Natomas

[clortho1]

I moved from Central Florida to Natomas.

Don't do it. If you're choosing a Sacramento area home, make it Roseville. Even North Natomas is starting to get rundown.. there's a lot of brand new stores, but as expensive as it is here, I'll pay another $100 a month and live in a newer part of Roseville, Rocklin, Granite Bay, or El Dorado Hills. If it were me, I'd stay in Florida my man.. I wouldn't venture out West (to Sacramento, anyway).

If you have any other questions feel free to ask..

[Guingirl]

I think it really depends on what you are looking for. I would definately stay away from South Natomas. North Natomas is fine. It is just culturally and racially diverse so if you aren't prepared for that, then it might not be your cup of tea. My neighbors were Sikh, Korean, Russian and a few transplants from the bay area.

The thing I liked about the area is that it was growing, very close to downtown Sacramento and easy access to the airport. It reminded me a lot of Stanford Ranch in Rocklin when it was growing in the early 90s.

I grew up in Roseville and yes, Roseville, Granite Bay and Rocklin are more chichi now. It never used to be but over the last 10 years there has been a huge migration from the Bay Area up there.

[looking21]

I'm considering some of the new condo complexes in North Natomas but am concerned about the proximity of the airport....does anyone who lives there have any information on whether the airport noise is noticable or bothersome?
Thanks

[BearBranch]

Don't think it is a big issue

[Guingirl]

We used to hear them every once in a great while, but it wasn't every day. We were in Natomas Park.

[jguillot]

Originally Posted by looking21

I'm considering some of the new condo complexes in North Natomas but am concerned about the proximity of the airport....does anyone who lives there have any information on whether the airport noise is noticable or bothersome?
Thanks

I believe the flight paths established by the FAA lead planes over less inhabited areas and over the rice fields outside of the city limits. I don't think noise from planes will be an issue.

[SingleNurseMom]

My (ex)husband worked there for several years, right off of Northgate. It's not a nice area at all. I'd say avoid Natomas altogether. It's pretty ghetto, and it's right next to Del Paso Heights (an area to completely stay out of, known for gang activity and violent crime). Stay out of South Sacramento and North Highlands too.

The nicer parts of the Sacramento metro area are more northern- I'm a mom too, and I would stay in these areas with my kiddos:

Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Auburn, Folsom, Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, Antelope, Carmichael.

West Sacramento used to be really bad, but now half of it is brand new and they're really working to remodel/renovate the whole city so it's getting better too (stay south of Hwy 50). But northern parts of Sac are the cleanest and safest, so go for the cities on the list if you can. There are good and bad parts to each of these cities, of course, but for the most part they're all pretty safe. The very very very safest? I'd say Lincoln, Rocklin, and Folsom, if I had to choose. I live in Citrus Heights, I attended school in Orangevale and Fair Oaks growing up, my children attend school in Carmichael, I have also lived for brief periods in Fair Oaks and Antelope, and I have family in most of these cities. Definitely stay north if you can.

Good luck!

[Guingirl]

Well...Im sure that my neighbor's house that sold for 850K would laugh at the mention that they live in the "ghetto". There are TWO sections of Natomas and there is a difference between South Natomas and North Natomas. BTW, when we sold our house in North Natomas, we had moved from Rocklin.

[easonbunny]

Originally Posted by Taribor

Hello,
We are relocating from FL. What are your thoughts on North and South Natomas? We have a newborn and I'm looking for a safe neighborhood that I can stroll the baby around. We found a rental home on Winter Garden Ave, off of Northgate Blvd, do you know if that's a safe area?
Thanks

Not a good area... a few blocks west is great!! Closer to Truxel is new area & quite safe!! parks & schools..

[GLS]

Originally Posted by Taribor

Hello,
We are relocating from FL. What are your thoughts on North and South Natomas? We have a newborn and I'm looking for a safe neighborhood that I can stroll the baby around. We found a rental home on Winter Garden Ave, off of Northgate Blvd, do you know if that's a safe area?
Thanks

East Sacramento is one of the nicest and safest neighborhoods for a family (if you can afford it). Several other posters have given you good options such as Roseville, Folsom, and Gold River. You can see that it is a consensus to avoid South Natomas. I just bought a small house in North Natomas. I would suggest staying north of I-80 and West of I-5.

Actually, if you don't need to be close to the city I would strongly suggest looking out further to Auburn or Cameron Park/ Shingle Springs or Placerville. They are more like Lakeland or parts of central Florida.Good luck.