Carmichael (Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Folsom: rental, housing, moving to)

[Kenny4944]

Well Im moving to the Sacramento area over new years and have been looking for rentals and kind of have an idea of what I can get; I just need location help. My girlfriend is going to be living in Carmichael so Im wanting to be within about a 30 minute drive from her. At the same time I want to be as close to South Lake as possible. So the real question is that I was just wondering which town in between Carmichael and South Lake would be best to live in. I have yet to visit the area yet but am coming to look for a house in about 2 weeks, so Im just trying to get a jumpstart on the area to look. I'd also like to be in a smaller place than Sacramento and like I said as close to the mountain as possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Guingirl]

Do you mean South Lake Tahoe?? There is no city called South Lake here in the Sacramento area unless you are talking about some obscure housing development.

[KidBlue]

Carmichael is a really nice area to live in. I had the same question as Guingirl, did you mean So. Lake Tahoe? If it is, I would suggest El Dorado Hills or Cameron Park. Both are nice areas and would be about an hour and a half drive to SLT.

[Kenny4944]

Ya sorry i meant South Lake Tahoe. I have found some places in El Dorado Hills that I liked but is there anything a little bit closer? Thanks alot again for your help.

[Guingirl]

Anything on the Hwy 50 Corridor would be closer like Folsom.

[KidBlue]

Guingirl is correct. Folsom is closer and a very nice place to live. The old Mather Air Force Base has been turned into a city (Mather). There is a ton of building going on there, so you might also want to check out newer developments in that area. I would suggest staying clear of Rancho Cordova unless you are really familiar with the city because most of it is not very nice.