Cheapest area to live in CA

[CA central coast]

Originally Posted by Zapparulez

Cheap doesn't always mean good. Think ghetto and think you'll get yo azz shot!

If you are open minded then try any of the hundreds of immigrant communities in central california. you might want to learn spanish though or you might have trouble communicating with the locals. :P

No really though...check any of hundreds of farming or rural communities in central or south eastern california. I prefer the cheapness of northern california, up near Redding...but it might not be as "cheap" as you are looking for.

Like the City of Lamont near Bakersfield? I wonder what a house there goes for?

[CA central coast]

Originally Posted by CA central coast

Like the City of Lamont near Bakersfield? I wonder what a house there goes for?

My mistake, I guess Lamont isn't a city. It's a census-designated place (CDP). I've never heard of that?

[NorthernCalifornia]

out by the Salton Sea.

[NorthernCalifornia]

Originally Posted by CA central coast

My mistake, I guess Lamont isn't a city. It's a census-designated place (CDP). I've never heard of that?

That should tell you everything you need to know about the tiny central valley farming areas. They have a special government term for them because city, town, village or any other typical way of describing habited land is not a suitable description. Do not want.

[tennesseedreamin]

Originally Posted by KfrAU

I'm from Aus. and I'm looking to move to CA at the end of the year and I'm wondering where some of the cheapest areas to live in are, anywhere in California (i'm open minded...) I'm also looking for advice on where I should look for work beginning January 2009.
Thanks

I live in Hemet Ca. It's not cheep to ME because I'm really poor, but we live in a nice and affordable apartment down on Stetson Ave so cheap places are available. Hemet is ok, but I'd rather live in Tennessee