Any Info and Opinions Needed for these Northern Places....

[Mumzilla]

Originally Posted by rgb123

I was wondering about VacaVille. I used to live in Rocklin (from illinois. only there half a year). I drove by VacaVille a few times and thought it looked very nice (from the interstate) and a good location to work in either sacramento or san francisco. In my case, it would be working in sacramento. I never really explored the towns west of sac.

Does VacaVille get as hot as Sacramento? I bet Davis is just as hot as Sac...correct?

I had never considered Davis but might now, but am very interested in hearing more about Vacaville too...and Dixon!

Ps. I liked Auburn a lot too! I am single though and am thinking I might like Vacaville due to the closer proximity to San Francisco.

Vacaville is usually cooler than Sac.

Intersting weather tidbit: When it rains, the storms often seem to travel right up interstate 80, and seem to sometimes "miss" Dixon. It can be raining cats-n-dogs in Vacaville and Davis, but be dry in Dixon. Go figure.

[wanderingone]

Originally Posted by Mumzilla

Avoid Fairfield. I'm not going to say anything else about that.

Dixon is growing at an alarming rate, however, so I'm reluctant to give it the "five stars" I gave it a decade ago when I moved here. Moving anywhere in CA is going to be an expensive proposition.

Why not move to MO where housing is phenominally-priced and jobs are plentiful? Sure, in CA you can golf all year round, and you can go skiing on Saturday and to the beach on Sunday, but how are you going to do that if you're working two jobs to pay the mortgage?

Good luck to you.

Mumzilla - Why not Fairfield? I'd like to know why, your opinions. Both Dixon and Vacaville are sounding really good right now. I will know more when I ma able to go visit.
I don't want to move east plus I have family in Cali and I would like to stay close to them. I realize the cost of living is more but think I can handle it ok. Thanks for all the info!