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Sacramento nationally ranked in top 5 of the Most Health Conscious Cities nationally.
Fresno is NOT EVEN in the top 25.
Most Health Conscience Cities in California. List taken from a National List hence the inclusion of out-of-state cities. Top 25 Cities
1. Portland
2. Washington DC
3. Colorado Springs 4. Sacramento
5. Irvine
6. San Diego
7. Seattle
8. Denver
9. Tucson
10. Chula Vista
11. Oakland
12. Buffalo
13. Orlando
14. San Francisco
15. Norfolk
16. San Jose
17. St. Petersburg, FL
18. Tampa
19. Aurora, CO
20. Virginia Beach
21. Jacksonville
22. Corpus Christi
23. Cincinnati
24. Boston
25. Minneapolis
Anyone who thinks Fresno can match up to Sacramento hasn't spent time in either. Fresno has a ton of potential, but kinda botches everything it attempts - if they can pull off the reopening of Fulton street it might do great things for the city core, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Being in the valley, Sac has everything that makes Fresno good (proximity to mountains, mild winters, great produce - the surrounding area of Sac is way nicer than the Fresno area, too, with the exception of Yosemite and Kings Canyon in Fresno) but has qualities of an actual city (walkable core, night life, usable transit, a downtown that doesn't look like a post-apocalyptic zombie movie). Plus the proximity to the Bay Area will always be in Sac's favor.
Anyone who thinks Fresno can match up to Sacramento hasn't spent time in either. Fresno has a ton of potential, but kinda botches everything it attempts - if they can pull off the reopening of Fulton street it might do great things for the city core, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Being in the valley, Sac has everything that makes Fresno good (proximity to mountains, mild winters, great produce - the surrounding area of Sac is way nicer than the Fresno area, too, with the exception of Yosemite and Kings Canyon in Fresno) but has qualities of an actual city (walkable core, night life, usable transit, a downtown that doesn't look like a post-apocalyptic zombie movie). Plus the proximity to the Bay Area will always be in Sac's favor.
Well said! Concerning population, Fresno is where Sacramento was in the early 1970's, with a few differences that still hold true, Sacramento, then and now, has a much higher income level and much higher educational attainment level and much lower poverty level.
Back in the 1970's, Sac had a growing and internationally respected University (UC Davis) that attracted a tech boom in the 1980's. And UC Davis has big plans to keep growing and gaining even higher nationally.
Also, SAC has always had some form of high tech during and after WWII with the two Air Force Bases it had through the 90's and the Aerojet Co. which today still designs and manufactures Rockets for the space industry. Intel's Research and Development is in Folsom-SacCounty.
Another thing, Lake Tahoe and the Northern Sierra's near Sac offer has much, and more accessible recreation than Yosemite in terms of hotel accommodations, entertainment, and ski resorts. In regards to Yosemite, it's only an extra hour drive for us. But I would rather be closer to Tahoe/Reno than Yosemite.
2015 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT in Millions of Dollars
SACRAMENTO Metro Area- $118,822
Fresno Metro Area - $38,830
Bakersfield Metro Area - $35,839
Fresno's Metro is twice the size of Bakersfield's Metro so you would think Fresno Metro would have twice the GDP, but it does not. Either Bakersfield is very productive or Fresno is very unproductive.
Sacramento Metro is twice the size of Fresno's Metro yet Sacramento's Metro has more than three (3) times the GDP as Fresno. Sacramento is much more per productive per capita than Fresno.
Sacramento is hands down the best city of NorCal. I would rate Sac higher than entire Bay Area. This coming from a Angelino (LA Native)
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