Where is the best place to live in California?
78614
if you ask me, i like san diego! that is where my dad lives,and it is really close to the beach, but it all depends on if you like th beach, and cities over towns.
953468
aha we are in california...so where are you?
1025294
CA is soooo expensive. It's true. The housing prices are hyperinflated....as for job opportunities....it's hard to tell without knowing what your background is. CA is also overpopulated.\nI'm a former CA girl.
606489
San Diego California, It's beautiful here. The ocean, palm trees, great sunny weather, lots of fun stuff to do, great cultural diversity. You should come visit sometime!
130273
I have lived in The Bay Area for 2 1/2 years and I loved it the cost of living is high but its good living I would suggest that you live in one of the cities neighboring SF because the city is so congested it's great for partiers but I think if you have a family it will be to busy in SF after all it is the city of Sex and Drugs yeah its true. not to discourage you SF is Great it really has a piece of my heart I have meet my first true friend there. If you going to live there live outside SF like in Hayward or San Jose, Oakland, Palo Alto. Good luck in your travels
910972
Yes, as a lifetime Californian I can answer that question. I've spent the past 20 years as a Northern Californian. If you seek cool summertime temps, you have to stay on the west side of the Coast Range. Inland valleys really heat up in the summer.\n\nI live in the Wine Country, in an inland county. Our summers cook here, often into the triple digits in July and especially August. The only relief is over the mountains.\n\nThe other thing to know is that "Northern California" is a very big area. Fully a third of the state is north of San Francisco, extending clear to the Oregon border. So you're looking at hundreds of miles that fit the description if you define Northern California as roughly everything from Monterey north.\n\nAlso, with cool coastal temperatures comes fog. I love it as long as I don't have to drive in it.\n\nI could give you more specific recommendations if your question were more specific. What else are you looking for?  Job opportunities? Places with decent transportation? Nightlife? Rural/urban/suburban? Is cost of living a factor?
1161816
monterey california, because its beautiful
584406
well my brother in law just moved to Sydney Australia and lived in California all his life and wished he moved sooner he said  cheaper to live better quality of life and what not , people are way nicer than here and lot of good thing don't have the space to say all the things he said, good luck in all you ever do
909041
Rocklin, ca is a great area. Family community with top rated schools
13219
Yes, Mendocino is relatively inexpensive for how beautiful it is. It's a great place to live with friendly people and it's bound to just become more and more popular.
830023
My ex was from Cali. ( he lived in San Fran, then Santa Barbara.) Being a mid-westerner myself, I always had pre-conceived notions of people from Cali. I finally went ther in 2004. The people were so chill and laid back! I loved it! I would definetely live there, even though I think I am a little more conservative then some of the people there.
164684
Start here:\n\nhttp://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/California
763296
Even though I am more conservative, I like being on the coast so the blue states.  BUT if WildThing thinks this is where the sane people live, try living here in San Francisco.
234933
I can't think of any different, but been living here all my life in the bay area in Silicon Valley, Tri-Valley and the  Central Valley.  I like the Central Valley the best, because you don't really feel the Earthquake here.  What really puzzle me the most is high cost housing is in the wrong area because they are on the Earthquake foundations and all other areas in the east of the Bay Area is lower and little effects on Earthquakes.  My point is the Eastern side should cost more than the Western side of California because more safer from Earthquakes.  Any lands that is far side safer from earthquake shall be consider the highest in the house Market!  Funny the House Market should go back to school!
1074243
Which Bay Area? I live in the Bay Area in California, and I would say that Oakwood would be a good place to join. You have to be on a waiting list though, and I think it costs a lot of money too.
59977
Fort Worth, Texas.....It has the lowest cost of living with the highest salary ratios in the country.  A 3000 square foot home in California costing $600,000 can be purchased in Fort Worth for less than $250.000.  In addition, Texas does not have state income tax as most other states do.  You will bring home more money in Texas than in most other states.  NYC and California are two of the most expensive places to live in the U.S.  Fort Worth is growing rapidly and there are plenty of opportunities for a variety of careers.\n\nGood luck and live well!
83368
The San Francisco bay area. You could get a good job in S.F. and live a little cheaper in a near by city/suburb. Of you could get a job in a number of other cities, from oakland to san jose. There is always work in the bay area and it's a great place to live. Lots of different people and lots of things to do. You can learn so much there.