areas to live around vallejo?

[Alisande]

Originally Posted by olytosf

We are moving to the vallejo area for school but I am reading many bad things about vallejo so I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on better areas we should look at. Is Napa a nice/safe place to live? What about Novato? Any suggestions would be very helpful!!

Thank you.

We are looking at Benicia. Big NO on Vallejo it's the hood.

[Cougar05]

I answered a similar question in a post yesterday. I'll say it again here: don't move to Vallejo. I've lived here for over 20 years and I hate it. If I could, I would leave. There's NOTHING here except drugs and child molesters. Our roads are full of potholes and customer service at places like the post office is awful. Trust me, you don't want to live here.

[jedimaster128]

Originally Posted by olytosf

I have been reading a lot of the other posts on here and nearly all of them are negative about vallejo in terms of safety and people tend to recommend looking anywhere else to live...if you search for other threads on vallejo you will definitely come across some. But I have also seen a couple where people like it, so its hard to tell. For me, I just read too many negatives to keep it on my list.

Thank you Olytosf!

We just got back from Cally the other day. I jumped the gun. My husband was giving me the 'area'. I can't remember the name...Benini?

Good luck with your search!

[Cougar05]

You mean Benicia?

[Alisande]

Originally Posted by olytosf

Thank you very much for the suggestions. I have been using google maps to get estimated commute times to vallejo from all the various places folks have mentioned. I am wondering though if they are realistic estimates. Is it really about 30 minutes from Napa or is it totally dependent on time of day?

Are there areas of Vallejo that are even worth looking at or should we just steer clear completely?

Thanks again.

Oh forgot to mention-- Vallejo schools are horrible. HORRIBLE. Benicia on the other hand is the best in solano county. However, you will not find much diversity in Benicia (if that's what you were looking for) it is mostly white upper middle to upper class. Downside of Benicia is the refinery. It's downright ugly, ruins the view and sometimes puts out some horrid smoke. It can be windy and foggy at times but so are all areas around the bay. The city itself is kind of artsy and quite nice. Small though and you usually have to go elsewhere to shop. I'd recommend it for families because of the schools and it is a safer area.

[ca2002]

Cougar05.....just curious whats your race/ethincity? Upper, middle or lower class? (if you don't mind my asking)

[jedimaster128]

Benicia! Thank you.

I thought that area was beautiful. The town seemed 'artsy'. The main street is full of shops and bars are plentiful. lol

I consider upper middle class to be snotty. I didn't get that impression, but I only spent a day there. I liked it!