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02-03-2008, 02:01 PM
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Modesto, Stockton, or Merced?????
Hey Folks,
I admit, I'm a tightwad, lowballer. These three cities have some affordable homes for a single man. Which would you recommend? I'm university educated, speak some Spanish, but I love Thai food--if those are any clues.
Which place would be the best to invest/live. I currently work as a school bus driver. Thanks in advance for your comments.
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02-03-2008, 09:31 PM
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I'm partial to Modesto. I have friends that live there and LOVE it. I think the people are more friendly and diverse there.
Just my 2 cents. Good luck!  |
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02-15-2008, 02:08 AM
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I'm moving this to general CA, since these towns are quite far from San Jose & San Francisco...
Oh, and I used to live in Stockton, and would NOT recommend it... don't know much about Modesto & Merced, but I'd assume they are somewhat better.  |
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02-15-2008, 11:31 AM
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I would pick Turlock kind of in the middle of all of them. I also heard that the prices are dropping very fast
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02-15-2008, 01:45 PM
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Quite frankly, Stockton is an armpit. Modesto isn't much better.
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02-15-2008, 08:36 PM
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Merced. It's a college town, and there's much to do. Great shopping there too.
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02-23-2008, 11:37 PM
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I live in Ceres and Stockton is not a good area (none of them really are) and merced isn't either. I'd say Modesto or Turlock (much nicer area). This is the first year (in 3 years) that our county isn't labeled the Car theft capitol of the country.
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02-24-2008, 12:18 AM
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Stockton is just plain gross. Any Central Valley city, to be honest, isn't going to be that great, but Stockton is probably the grossest of them all.
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02-24-2008, 12:32 AM
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If you are going to live in any of those places you might as well move out of state to somewhere nice. Those are some of the worst places in California.
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02-26-2008, 09:27 PM
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Say, could you tell me anything about livingston? It is close to merced I seen.
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