The 10 Best Places to Live in California
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- There's actually a good place to live in CA? Yes.
California. Now I know I give this state a hard time, but there are actually some great places to live in this state. You just have to know where to look. Of course, Los Angeles and San Francisco aren’t very desirable for many people - they’re crowded and expensive and dangerous and dirty.
In California, as in other states, it’s the smallish towns that are actually pretty great. Being such a large state, there's a big discrepancy in quality between the best and the worst places to live. Today, we’re going to talk about what makes these places great.
To do so, we measured quite a few metrics. And as it turns out, the places which ranked the highest all share the same sort of general measuring sticks. They’re safe, have great schools, and folks who live there have great jobs.
So break out your avocado toast, and wax your surfboard, as we talk about California’s best cities.
We begin in Danville, a cute little town of about 40,000 people located only about 20 minutes east of Oakland. Danville makes the cut by because its one of the safest places on this list, with the 5th lowest rate of violent crime and 8th rate of total crime in California.
Moving southwestish, our next stop brings us to Cupertino, a town just east of San Jose. Ever wonder why Cupertino is the default option for weather on the iPhone? That's because, in addition to being the 9th best place to live in California, Cupertino is also the home of Apple's Headquarters. Being the hub of a tech behemoth like Apple, it's no surprise that Cupertino's population of 60,614 is hyper-educated, with more than 40% of residents having a master's, Ph.D, or professional degree.
Belmont is a little place south of San Francisco which has strong numbers across the board in education, amenities, safety, and solid markets for both jobs and housing. The median age in Belmont is below 40, highlighting the youthfulness that makes California such an exciting place to live.
We’re going to remain in the Bay Area as we come to the town of Saratoga, population 31,000, which is located on the western side of the Santa Clara Valley. Of all the San Jose suburbs, Saratoga is the closest to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California's oldest state park and home to the largest stand of redwoods south of San Francisco. That oughta satisfy even the most voracious nature-lover.
We're finally leaving the Bay Area for a bit, as we head down to Orange County. This is Aliso Viejo, the 6th best place to live in California. Aliso Viejo is a vibrant, youthful city where the median age is only 36. It's also the most densely populated city you'll see on this list, so if you crave constant activity, Aliso Viejo is probably your jam.
Back to the Bay Area we go to the cute little town of Tiburon, located at the tip of the Tiburon Peninsula reaching into the San Francisco Bay. There’s quite a few reasons why Tiburon ranks as the 5th best place to live in California. The poverty level here is less than 3%, which is the 3rd lowest in the state, and the 2.8% unemployment rate is the 11th lowest. Which helps explain why 99.4% of Tiburon's residents have health insurance, the highest rate of coverage in California.
Atherton, Piedmont, Los Altos.
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People who have never been to california and just hate on the whole state based on overly dramatized stereotypes from literally 2 cities are clowns.
Ivan Cervera I am so sick of Trump calling our state trash all because there are a few dirty downtown parts of SF and LA. I love California and it's much better here than living in a shitty red state like Oklahoma
Kamron Ramelmeier Oh wow says a person who is likely wealthy. Come to the Central Valley AKA the forgotten California. It’s full of Gangs, out of control pricing of living due to people poring here from the Bay. Our water bills are through the roof. San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, all the Imperial County Area sucks and is shitty. It’s only good if your Rich or a Tourist.
UltraGamer 49 yeah my family is rich because we worked our asses off. My mother grew up in a third world country and wasn’t that privileged but she worked hard in school, made what little money she had last when she came to this country plus she now works for a company that makes medicine and has been promoted. If you want to afford to live here you need to work for higher education, get a good job, or you can leave. The shitty area where you live is full of trump supporters with republican congressman running it. Parts of the Central Valley as well as far north California (beyond Sacramento) are conservative.
Cannot even think of moving anywer else. No state is a match honestly 🤍
@EL GRECO 777 I cant agrre with y more, finally some one gets how awesome.cali is
I would like to see best affordable places in California.
you and your three roomies can make Los Angeles Koreatown a dream place too.
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@@k1jin hey they have free security with the roof Koreans
@@manfredmann2766 ...and Barstow, Bakersfield, Brawley, Bombay Beach and Bertram. They be the most happening California towns!
Goffs
I'm a native Californian about to retire and looking for a great place to live without leaving my favorite state. This is more like a guide to the least affordable places to live in California. I'd love to see the best AFFORDABLE places to live in Cal.
You can find cheaper places to live in Palmdale, Lancaster, mohave, Bakersfield or Apple valley.
@@legendaryTMNICO This is very true. I sold a house near the Salton Sea (very affordable) a few years ago. The deserts are beautiful during some times of the year, but they can get pretty hot at other times. Because of this and cultural reasons, I would love to get closer to the coast. I will eventually have to find a compromise. Thank you Dennis.
Man, you really DON'T want to see that!
NorCal suburbs and rurals should he descent and affordable
seacoastlife look into Oxnard/port Hueneme. Right on the beach and they are pre-housing market explosion. I was going to take a job there but I ended up not going
Nick is from California. Based on this list it’s pretty obvious where’s he’s from. You should’ve just called this video “The best cities in the Bay Area to live in”.
Pretty sure he’s from San berdu
It appears he made this list based off of medium income, crime/poverty rates, and education level. If this is the criteria it’s not his bias it’s just facts.
@@jnolasco24 there's more to that in what is a good place to live in, imo if you vibe with the area and can get a job and find a way to live in that area, then it's a great place to live for that person.
@@Redeemer21 exactly... He said he's from San Bernardino but he does have a 650 phone number .. Probably moved up north
As someone who lives in one of these “towns” 9 out of 10 are actually suburbs of San Francisco. The nice thing about most of towns around SF is they have maintained great little town centers full of good restaurants and small shops. The other thing is all of these places have a very highly educated work force mostly working for an established tech company or startups. That is why they are here. All these places and many more like them in the Bay Area have great schools, low crime and yes they are all expensive compared to rest of the nation. Also great for outdoor activities.
Everything good about Cal happened a few decades ago. Right now it’s virtually done. Your picks are places where most of the 40 million can’t afford to live
Bay area government is extremely corrupt. Highly educated doesn't mean smart or intelligent.
I lived in the Bay area 15 years of my life and have never met so many people living in one area that couldn't give two shits about their community
@@aab434 "Highly educated doesn't mean smart or intelligent", I have never heard it said better, thanks for that
@@brandysigmon9066 steer clear of the Bay Area. If you’re considering living in a nice community
You should look into Sacramento or one of its many suburbs. Probably the only metro area in CA that hasn’t gone straight down the toilet
@@brandysigmon9066 there’s several schools now in the Bay Area where they have metal detectors at the front door because the kids grow up in ghetto households and carry guns and knives. It’s not all that I’m telling you I grew up there
Love the Lake Tahoe area. Never that hot and it’s not Minnesota cold.
i like your channel i subbed! i like your style and your logo too. keep going!!
If you live in any town north of Sacramento and have at least a government job - You have a nice house, land, toys, and a great standard of living in comparison to every town on this list.
I mean Irvine is pretty great it is a little expensive tho. Other then that the crime rate is low and there isn’t a lot of people in poverty.
I live in South Lake Tahoe, its hard to live this town. Simple living with abundance of natural beauty. You don’t have to spend much money to be happy here.
I lived most of my life in Cupertino. Finally escaped 2 years ago. Crime has gone way up in the last ten years, and housing prices are crazy. The homeless have a camp set up right on a major road near the freeway and they're completely enabled by city government. Traffic is a nightmare. I loved Cupertino when I was young, it was a wonderful place. Now, it's total pit, unless you're extremely wealthy.
CQB RAPTOR who hurt you? Don’t you have anything better to do than hate on politicians and call them names?
Yup. These cities are sort of nice but definitely have pockets of shocking poverty.
I was really surprised to see Cupertino on this list. There's some development and tech money but certainly gets spillage of interesting folks from San Jose
I live in Los Angeles and it’s not that bad at all. Of course the traffic is horrible and yes, there are dangerous neighborhoods, but I like it here
Surprised that Santa Barbara isn't on the list. Well, I suppose it isn't in the bay area, so......
Right? The only southern Ca place he chose was a myriad of tract housing that was built in the 90's. All it has is housing tracts. and dinky houses with next to no yards.
Harry & Megan chose Santa Barbara (Montecito) over any other place in the world for good reason! Of course made surrounding area prices to get worse than already was! Wish they chose another town! I'm in Ventura, just South of SB. SB & Ventura counties have perfect weather. And perfect size... but prices are shoving average person out!
Monterrey,Ca ftw! But Santa Cruz is nice too.
Thanks Nick for sharing this great info on places good and "not"☺️ Your great humor lends fun to your videos...love it!! Be safe Nick❤🙂
I'm so glad you thought to put the teeny towns too! May be worth being a video of its own! great job! thank you for your hard work
Hey Maria 😉
@@NickJohnson hey now....keep holding down the fort...thanks for making us smile.
This is really a guide to the top 10 most expensive places to live. I live in Ventura (just an hour north of LA along the Coast) and we are considered one of the top 3 cities to live in when all things are considered. Low crime, low heat, moderate housing costs, beach City activities and only an hour from the 2nd largest city in the Country. It has a small city feel that disconnects you just far enough from LA to make you not even realize you’re that close to LaLa Land! Rated as one of the most temperate & desirable climate to live, sweating is just not something you do here! You’ll barely break a sweat even exercising outside here! Overall, a wonderful place to call home!
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Mishka, you right. But then there’s….Oxnard. Lmfaoooooo all the crime and the prices. Booooooo lol
@@joodcarrera shhhhhh….we don’t like to mention the evil step daughter! 😂😂
@@TheStoneWhisperer ok fine. We only talk about the collection lol. But since you’re in vetusta, have you tried fresh burrito on Johnson? Best breakfast burrito in town!!
I like the Santa Cruz area
Do you know how freaking expensive those towns are? They are beyond reach even for people who live in SFBA!
Tiburon is where Robin Williams used to live. It’s highly expensive.
Try Salinas?
I think that's kind of the point of the video. If you want to live near stereotypical, iconic Cali you gotta pay up. Otherwise move further away and buy a real house for cheaper without the McMansion price gouging and bougie lifestyle.
@@DevilJin01 It's not price gouging, it's what someone is willing to pay for the home, you think someone is going to sell their house for 500K when they can easily get twice that? It's simple, people want to live in nice areas, and as such, you need to pay so... maybe people should work hard, get educated and be able to get a decent, well paying job to afford to live here, I did it... not really that difficult...
Anybody who hates Cali is bc they’re broke lol . I’m making 6 figures a year, and live 20 minutes next to the beach, mountains, and beautiful downtown. Beautiful Cali 🔥🔥🔥
I live 10 minutes away from a beach where I live. Mountains are further away. And I have a bigger house and decent size yard. I have neighbors who are former Californians who don't miss the expense. One of them when first moving here, came to my house and thought I was rich.
which city?
FACTS, I make no where near what you make but California will always be home and the State that I love the most. You don't need to make 6 figures to be happy here. Happiness is a mindset but there's tons of ignorant folk on here who don't even know what happiness is. Bay Area baby!!!!
Kakashimoto99 I couldn’t have put it better myself. I’m just so sick of people downplaying CA when their two biggest issues tend to be traffic and cost bc violence is everywhere.
gcb345 what city is this ?
I'm surprised that the town that I grew up in, Los Gatos, wasn't on this list. Then again, its neighbors Saratoga and Cupertino were.
The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting...
John Labus It would be like all Silicon Valley if they put LG haha
High median incomes. Los Gatos is nicer than both of them.
I lived in los gatos when I was a kid! It was a very nice area to grow up in but the people that live there are just uhhhhhhhh
Atherton actually has crazy traffic. As soon as you hit commute times the traffic is actually frozen on almost both sides of the freeway
My brother sold his old home in Sunnyvale a few years ago. It was almost two miles away right down the street from the new Apple campus. It went for nearly $1.5 million. To me it looked like a starter home. Although he had remodeled it a couple of years before selling it. Nice quiet neighborhood.
My parents still live there.
Same
I grew up in Sunnyvale.🥰
Appreciate this video Nick
Nick Johnson, I lived in Cupertino from 1970 to 1973. Back then it was filled with plum orchards and was semi-rural. We lived in a small 1950's house. In 2010 I went back to visit the neighborhood where I lived in Cupertino and the home prices were over a million dollars for little 1950s houses on tiny lots! The neighborhood was filled with immigrants from India and Pakistan because of all the high tech companies located there. You might want to do a video exploring the small towns in the Sierras east of Sacramento and small towns north of Sacramento. There are cute, charming "wild west/gold rush" type towns such as Placerville, Pollock Pines, Redding, Yreka, Lakeport, St. Helena, Sutter Creek, Murphys, Mendocino, Jackson, Grass Valley, Dunsmuir, Eureka, Ferndale, Volcano, Weed, Fortuna, etc. Lots of quaint little towns in Northern California that are much more desirable to live in than the Bay Area. These little towns have a lot of character and charisma.
Totally agree
@@NickJohnson I was born and raised in Southern California and moved to Northern California in 1970. Then moved back down to Southern California in 1973 and then moved back up to Northern California in 2010. I've lived all over California and visited many places in California, even small rural towns. For a nice Southern California, Orange County suburb, you can't beat places like Irvine, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita, Ladera Ranch, Coto De Caza, Tustin, Cowan Heights, etc. I lived in the North Tustin/Cowan Heights area from 1973 to 2010. I loved it and wish I could afford to move back there. I currently live in the Pollock Pines area of Northern California. It's very pretty here, but not a lot to do. However, I don't miss the traffic in Southern California, haha! Anyway, Nick, you did miss a lot of wonderful places to live in California, but California is so big and if you aren't a native Californian, you might not know about these places. California needs more than one or two videos to cover it. There should be a San Diego County video, a Riverside County video, a San Bernardino County video, an Orange County video, a Central California video, videos for all the counties north and east of Sacramento like El Dorado County, Placer County, Nevada County, Sierra County, Yuba County, Sutter County, Yolo County, Lake County, Mendocino County, Humbolt County, Shasta County, Siskiyou County, Del Norte County, and so many more that I won't list here because this reply is getting way too long, haha! But you get the idea. Big states like California, need more videos to cover it.
Check out my town of winters too! Its close to sac and the bay area people commute to both. Only a population of 7,000 at least for now. Lots of great downtown resturaunts some wineries and then hikes and lake berryessa nearby. I love it here in this town. Plus we have all our amenities 15 minutes away in the town of vacaville. Plus we have very very little crime being a small town.
Let's face it, that's because Indians and Pakistanis are educated and make good money!
If one has deep enough pockets in order to be able to afford a nice home in any of these cities listed here, as these are very pricy areas. I would advise them to look elsewhere. A much better quality of life without the overcrowding, less pollution, with far less traffic, more bang for the buck in a home, likely less crime and better schools, and far lower property taxes can be found in other areas of California. These are all mostly suburbs in the Bay Area, which have all been on a downward spiral in recent years, and the current high property values are likely to decline in the future. IMHO.
Stanford's a great place to go to school, if you can't go to Bowdoin College.
Thanks for the singing. I love "California Undreaming"!
Frank ❤️
Go further north to Folsom, Roseville, Granite Bay or El Dorado Hills. Still safe and affordable.
Yes, I wish he would. East and north of Sacramento. I live in the Pollock Pines area. I used to live in Folsom, then moved to El Dorado Hills, and then to Placerville then to the Pollock Pines area where I am now.
@@Mitford679 That is the area I want to move to, is it much more expensive than other places
oh man - I LOVE the Paul Masson ad where Orson Wells is totally plonked off of his ear! A true classic
I never thought I'd see the day. Thanks man
Haha I know right
Spent 13 years in Northern California in my 20s and 30s. It's true, the small towns are much (much!) nicer than the cities. There are some nice places North of SF as well, around Mendocino, Bodega. Also Napa.
Yes looking to retire in Napa County, my husband and I have been going up there together for 20 years. Need more info on it though once we pay off a place here in San Diego.
I live in the Walnut Creek, about 30 minutes from San Francisco. Its great here and very clean. The Bay Area is an amazing place and there's a lot of good cities around.
I miss Socal. Perfect weather. There is something for everybody. Expensive, yes, but lots of high- paying jobs if you are qualified.
Socal gets hot asf in summer 💀
Crow-ded herrrrr, crow-ded herrrrrrrr! (can't get enough of ol man Johnson's singing) 4:22
haha i lifted that from an old song i did on ca a while ago
@@NickJohnson I thought you stole it form a Mariott's Great America jingle from the 70's!
No it's mine actually - and that's rare
In terms of pure metrics, these are great places. They are also completely out of reach of even the above average person. All of these places are uber-rich enclaves. Unless you're making at least 80K/year or 160K/year as a couple, you got no chance of even dining out in these places. I'd love to see a "Top 10 California cities that mere mortals would even have a chance of affording."
My picks
Auburn
Placerville
Nevada City
Redding
San Luis Obispo
Sonoma
Towns around Lake Tahoe
Chico
Chester and Lake Almanor
Gustine (hidden gem)
this is a great list. redding is super hot in the summer. never heard of auburn or chester. Chico?
David Karner Gustine ??? Really
This is more like it. The people are a lot nicer in those cities compared to cupertino or los altos too.
Why didn't Mappy have a speaking role in this video? Did you report him to ICE?
Mappy was on break he'll be back
@@NickJohnson Hey, Juan's still dead, right?
Appreciate the retro intro
You should have titled this the best places for RICH/ULTRA-WEALTHY to live. No average Californian can afford these places. Your other list of small towns had Speckles, right outside of Salinas, close to the Monterey Peninsula which you showed as Cannery Row in the intro, is more affordable, about 20-25 mins from where I live.
It's really sad what has happened to California. In the 1960's and 1970's it was the place everyone wanted to move to. Now, it's the place that everyone wants to leave unless they make a quarter of a million dollars a year.
Couldn't agree more with that statement some areas 250 your just scraping by. But, you could live 20 people in one place to make up the difference. Welcome to California the of the serf.
I don't want to leave and I don't know anyone else who does. 🤔
250 k would not cut it in all those places he listed, better off making less than half that and living in Phoenix
Oh please , it happens in every large cities stop crying, when people hear California they think about L.A and San Francisco but California is much more than that ,California is my home and I love it so much it's not perfect but is beautiful
It will never be the same Drexel
You need to do a list of nice places to live in CA for people who make less than $90k a year. Most of these are wealthy enclaves in the Bay Area.
Paul Masson Wine commercial, that brought back memories. Not for the wine but it was such an iconic TV commercial on the 13 channels available when I was a kid.
You forgot to mention Avalon, CA which on Catalina Island and part of Los Angeles County. It is so beautiful with a lot of activities to do plus less crime. It's also an amazing tourist destination. The the population is 3,619 and it safe from what I heard lol!
Yes, nice! Imagine 1970's there! However, so expensive of course.
poor valley, rent there is 700 and still didn't make the list :(
@EL GRECO 777 it's still very cheap in Fresno to Bakersfield
I am from Sweden and I have so many big dreams in America. This video truly helps a ton
Come see us! 🇸🇪
Born here, and I’ll probably die here 😭
33 Bay Area originally from the Antelope Valley (about an hour and half northeast of Los Angeles). Our household is currently at around $200k. Husband is a programmer and I am in tech. He’s an immigrant and I don’t have a deg, but have the working experience of 13 years. We rent and rent = $3700 for a 2 bedroom 2 bath. We’re happy here.
Why do you only have northern california? What's wrong with San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Paso Robles, or Cambria??
Where dyou think the area of San Luis Obispo - Morro Bay - Los Osos ranks??
Born and raised in San Luis sadly all very expensive. But 10 min to the beach and low crime. And no traffic✌
I moved out of Mission Viejo back in 2006 to Tulsa Oklahoma for work. Best decision I ever made. I bought a brand new home for 150k and now it's completely paid for. People here are way more friendly then in Cali too.
However, if you stayed in Mission Viejo and bought a home in 2006 and sold it today, you could have paid off that Oklahoma home and bought a few more to rent out. People in Mission Viejo are friendly in general. It's what you make of it.
Can you do something on, Madison, Wisconsin?? Please?? And, I LOVE ALL YOUR TH-cam'S 💓💓💓! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
Ok how about TODAY?????
On a budget you can live wherever you want. Search for guest cottages or mother in law units to rent. I lived in Cupertino for 9 years, rented a guest cottage, saved my money & bought & retired in San Diego 6 years ago before the prices went up. I also worked in Monterey/Pacific Grove for a decade and did the same, rented small units. You can live rich while being on a below average income. It can be done. You can enjoy all the scenic and ocean views, they are free for all of us to enjoy. Think out of the box!
I grew up in California and these are the places I’ve lived in my 55 yrs, starting with San Francisco, Fairfield, Marin County (Corte Madera, San Rafael and Fairfax), Lake Tahoe,(north shore), Petaluma, Santa Rosa and now I’m in San Diego. Next move will be out of state or country!
wanted to move to SD don't thinks its happening
The entire time my brother lived in Danville was when he worked in Napa.
I LOVE YOUR SONG. so funny and nice
Great! I like to see your video
Not 1 in North county San Diego? Ha, this list is very subjective, try Encinitas CA. I could name a handful of great places that have a better, somewhat less traffic lifestyle, bike able, walk able downtown's, low crime and amazing beaches, surf and trails. If you have ever lived in the southern ca coastal climate and lifestyle, you would have a hard time ever wanting to leave.
Right! I grew up In Encinitas. Beautiful
Come to redding california and see our vibrant tweaker community!
Are you from redding
Never heard it put better
He should make a video comparing the top tweaker towns in Northern California
Lmao
Hahhahahahahhahaha
Love the song🤣🤣🤙
Aliso Viejo now has a median home sale price of $751,000 in 2021.
You obviously are not familiar with California take it from
Someone who has lived here for over 30 years and actually has experience San Diego just the fact it didn’t make the list cant take this video seriously
Nick is a TH-camr who USED TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. He and Briggs from the TH-cam channel 'The World According To Briggs' has a format similar to Nick. Briggs also left California. And California for the past ten years has more Americans leaving it(unless you're in tech, show business, or pro sports) than entering it. Most new arrivals are from foreigners. Legal and illegal. No, I didn't vote for Trump!
People leave California but are they really from California or did they move here for couple years and moved out because it was too expensive for them ? Natives are less likely to move out and the non natives that move out , move to other states claiming they are now from California when they are not .
@@anthonygallardo4966 I hate this. People from other parts of the country move to California for 3 years, don't make it, move to Denver, Portland, or Seattle, etc. and tell everyone they are from California. Then the people in these cities hate Californians and blame us for gentrification of their cities.
Nick is from San Bernardino I do believe...
@@anthonygallardo4966 Third generation Californian. Leaving in 3 months. It's just not fun anymore what with the cost of living and declining quality of life. And that's considering I'm in Santa Barbara.
All Northern California city’s what about Calabass Brentwood,Bel air ,Beverly hills
Patreece Pickett expensive.
The Scribbler LA is relatively cheap compared to Northern CA.
You should have included what towns have the most Dollar Generals per square acre for the ultimate in shopping convenience !
I didn’t realize Disneyland Paris was in OC now
I saw Cannery Row which is in Monterey, I thought that was gonna be on the list lol.
Very expensive and hard to find a good job.
MY Beautiful State 😍😍😍😍😍
Lots of Philippine people live n Daly City just outside San Francisco. I wonder how they afford. It as it’s so inexpensive to live in philippines?
EL GRECO 777 yes 😆 wife’s family like that in Luzon . Amazing they all get along 😆 If American they be rioting with each other
My favorite state! So beautiful and scenic 💕💕💕
Carlsbad, Oceanside, and Encinitas are lard really good
Sonoma! Perfect for retirement from the congestion of the Bay Area!
I lived in Cupertino, now live in San Jose. Side note about Cuprtino, they are overwhelmingly asian, there are stores with signs in Chinese and the schools offer Mandarin classes. All the southern bay area towns you listed are the most expensive suburbs of silicon valley. The climate on the southwest corner of the bay are is amazing, unless you want "seasons". Seldom over 90 or under 35. There are parks ringing the area, restaurants, you can see opera, watch nfl or nhl, the schools are good to great, pretty much outstanding place to live. Because of that, real estate is sky high. Any habitable house in Los Altos/Monte Sereno/Cupertino/Saratoga/Los Gatos will be $2M. I bought in San Jose in 1991 for $215k, now worth $1.3M. Low inventory of houses for sale since forever.
Gasoline and groceries are more expensive, and if you make $1m/year, high state income tax. I paid a couple hundred last year. But property taxes are 1% (TX is 2%) and don't go up much because of prop 13. My kids went to very good schools. I have been around the world and all over the US, and this is one of the sweetest places to live, if you can afford it. Most average people can't.
Not sure why red state people say CA is hellish, I feel safe, no poop or needles on the street. There are homeless in places in San Jose, not clear to me it is blue state thing, I think it is just the best place in US to live outside. But if you own a house here, it is one of the greatest places in the world to live..
As a former California’s, we gave up trying to live there. We moved in January 2020. We made ruffly $100,000 per year and couldn’t qualify to buy a home. Plus we were sick of planning where to go and when based on traffic. Our sons and their families live there and they struggle everyday to afford it.
If I can’t afford it then I would leave
@@freedom8763 that’s a simplistic answer to a completed program. There are other factors and people to consider. As a single person, I don’t have the obligation they do.
Northern Cali is pretty cool!
Sunnydale was nice, except for the vampires, but a slayer took care of them. Too bad it got destroyed ☹️
Loved living in the Bay Area, it’s so beautiful over there
CA is such a big state that everyone thinks about bay area, LA,SD but never about the cities or small towns in the countryside. Like central coast,Shasta county,central valley, Sierra Nevada's. Which most people from some of those regions are conservative republicans.
I have found Escondido very reasonable!
Check out Larkspur, Corte Madera, Mill Valley, Strawberry, Sausalito, Green Braeburn Kentfield, San Anselmo, Fairfax, Ross, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Napa, Auburn and Colfax up in the mountains. These are all very cute towns or cities and some of them are very expensive. Marin County in general is a million and up for houses. I grew up in Corte Madera , it was lovely, with Mount Tamalpais to look at every day, with Stinson beach in the other side!!!
Good places!
I'm a native Californian and have lived in Marin county for about 40 years. It is a beautiful place to live and just over a bridge from SF or the east bay. The weather is beautiful (but Santa Barbara is better), the air is clean (when there are no forest fires nearby), the redwood lined hiking trails overlooking the ocean are spectacular, and the farmer's market is world class. I love it here. I am retiring next month. I hate to leave, but I have to face the fact that it is simply too expensive to live here. I have no desire to move to Texas, Idaho, Oregon, or Oklahoma. I'm sure I'm not alone. I was never able to afford to buy a home here. The more I saved over time the higher the cost to get into buying grew.
I know I am not alone in this. It is such a source of frustration. It is heart wrenching to see so many people in the same situation. There used to be many artists, writers, musicians, and creative people here. Now it is mostly older folks (guilty) who work as accountants, lawyers, Doctors, Dentists, engineers, and high tech workers. I just wish there was some way to afford living here as a normal retired person, or find a place to move to with a comparable standard of living at an affordable price.
@@seacoastlife I agree with everything you’ve said. I was born in San Francisco and my parents built our home on top of the hill that is across from the Corte Madera park, in 1971. My mom still resides in that house today. I went to school in Larkspur, St. Patrick’s and then Redwood High School and one semester at North Tahoe High, in my junior year. I also resides in San Rafael and Fairfax and when I couldn’t afford it anymore I moved north to Petaluma and Santa Rosa. When my husband and I lost our house during the recession,we decided to move away once our sons were all adults. We’re now in San Diego and believe it or not, it’s cheaper here and we also lucked out on a cheap rental, 7 years and they’ve never raised our rent!! So, we’ll stay here till we get our citizenship in Guatemala and then we’ll retire there! We’re hoping to buy some property in Nevada, near or in the Reno area, that say we have a place e to stay when we come home. But you’re absolutely right, it doesn’t seem fair to grow up in a place and not be able to afford to live there. I really loved Marin in the 70’s and 80’s, we lived close to Bill Graham, he used to put on the best concerts. The Grateful Dead and Santana used to play on his property snd we’d get a free concert!!
Good luck on your journey, I hope you find a nice place to live when it comes to that.
@@gardengoddess5606 I grew up surfing on the LA beaches and love San Diego too. My favorite California places are Marin county, San Diego, and Santa Barbara. All of them so expensive now. It is great to see you in a good situation. Guatemala might be a challenge for an American. Kidnapping is a big problem, the government is totally corrupt, and gangs are a real problem. Be sure to look into it before you move there. Costa Rica is more expensive and it does have some crime but it is a lot safer. Just a suggestion.
I worked with Bill Gram Presents for about a year at Dead, etc. concerts when I just got out of college. I'm totally familiar with all of the areas you mentioned. Good to share thoughts with you. All the best to you and best of luck in your future.
@@seacoastlife thank you for your concern regarding Guatemala. We’ve been there a couple times already. We, my husband and I listened to a podcast called., “The Expat Files” and we signed up for one of his tours and it was awesome. He brought us around Guatemala, we toured the hospitals and some manufactures there, that were owned by an Expat, but later gave it to all the employees there, (all native Guatemalans). He owed a few business’s. We listened to other Expats that moved there and what they were doing for work and the good and the bad of the country. It was very educational and showed us what we needed to do if we moved there. At this point, we have temporary residency and we will be getting our citizenship there. Expats from the US & Canada are welcomed with open arms in Guatemala, because we have money, we hire them, pay them well and treat them fair. That was important to me, I didn’t want to move to a country where they don’t like us. And it really isn’t so scary anymore. You just have to be aware of certain zones in the city, you stay away from those and you should be
It fine. They actually have military walking throughout the city for your protection. But, we are still always aware of our surroundings, and what we wear and carry on ourselves, to be on the safe side. It’s a beautiful country, and we will live like kings and queens on only $1,000 a month, that includes everything. We can purchase an acre of land and build a 2,000 sq ft home for $50k. We just want to retire comfortably and still have money to travel and have fun.
We love San Diego too! I especially love the weather, which is another reason we picked Guatemala, spring type weather year round.
That’s so cool you worked with Bill Graham, I heard he was kind of an a**hole, is this true? The Dead was my first concert, I loved their music, so much I was voted “Biggest Deadhead”I my senior year! Lol ...
Anyways it was very nice sharing with you and please feel free to keep in touch!
Take care snd stay healthy!😊
I’m giving this video a like for the 70’s intro music at a minimum 🤣
Tiburon is one if the most expensive places to live. Robin Williams lived in Tiburon. I used to go to some killer parties in Tiburon in high school and early 20’s!! And hang out at the restaurant, The Dock!
Santa Cruz and Capitola are the best cities!
I said to myself before that If I want to live in the US in would live in a small town cause I can’t take big cities so this is perfect
Belmont is really nice. One of my friends lived there and I couldn't believe it was the bay area.
Nice and quiet.. lots of cool places to go. It's more idealistic California
Omg yesss we made it!!!! #3 🤩
San Diego!!! It’s Americas finest city for a reason!
@The Notorious google americas finest city
@The Notorious Too many reasons to list. Go visit and find out for yourself.
LOVE San Diego! Except that it is of course bordertown to Tijuana. Just not comfortable to me as far as safety. I understand and am so sad that some, many will do whatever it takes to survive! I mean, sending your children alone across the border says alot! I've driven/ traveled all over Mexico. But Tijuana is scary to me. And of course the cartels...want no where near it. Ruthlessness and desperation...terrifying.
@@wonderwoman6019 You won't be finding the cartel in Tiajuana, they will be much more south
And what reason is that? I've lived there and finding a decent paying job is hard. SD also has an ugly meth infested underbelly. Muggings are up along with an ever growing population of addicts and homeless beach bums. Plus, the weather is nice only by the beach. Go a couple miles inland and it's a Hotbox all summer long, and the electricity for air-conditioning is expensive there.
Nice list, I think San Francisco and Los Angeles are still desirable for a lot of people though. ;)
Very true!
If you got the money just about any city in the country probably isn’t a bad place it just matters where you live in it
You can get a 2 bedrooms condo for $500K price range in Aliso Viejo. If you are looking for a single family home, I think the price is at least 800K. Not sure if that's considered 'somewhat affordable'.
Seems like a nice expensive places to live
Those are nice cities if you can afford them. I left California in Mar. 2018. I don’t miss the overpriced real estate. Idaho is home now.
Boise? heard that it is getting pricey also
California dreaming I would love to move to California, I also love the weather 🙏praying to win a power ball
Los Altos, if you wanna “Live out of touch with the rest of the nation”🤣 couldn’t be truer
Another hater.
Central Coast- Solvang, Santa Ynez area is pretty nice. Very safe so far
Quick Answer from a Californian. Anywhere in Southern California. :)
Unless you want to live in Northern where it rains too much, has cold and rocky beaches, stuck up rich people, and overpriced living. Be my guest.
*Listen to me I have lived in both Northern and Southern. I suggest Anaheim, it is right next to Disneyland, 20 minutes away from Huntington beach, and is a suburban area.
NorCal > SoCal. sorry. There's the perfect amount of sunshine and does not rain that much, much better scenery, more national parks, the beaches get warm too and are CLEAN, there are real cities, laid back people, and is more technologically advanced. SoCal is just a suburban desert and people are stuck up down there and acts the same.
@@micyagjvir8289 Yep I was in the bay area for college and a few years after. I loved it but its gotten so expensive. I live in San Diego now, and its okay buy Southern California people are so different. I may try to move back up to the Bay if I can find a good job.
@@micyagjvir8289 PLus it rarely gets oven-hot here. And the smog is much better. Except in Sacramento.
@@micyagjvir8289 NorCal is too close to San Francisco and Oakland
Rains too much? You must not have been there recently? My problem with N. CA is that is too damn dry and hot. I lived in Chino Hills (better weather than Sac) worked in Orange cty, lived in Sacramento cty and Hawaii. If I had to choose , I would love to live on the OC coast or Irvine. Hawaii is nice but not for raising kids. You suggested Anaheim but Anaheim and Santa Ana are old and kind of trashed full of homeless. OC anything south of 55. Now if you love dry heat and chilly winters, don’t care about entertainment, then the foothills north of Sacramento are awesome
California! That's where that famous TH-camr, Nick Johnson, is from!
True Lou
Saratoga and Mountain View are nice too :)
Nick I really like this video in fact it inspires me to move to the bay but... what are your credentials what makes this information correct?
ive been all over the whole state :)
Is that it???!! so this is all opinion... no credentials?
I spotted a Nick in that classroom...Is Orson Welles still alive? Gotta go! My Avacado toast is done...
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What?????? When did you start commenting?????? ❤️ love you mom
I live in Marin and I can't afford to make a reservation at a restaurant in any of these towns!
Surprised no mountain communities like Big Bear made the list
Danville is very expensive and Blackhawk is where the sports stars and business owners reside. All those Bay Area homes 9/10 on list have been overly priced since I moved here in 1980. I live over the hill and it costs 1/4 to 1/10 less. ✝️🇺🇸🇵🇭💰
What is “over the hill” ?
I noticed you used footage from Pacific Grove and Monterey. I live in Pacific Grove and work on Cannery Row in Monterey. They weren’t even on the list. They’re both very nice places to live. I wouldn’t leave here for the Bay Area personally.
I’m from the Monterey Bay as well (Santa Cruz) and completely agree… pacific grove is nicer than anything on this list… this guy is a lover of suburbs… not really my thing,
What’s the income needed to live in pacific grove? I for one can’t find a reasonable home anywhere in Monterey bay under 2 mil
Recap of the cities he listed, most of them are in San Francisco Area
10. Danville
9. Cupertino
8. Belmont
7. Saratoga
6. Aliso Viejo (Orange County)
5. Tiburon
4. Atherton
3. Piedmont
2. Los Altos Hills
1. Los Altos
Grew up in Piedmont. It’s nice but you’re still surrounded on all sides by Oakland. Don’t miss it.
I live in San "Rockin" Ramon, the gateway to Danville, it's very expensive, as is SR, but these two cities are always rated as the top cities to raise a family, lucky to live here and don't plan to move...Same school district where the graduation rate is high 90's, as well as students that go on to attend college is high as well! Excellent weather and no traffic, or very little.........
Is Hemet CA on this List??
hahahaha.
No, unfortunately, it's not on the list. Before they had a chance to submit the list, the list burnt up in the sun ☀🔥
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Ojai and solvang and wrightwood are cool places to live as in safe wise irvine as well but from what i hear its expensive to live there esp if u buying
Idk about Wrightwood, kinda empty
Lol nick It loved how you said in this little town of 40,000 people. When you said that I was like wtf, that’s not little, I live in Boonton Township, a town of about 3,800
its little for CA
That is in Morris County, NJ right?
I live in the bay area, have for 50+ years. The Cities you mention are rich cities. Houses in the multiple millions. I guess it costs to be safe, also im in guernevlle and its far from crowded.