Is Sacramento the most overpriced city in the state? (Fresno: crime, house)

[Chimérique]

July 2014
High Temperatures for the day

Number of days
100+ degrees

Phoenix - 29 days

Fresno - 17 days

Sacramento - 5 days

[sav858]

Originally Posted by sourdough

Ever seen the L.A. River? Compare that to the Sacramento, American or Klamath rivers and their feeders.

I thought you were referring to water supplies.

[Chimérique]

June, July, August 2013, Days of 100's degrees or more:

Phoenix: 82 days

Austin: 53 days

Las Vegas: 52 days

Dallas: 50 days

Fresno: 39 days

Sacramento: 12 days

In a typical summer, Fresno has 1 MONTH and 9 days of 100 degrees for a high temp.

In a typical summer, Sacramento has only 1 WEEK, 5 days of 100 degrees for a high temp.

[FRESNOTOUGH]

Originally Posted by 2sleepy

So you find the most expensive homes in Sacramento per square foot and the cheapest in Fresno and call that a comparison? I don't think anyone will bite. I live in Sacramento and love it. I spent a good deal of time in Fresno with my last job and hated it; it is oppressively hot, boring and really unremarkable.

check zillow and do some comparisons, the differences are drastic for the vast majority of houses.

were there some deals in the sacto? yes, but those were the exception.
same goes for fresno/clovis.
I noticed some terrible deals there as well, but those were the exception.

sacramento housing is starting become insane: great news if you already bought, but terrible news if you're looking to move there.

cheers


ps
carmichael houses were my faves in the sacto area, congrats.

[Chimérique]

Zillow Home Value:March 2015

Citrus Heights, CA (City in Sacramento County) - $268,000

Clovis, CA (City in Fresno County) - $270,000

[FRESNOTOUGH]

Originally Posted by Chimérique

June, July, August 2013, Days of 100's degrees or more:

Phoenix: 82 days

Austin: 53 days

Las Vegas: 52 days

Dallas: 50 days

Fresno: 39 days

Sacramento: 12 days

In a typical summer, Fresno has 1 MONTH and 9 days of 100 degrees for a high temp.

In a typical summer, Sacramento has only 1 WEEK, 5 days of 100 degrees for a high temp.

one year of data for proof.

per sac wiki:
On average, there are 73 days where the high exceeds 90 °F (32 °C), and 14 days where the high exceeds 100 °F (38 °C);


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[pistola916]

"Is Sacramento the most overpriced in the state?" LOL

I don't really understand this thread when Sacramento is perhaps the most affordable metro in the State. Plus Sacramento is so underrated as a city and one of the most racially and culturally integrated places in the nation.

I think the point of the thread IMO is to call out Sacramento as overrated since Sacramento gets all of the attention among Central Valley cities. I sense a little envious from our Fresno poster.

[Chimérique]

In the Fresno Metro you will not find communities like Sacramento's

Davis - a real international college town
Sac's Midtown - a walkable dense urban neighborhood
Sac's Downtown - real high-rises, respectable architecture, and similar to midtown and getting much better.

[pistola916]

Originally Posted by Chimérique

In the Fresno Metro you will not find communities like Sacramento's

Davis - a real international college town
Sac's Midtown - a walkable dense urban neighborhood
Sac's Downtown - real high-rises, respectable architecture, and similar to midtown and getting much better.

Let's not forget East Sacramento, the Broadway corridor and Oak Park. Nightlife is growing outside the central city.

[Chimérique]

Fresnotough didn't you used to call yourself Fresnofreno, anyhow.

When you look at the negatives of the Great Central Valley, Fresno has 100 times more problems than Sacramento.

When you look at the positives of the Great Central Valley, Sacramento has 100 times more charms than Fresno.

If and when coastal Californians cannot cash out their expensive real estate and buy something nice in Sacramento then they will start looking at Fresno more often than Sacramento.

But Fresno will still have hotter summers, twice as much fog in the winter, no large lake, no big rivers, no reputable UC, and no major league sports, no reputable airport, no stable middle class, and a large under-educated underclass, and it will still be further from the beaches, Tahoe, Shasta, and Napa Valley.