does anyone know of small cheap towns near San Jose or Gilroy? (Sunnyvale: crime, mobile home)

[juanAndmariaGettingMarrie]

im from Los Banos but me and my wife are trying to get a simple mobile home out there but i dont really know the areas.i work around san jose though and make about 520 a week.so wernt rollen in money.so can any one recommend good areas.i really dont want to be in the city too much

[things and stuff]

Look into affordable housing options (below market-rate rents for low-income families) in San Jose, and surrounding areas.

[juanAndmariaGettingMarrie]

do you of any small towns out there

[gizmo980]

What about Hollister? It's cheaper than Gilroy, and certainly cheaper than San Jose! I worked there for a couple of years, and it's actually a very under-rated town IMO... the people were mostly warm and friendly, housing is "affordable" by local standards, and crime isn't a huge problem as far as I could tell. I'm not sure about mobile parks/spaces there, but it would be worth investigating. As for commuting to San Jose, it would take about 40-45 minutes in light traffic, and 60+ during rush hours. Unfortunately you'd be going in the direction of heavy traffic, so if your hours are flexible that would help a lot. I commuted the opposite direction (SJ - Hollister) during off-peak hours, and it was an easy 40 minutes each way. I drive pretty fast, though.

P.S. While their population might be considered medium-sized in most states, I think we'd consider it a small town; it does have the small town feel, at least.

[Potion of Boredom]

Gilroy and Hollister are pretty cheap, but they are really boring and are situated in the ugly dry yellow-brown hills of the South Bay. Stay away from Cupertino or Sunnyvale and those other types of suburbs; they are very expensive.

[sonarrat]

If you want a mobile then you might as well try to get it in San Jose. There are a lot of inexpensive parks with cheap space rent.

[NoMoreSnowForMe]

I also thought of Hollister. No cheap, safe places closer to SJ that I can think of.

[Wintermomma]

I think of Gilroy as cheap. Morgan Hill seems nice and less expensive also.

For something prettier (i.e. not brown hills like a PPer said), what about the Santa Cruz mountains? Scotts Valley or Boulder Creek?

I think any of these options will make for a hideous commute to SV if you had to do it daily, though.

[ccm123]

Gilroy is not cheap any longer and Morgan Hill is quite pricey (bedroom community). Hollister is probably the only choice.

[Wintermomma]

I suppose it's all in what you compare it to. As I work on the peninsula, but cannot live anywhere on it due to the insane housing costs, they seem cheap to me.