How does Sacramento stack up against Anaheim? (Long Beach, Huntington Beach: best city, apartment)

[mrsltd]

Originally Posted by Chimérique

I agree with you. Sacramento is definitely its own thing, a good thing and its a fun town.

It's biggest critics are the "snobs" from LA, SF and the coast. They have this special disdain for Sacramento based on old and outdated stereotypes that were always exaggerated and often just plain false. Folks from outside of California are likely the least critical of Sacramento and the most positive about it.

Just to be clear, Chimérique, I live in California as well....Anaheim, in fact, which is what drew me to this thread.

[LuvSouthOC]

It's funny because it's such a difficult choice between amazing Sacramento and Anaheim. It seems like Sacramento is a much bigger city than Anaheim and it feels so much more "real" than Disneyland. Call me crazy but Sacramento seems so much more urbane and hip. Thing is, Anaheim seems to have a few other draws in its immediate vicinity. Hmmm.

[payutenyodagimas]

first sacto versus irvine, then sacto versus anaheim, then sacto versus bako

hmmm seems sacto residents want validation that their city is great

[Chimérique]

Originally Posted by payutenyodagimas

first sacto versus irvine, then sacto versus anaheim, then sacto versus bako

hmmm seems sacto residents want validation that their city is great

But the thing is most of these folks creating "Sacramento versus..name that City" threads are NOT from Sacramento.

It's combination of folks generally interested in Sacramento and folks who are simply obsessed with Sacramento because they want to hate it....for some reason.

[SOON2BNSURPRISE]

I remember the 1980's show, Eight is Enough. Always thought that was cool as it told the story of a family with 8 kids that was based on a family from Sacramento. My parents had 8 kids as well. They used to say that 8 was enough. Another family that was close to us had a California Plate that read 8ISENUF. Well, if you looked at the plate you could tell that is what they meant. Later when they were having kid #9 they changed the plate to IS8ENUF

I have only been to Sacramento to visit the area and the river. My wifes nephew and his girlfriend went to Sacramento State and they love it up there. They plan on buying a home in Sacramento in the next couple of years. My wife and I have thought about moving to lower cost areas and I would consider moving there.

We do love the Orange County area. I would never live in Aneheim although I do like to visit. Although with Disney raising prices again and our kids getting older I doubt I will be visiting Disney as much anymore. I also hold a grudge that the Angels have been calling themselves the Los Angeles Angeles when they are not in Los Angeles. We have the Dodgers and don't need a team from another county stealing the city's name.

[MrJester]

Originally Posted by LuvSouthOC

It's funny because it's such a difficult choice between amazing Sacramento and Anaheim. It seems like Sacramento is a much bigger city than Anaheim and it feels so much more "real" than Disneyland. Call me crazy but Sacramento seems so much more urbane and hip. Thing is, Anaheim seems to have a few other draws in its immediate vicinity. Hmmm.

I think Orange County is the most underrated county in California. Orange County is lampooned as staid cookie cutter suburbia when it actually has a flourishing, world class arts scene, two professional sports teams, and a burgeoning tech, biomedical, and financial industry in Irvine. Not to mention the great diversity, from the world's largest Vietnamese community outside Vietnam, to the Chinese population in Irvine, and the majority Hispanic city of Santa Ana. And I haven't even touched base on the literally dozens of miles of biking and hiking trails in Irvine alone, which makes Irvine extremely walkable.

Hey, just because a city is well planned, safe, and clean like Irvine doesn't mean it can't be exciting. Tokyo and Singapore are very clean and safe and well planned. Does that make them boring?

[marcopolo666]

Comparing Sacramento to Anaheim is sort of like comparing apples to pineapples.

[marcopolo666]

"Floating on rafts/kayaks down the American is a favorite past time right in the Heart of the Sacramento Metro. Definitely a unique Sacramento experience you can't do in any other California City. "

Well, floating down "the American River", maybe. Floating down A river thru a downtown - completely wrong. OF COURSE there are other California cities where you can do that!

[Mr5150]

Aniaheim is part of greater LA. Sacramento is not. Unless Disneyland is your reason for living, Sacramento is the clear winner.

[Chimérique]

Originally Posted by marcopolo666

"Floating on rafts/kayaks down the American is a favorite past time right in the Heart of the Sacramento Metro. Definitely a unique Sacramento experience you can't do in any other California City. "

Well, floating down "the American River", maybe. Floating down A river thru a downtown - completely wrong. OF COURSE there are other California cities where you can do that!

There is no large river flowing through a large California urban area that can give you as nice of a river raft experience as the American River parkway. It is a unique urban experience. Try it some time and you will know what I mean.

Ya know I'm from San Diego and I lived on the Coast in LA, spent plenty of time on surf boards on ocean waves in both SoCal and NorCal (and Hawaii). I know what I'm talking about.