay, Fresno, Visalia, Merced, Pasadena, San Jose, Rancho Bernardo, Poway, San Diego, and La Jolla, and then many years in several other states including the South, the Northwest, and the East. When we retired 23 years ago we knew we didn't want to go back to the valley because of the air problems or to crowded but beautiful San Diego where we lived for 12 years. We still had one child at home so we wanted the best place we could find to raise her. We wanted friendly people, a university nearby, family values, good air, and lots of green trees within a reasonable driving distance of the mountains and the ocean. We settled in the best city you mentioned. I don't want to name it for fear of encouraging more people to move here! I would like to mention San Luis Obispo and its neighboring cities which are much less expensive than the beach areas of Southern California or the Bay Area. Thanks for this very interesting video!
Kyle- The geography king! So glad to see a second channel for more awesome content. Appreciate you!
I’m not going to read the comments cause I know they are a mess. Great video, I think you hit a lot of key points. I moved to Texas for 3 years, one of the worst mistakes of my life. Left there and moved to Nevada, job market sucks, cool place to visit. I’m back in California, working and living in Anaheim. Yes things are expensive but my daughter is in a great school in Cypress. You know the vibe in Orange County.
I left LA glad about that..but moved to Texas (grew up there hated it then ) hate it now gotta get out!,
Hey the fact you where doing what needed to be done is great!!!👋😊🙏💪☝️ Be proud of taking charge of your life..😎👍
We live in Riverside and quite honestly are very happy here. Downtown has gone through some revitalization over the years and has improved quite a bit.
Concur with you 100% especially regarding Redding, Fresno and Visalia, I’ve never understood the “Ocean View “, the waves roll in, the waves roll out = a half a million x2, although it’s nice to visit the coast in August when it’s hot in the Valley!
Your comments were spot-on accurate. Thanks for reminding us of all that California has to offer. FresNo? FresYES! Food and arts scene are coming along nicely. And the PRODUCE! There are a million people in Fresno County!!
Fresno gets a bad rap. But I go to Fresno a lot and it is actually a beautiful city overall. Nice and green and big forest trees line up the streets. It has a big city vibe and lots of amenities. If ppl cannot afford the bay but don’t want to leave California, they should consider Fresno. It’s growing and so
Is the tech coding companies there.
I work for the Larger Utility Company in Ca, and have been traveling everywhere for almost 20 years. I named almost all those cities before you did lol. I will add, Oroville, Yuba City/ Marysville, Grass Valley, Los Banos and Bakersfield. All are very nice towns. I would take off Clear Lake though. Opioids are on their way out, but are still present, and it’s old communities with no real industry in the area. I’d add Ukiah on the list, but that area has gotten expensive. But yes, no idea why people are moving out of state. We have more usable open space than anywhere east of the Rockies.
You still can't escape the highest taxes in the country, more regulations, restrictive laws, the highest gas prices and utility prices no matter where you live in California.
@@helenkotowske3829 One woman's regulations are another woman's protections, taxes are not the highest in California, our air is much cleaner now thanks to more expensive fuel additives and utility rates have increased everywhere. Can you tell I love my State?
A fifth generation Californian who's not going anywhere (unless trump gets re-elected, then I'll probably leave the country).
Have a friend who just bought a place in beautiful Grass Valley, almost didn't get their loan approved due to difficulties obtaining insurance. So many companies not writing here anymore. State Farm said they would start insuring again as soon as the state passed laws making it easier for them to raise rates, ain't that nice of them?
Thanks for this video from a fellow Californian. You have a great, dry sense of humor and really tell it like it is. 😆
I had expected, as you go south from Sacramento, you would have mentioned Stockton. We are within commute distance of the East bay area, but you can find a livable house for $300K, and a really nice one for $400K. You are around 2 hours from San Francisco, Yosemite, Tahoe and world class ski resorts. If you like boating, the Delta is right here. I berth my boat 10 minutes from my $400K 1600sqft 3/2 house in Stockton for berthing of
Your crime rate is off putting to many.
This is a great video! As a native Californian I've been to a lot of the places on this list. Some things to mention are that Visalia is super conservative. I went to a wedding there and was floored by some of the things I heard people say. But we went to the coolest reception on this ranch property out there!
I grew up near Banning. It used to be borderline nothing, and I like that it's growing. The surrounding area isn't bad to look at, but beware: it's basically the Southern California desert. Highs can easily get in the 110+ range through summer. Otherwise, quick and easy access to a lot of Southern California, including less than 1.5 hours to the beach!
Great content! I feel this video was tailor made for me!! Trying to leave San Diego to a more affordable, retiree friendly city without leaving the state as you highlighted in this video. Redding and Chico look appealing for my needs.
Redding and Chico are extremely hot during the summer (100+ temps). Seriously like an inferno. Very different from the climate in San Diego. Just wanted to point that because I don't think Kyle made that clear in the video. With the exception of Eureka and Arcata, all the cities he mentioned are infernos during the summer.
I love how you leave out the job markets within the cities u mention!
I'm glad you loved it! Because the reason why I didn't mention it is that the job market of a city is dependent on the individual and also because the markets in the places I mentioned are on par with similar sized cities across the US. For example, Redding and Visalia don't have a lot of great jobs, but neither do any cities in that size range anywhere in America. Sacramento has a larger number of higher paying jobs, just like similar sized cities across the US.
He find the homes....you find the jobs😂😂😂
California native that had got priced out, I’ll consider this list if I ever return!
@@maidenthe80slawe left ca in 2021, moved to Indiana. We absolutely love it here , weather here is nice and it’s very affordable. We are about 1.5 hours from Chicago and frequent there when we want to have some big city fun.
@@daendiznighWoah I left California (born and raised) and also moved to Indiana! Moved here in 2022
@@brianrogers2709 we are in northern Indiana ( Michiana ) , are you near us ? 😃 congrats on your move ! Yes we are born and raised too! Ca all our lives. I’ve ran in to a few Californians here as well who also moved between 2020-2023
@@daendiznighIndianapolis area but I like your spot near the lake. Reminds me of the ocean. Plus, no sharks!
@@brianrogers2709 I like your area too!! You have IKEA and jack in the crack!! My area we don’t have it!!
I knew Visalia was going to be on the list. The Twin Peaks of the Central Valley. My sis-in-law moved there, and couldn’t wait to move up into Three Rivers for mountain living.
Agreed. Haven’t been to Visalia since my COS years, but loved it. And three rivers is amazing.
I grew up in Southern California and I went to Humboldt State for 1 year. It’s remote and quaint. Located in Arcata. Eureka is a much bigger city in comparison. My friends schooled me in the local weather forecasts. Never had heard this expression before but it was constantly being said. “colder than a witches tit today!” Returned home with something called the “Humboldt Crud” by a campus doctor. Coughed for almost a year after leaving.
Lol... I grew up hearing, "shit!! It's colder than a hookers heart outside!!
I moved to Sacramento (From Visalia) about 20 years ago. Although the summers are relatively hot, we get the breezes off the Delta that cools things off most evenings. We do have a great foodie and microbrew scene. I also concur about Visalia.
LOL What Delta, you are almost in Bakersfield. The Delta is near San Francisco
@@TMendocino I beg your pardon? I think you need to dust off your map and reread my post. I currently live in Sacramento and the California Delta lies just to the south of Sacramento. We do get the cooling breezes which come up through the Delta from the Bay Area.
@@finchman1 That what my Aunt told me when I visited Roseville in August...we have a delta breeze. Like heck!!!! GRIN 😀
Hah! I took the same path. Visalia born & raised - now living in Sac Metro (Roseville). I'm realizing there are lots of us with that same history. 😊👍
Top three of these: Eureka, Visalia, Chico. Eureka the only one on this list that doesnt get hot AF in summer.
The Sacramento Valley towns are under recognized; see Chico and Redding.
Chico is getting expensive and overcrowded now. It's also unbearably hot in the summer, which keeps getting longer thanks to global warming.
Love redding. Chico/Oroville are rising in price due to proximity to Sacramento and remote workers, chico is a lot like davis was a while ago. Also some beautiful gold country towns in amador, calaveras, and mariposa (mariposa is way more expensive) are really nice places to be and have great weather, also, like redding you can get easily to the snow.
Also the San Joaquin Valley is cheaper.
@@barbarapaige4587 Yep, and the Paradise/Magalia fires which wiped out both towns in 2018 sure didn't help w/ the local housing 'demand'. Though Chico summers are cool by comparison to Redding & Red Bluff, where temps routinely hit 100°F, and occasionally reach >115°!
Redding is a _horrible_ place. Only its proximity to Lake Shasta makes it worthwhile.
In March 2024, the median listing home price in Eureka, CA was $454.5K, trending up 3.3% year-over-year. And there are NO jobs The unemployment rate is 6%.
That's pretty much why my friend moved from there, after living there for about 30 years. He moved to the upper peninsula of Michigan. I told my friend that it's bigfoot country up there, as I leased a house in Arizona to a woman that lived there, in Michigan, and she, and her friend had an encounter with bigfoot, on three separate occasions, she even started trembling, as she related her story of seeing them, to me. My friend even told me that he moved to the same county in Michigan, (Emmett), where this lady had her three encounters.
I work remote and do just fine...direct flights to Burbank. Can go do the city thing when I feel like it and fly home. Only thing that sucks are the earthquakes but they always seem to happen in Decembers for some reason. The area's infrastructure sucks though for the amount of vehicles on the roads these days. It's becoming Santa Rosa north.
Really enjoyed this video. Went to COS in Visalia, so I can wholeheartedly agree with this choice, though it’s rapidly losing its small city charms.
Porterville, Coalinga, Avenal, Los Banos, Patterson, Hollister, Copperopolis, Rio Vista, Isleton, Esparto, Lakeport, Willets, etc.,
Great video. I appreciate it. Very well done and informative!
Thank you so much for this video, you taught me a lot!
Ridgecrest, Yucca Valley and Barstow are located near military bases. Retired military prefer residing near a base so they can use the PX store.
And the dry weather is better on old joints and bones.
Had family out in Visalia and lived there for about a year. They've since left and I'm not sure when I'll ever be back. One of my favorite places in the country...but there's a reason it's priced so cheaply. Worst air quality in the country, very remote, and poor white collar jobs market.
Been in benicia ca for about a year and it’s beautiful 🤩
Benicia is lovely (but housing is expensive there)! I'm in Contra Costa County (30 years now) and can no longer take the heat. I've looked at Benicia, but sadly, can't afford the housing prices.
@@Mightylunaa one bedroom apt available for rent in Benicia ca for 1500 a month ?
@@MT_20_25 Really? Wow, that's great! Where I'm at that will only get you a studio. I've not looked at apt costs in Benicia I've only looked at houses for sale. Everything I've seen is above $550,000 and that's just for a small two bedroom. Good to know that at least apts are still somewhat reasonable!
I really liked Visilia and was pleasantly surprised when I passed through the area. Green hills ❤. I definitely agree with you regarding Chico.
I think Chico has the best vibe out of all the towns listed, but I haven't been up there since neighboring Paradise burned down - wonder how it affected Chico.
I grew up in Butte County near Chico and what you save in housing prices you spend on 24/7 air conditioner on from May-September. In the summer the days get up in the 100's everyday and cool down to 90's at night. No Thanks!
From Huntington Beach here, had moved to Sacramento in 2017, left in 2018! Cock Roach problem & Redding burned bad, paradise to the ground that summer...back to socal
Shout out for HB! Grew up in Huntington Beach. Great place.
Excellent video, and excellent point that many who cannot afford the coast still have lots of options without having to leave the state.
I’m from Lake County. It’s got no job market, but many people live there on fixed incomes, or remote jobs. It’s also separated from everywhere else by windy mountain roads. The fire risk is high.
OTOH, it’s got the cleanest air in the state, and 8th cleanest in the nation. It’s beautiful. You’re about 2 hours from Sacramento, or Santa Rosa, or the bay.
The city of Clearlake is where all the lake pollution drifts to, and it has the worst drug problem, but Lower Lake, which runs into it, is pretty nice. Kelseyville is the most racist town. Middletown and Lakeport school districts are probably the best. Cobb is mountain living, cheaper, but more extreme weather.
I would recommend Shasta or Lassen counties over some of those listed here, because the average income to average rent/mortgage is better.
This is very informative. Thank you!
Excellent resource. We're moving from the East to the West this fall. It's down to Davis (if we can afford it), Chico (if we can't) or Eugene OR (if we really can't).
I stayed in eureka. It’s beautiful
Sometimes. But people living there sometimes have vacation homes just over the coastal range to get in some sun during the long grey weather period
Visiting is one thing...earning a living and creating a life somewhere is entirely different.
I want to thank you for the work, U did in the video of the house price range. I lived in Lakeport of Lake County which is the county seat from 1988 to 2000. I used to drive all around taking pictures of the barns & grapes vines. I liked it back then but I'm not sure how it is now. I then moved to San Jose, CA in 2000 to 2015 that was alright, but I had to adjust to city living and then I moved to Sacramento, CA in late 2015 till now. Lately (June to Sept. 2024) temperature hot most it seems around 102 degrees. I would like to see living in areas like Ferndale, Ca. but near Hospitals and some services for older people next time in Northern California. Thank U for this
This is a great video but I wish you could have mentioned Paradise & Magalia, 20 or so miles northeast of Chico…
It’s a little pricier to buy in Paradise than it used to be since the Camp Fire (all new construction has new requirements with respect to fire codes and solar panels. Also be aware that fire insurance is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE!!! Most larger insurers are leaving the State. There are ways to mitigate the cost though, so do be sure and ask your realtor about insurance & mitigation.
Moved to Fresno in 2017 from OC beach town. I loved how quiet it is compared to where I was from, and it’s got the big box stores I need. It gets hot during the summer, but luckily I’m indoors all day. However, the air quality here in the Central Valley is just absolutely awful. All the sprayings that the countless farms do in the valley fish bowl is not good for the health. I developed allergies for the first time in my life upon moving to Fresno, and my cough has not gone away since despite attempting to get help from ent and allergist. Also, even though housing prices are better compared to other parts of similarly situated areas in California, the housing market sky rocketed during the pandemic, and most single people I know who are at the typical age to purchase their first homes (like me) have found it impossible to make such purchase on a median salary. I’ve grown roots here now, but I’m mobile to uproot and go somewhere else if the opportunity arises.
Same boat as you. Live here to study at Fresno state and first time I've gotten allergies. It's pretty chill and lots of great food places. But damn the heat and air quality is a bummer
Midtown Sac is absolutely great. Spent 1 year during the lockdown there. Affordable home & office near the Capitol. Lots of restaurants and shops all around. Great walk city. Only downside was the HEAT but lots of shade from the incredible amount of trees in midtown. 100 years ago Sac used to be called the city of trees. Had no idea. :)
Thank you for this post!
I lived in Fresno, Visalia and Modesto and all over the central valley and I hated it there. Granted it was like 20 years ago but my experience it was super hot and dry all summer, Tons of crime (I was mugged twice in Fresno), the allergies and pollution were off the chain because all the pollution just settles into the valley and doesn't get cleared out until winter rains come. When I first got to Visalia I didn't realize that you could see the sierra Nevada mountains from there for like 2 months because the pollution was so bad until it finally rained and I went outside and like had a heart attack because the mountains were right there. Maybe someone living there can comment if the crime and pollution have gotten any better since then, but based on my experience I could not recommend anywhere in the central valley.
The crime is a lot less. But the air quality is still pretty bad.
I grew up and miss the old California. When I retire soon from the Army after 23-24 years of service, I’ve looked everywhere especially for tax purposes but keep thinking about coming home to Cali. I may not be able to afford big cities but this list is fantastic, thanks!
My friend who was originally from Sac recently left Bakersfield for Phoenix and it's because he got a job in his field of work, that helped pay him to move there.
Smart choice. Phoenix is kinda gross but has some okay areas. Bakersfield is all around nasty.😊
I thought the thumbnail looked oddly familiar. Glad to stumble on this channel.
Thanks for the great review of Sacramento.
As a person who grew up in Clearlake and graduated from Lower Lake High School, I was excited to see this area make your list. I would love to return.
Nice video, Kyle. Great content on California. Keep it coming! Btw- did you catch the totality of eclipse?
I drove to the bootheel of Missouri to experience totality. I literally just pulled over on the side of the road at an abandoned barn to watch it.
@@CaliforniaView_Kyle Excellent! Glad you got to see it. I drove my two kids to Vernon, Indiana, 50 miles north of Louisville and we too saw the totality as well, such an awesome celestial experience! Thanks for all that you do!
Thank you for this! I live in an apartment in Los Angeles, but my GF is from Sac. She took me there and showed me the whole city for the first time a few years ago and I fell in love with it. Downtown and Midtown Sac are criminally underrated. We go back at least once a year now. We intend to move there and buy a home in the next few years, I hope it's still affordable by the time we make the jump tho haha
nice im in OC but lived in la for 4 years before I got here and im originally from sactown grew up in land park I def miss the culture of Sacramento, good luck to you guys! :) its awesome how close Tahoe is too
Grandparents moved to Lakeport in the late 80s. I grew up there as a kid in the 90s during the summer and winter holidays, traveling from The Bay. Aunt and cousin still live there. Good for weekend trips but never would i be able to live there unless retired.
I said that too! Sold my home in Fairfield and was squatting at my dad's place in Clearlake Oaks... bought a house around the corner from his. He(RIP) was living in Sacramento... he kept asking me, "You ain't tired of Clearlake yet?😂 nope.
Our family always visit during the summer months on weekends this was in the early 70's. They purchased a few properties here. I remember my dad and I driving up during property tax time to pay all the property taxes(don't mail your payments... the county don't cash your check until like May of the next year...seriously!!) The good ole days❤❤❤❤
We’re looking for affordable homes for retirement. Thanks for the info.
Give shout out to Visalia, been here 30 years. Raised our family here and retired here. Been a great place to live.
My husband and I are restored and looking for places inside the state that have a somewhat vibrant city scene, are close to great hiking and natural beauty, but aren't too dang hot in the summer, too much in the fire hazard zone, and that have breathable air. For at least one of those reasons (if not more), Redding, Fresno, and Visalia are out for us. We are considering Arcata, but it's so far away from the Bay Area... still thinking about it. For now, we're staying put.
I have grown so much appreciation for our state. Tulare county is very undervalued & in my opinion, has a great future, along with Fresno & Bakersfield. Nonetheless, while it's still relatively affordable, I'll recommend Sacramento first.
Chico is awesome and there’s so many different parts to it….. but they had so many days this past summer that were over 110° and couple of days that were 116 - crazy!!! Some of the older houses still have window unit air conditioners, which is almost unimaginable with that kind of heat.
I currently live in Visalia due to my job in nearby Porterville, and it's a decent place to live with lots of conveniences. I do feel you missed a couple of semi-affordable CA places, and those are Guadalupe and Santa Clarita. And I agree, central California is nothing like Phoenix or Las Vegas as far as heat.
Visalia is the best place on this list, I wouldn't say you are too biased. Most of the other cities are objectively worse, with much higher natural disaster risk or more unpleasant climates. I think once high speed rail is built it will become a more desirable place. I just hope they're adding a lot more mixed use zoning in the future instead of those giant swaths of single-family neighborhoods that stretch for miles.
It's still very much a big single family home kind of place. I think many of the people moving there are from the LA or Bay Areas with kids and want a bigger house they can afford. I think when the rail is eventually finished, it will benefit the Valley a lot.
Well, we’ve only been waiting 16 years, and 100 Billion over budget for that boondoggle of a HSR.🤯
@@nadogrl Yes, things happen much more quickly, and more efficient here, in Arizona, and that's why more people keep moving here, despite the heat! I went back to California, a couple of weeks ago, first visit in 5 years, and I remembered vividly why I left, couldn't wait to get back to Arizona!
@@carlc5748 - It’s not about speed & efficiency, it’s about fleecing the taxpayers at every opportunity.
@@nadogrl I can't argue against that, that's what many politicians do best, besides lying and cheating!
Cool video. Wife and I road tripped last year staying at KOA’s. Crescent City was nice, as the Redwoods was our main destination. I’ve been visiting Reedley since early 70’s, us Finn’s have a secret spot on Kings river. Love that area. Live in Torrance, reckon we’ll stay in our house till it’s time to check out and pass on to son. God bless.✌🏻❤️🇺🇸
My parents moved up to Oregon and every time I drive up there I go through Redding and I’ve never not had some interaction with tweakers
Interstate 5 is a main corridor for the drug trade.
When I was a kid (10-11 years old), in 1968, I wondered why none of the license plates on California cars that I saw never started with the letter "I". We then took a trip to Sequoia Nat'l Park in 1968. We drove to Visalia on our way back to Los Angeles, and lo, and behold to my surprise, most of the license plates on the cars in Visalia started with the letter "I". As a kid, I really marvelled at that. That was when California had the black background with the yellow numerals, and letters on the license plates. That is the only time in my life that I ever went to Visalia, Calif. but I never forgot that!
You mentioned Sacramento. My uncle, Eugene "Doc" Lemmon was personally recommended by Walt Disney to head up the Cal-Expo in Sacramento, which broke ground in 1966. He left there in 1968, to become one of the VP's of Sea World Inc., and was tasked to pick the site of their new joint-venture theme park, which he named, "Magic Mountain" in Valencia, Calif. As I type this, I have his giant Magic Mountain poster on my wall, above my computer screen, which he had in his office at Magic Mountain, as he was the President there. Walt knew my uncle, because my uncle was the 5th official employee of Disneyland Inc, hired in 1954, before construction began on Disneyland. He was the Park Operations Manager at Disneyland from 1956-to 1961, supervising more than 1,000 employees, and reported directly to Walt. I have much documentation to that effect, written, and pictorially!!
Excellent presentation in your Vlog! Around 1990, I visited Redding, and contemplated moving there, really like the sense of the town there.
Nice analysis. You nailed it.
thank you sir for this awesome video. thank you
Good list and your reasoning for these picks is sound. As a lifelong Californian, I'd agree with you on just about all of this. Don't know that I'm ready to go to Fresno, but, I do like Visalia and have for about 40 years.
All TRUE. I live in CA. These are real nice cities and the people of the state NEED to pull away from the coast and Re gentrify the valley towns. I’ve been to all of them, and more. THEY ARE THERE!
Visalia is my hometown too!
Sacramento native here, it's on the junction of two major rivers which is nice, and is close (2 hours) to Tahoe. It has many lovely areas: hot in summer ,though; but is does cool down each night which is the saving grace re the heat.
Shout out from LOVELY Lodi, CA. !
Is this sarcasm?😂
@@nadogrlThe Creedence Clearwater Revival music group wrote a song about breaking down in Lodi, Calif.
@@carlc5748 - Yep…Still wondering if your”Lovely” was sarcasm, though. Been there many times.
@@nadogrl Many parts of California are lovely, and magnificent, especially Sequoia Nat'l Park, to me, now Lodi, I don't know!
Lod down and dirty ...😂😂😂😂
I'm heading there this Saturday. More in the rural area.... Lodi has really grown
I agree with your choices (especially redding 😃) , though I think you could have better clarified that there are areas in the sacramento area that are cheaper and frankly nicer than the ones you showed in the city proper, like folsom or Rancho cordova
I live in Sacramento and generally agree with this list.
Kyle we need the follow up video for even cheaper places that are pretty gross! Also what are your thoughts on Tehachapi? And is the Lancaster Palmdale area too expensive to make the cut?
I like Tehachapi. It certainly could've gotten a mention here along with a few other foothill towns. Lancaster Palmdale is in the same price range as the ones I mentioned here, but if I'm being honest I'm not a huge fan of the cities and decided to leave it out.
Stockton 😂
@@svenrio8521 Sadly, Stockton isn't even cheap. I couldn't include it in a video like this even if it were nice.
@@CaliforniaView_Kyle A brand new BYD electric bus plant will be built in Lancaster soon, their second plant there. Many good paying jobs will be created, and give a pretty good shot in the arm for the local economy there. My brother has lived in the Palmdale area for more than 20 years. I agree with you, kind of depressing there, in some areas, but I sense a coming economic boom to be reviving the area. I have had land there, for a while, and I want to catch this next rising wave of RE appreciation.
Lancaster/Palmdale is fairly cheap, but you'll need to drive every single place you go, and there's not a whole lot to do there. It's the armpit of California. Sorry.
Redding is as arid as Arizona.
First place I ever saw the term, 'Elevation Williams'. Good memories.
I grew up in SoCal most of my life I've lived in Sacramento now for almost 20 years and the weather is Extreme at times but the way I look at it is by the time you're tired of the heat it cools down and by the time you're tired of the cold it warms up it's beautiful Four Seasons here
How about going further south to Desert Shores, Salton City, Brawley, El Centro and Winterhaven?
El Centro might merge to Calexico, if Mexicali is growing why not El Centro-Calexico?
Have you smelled the Salton Sea? It’s barely inhabited there and you need A/C 9 months out of the year. That smell. No way!
Who wants to live there though??
@@TheItalianCalifornian-fp3fn Many people will move there with the new lithium mining that is going to go there, soon. People will migrate, even to a smelly area, if they think that they have a decent job for themselves, and their family.
Salton Sea is toxic.
Thank you!!! This is great info!
Eureka and Humboldt Co is so awesome. Life long friends live there for decades. Redding is off of Hwy 5 inland... horribly hot, avoid it... like the plague... and it has recent hostile politics. Read about that... Chico is wonderful, hot in summer, loved it.
Most of these locations are remote, and without much commerce or industry nearby, you’re looking at a long commute to work.
That is an uninformed viewpoint.
🤔"@DavidAppling" IS "Uninformed🤔
David’s it’s a 100 percent correct viewpoint lol
Thank you - that opened my eyes