Western Cities: Most overrated and Least Overrated (state, America, California)

[Synopsis101]

Overrated - Portland, Seattle, Denver

Underrated - Sacramento

[Champ le monstre du lac]

I'm seeing a lot of posts listing Sacramento as underrated. What's underrated about it?

[Tall Traveler]

Originally Posted by caphillsea77

I'm seeing a lot of posts listing Sacramento as underrated. What's underrated about it?

For starters, climate is quite good with moderate winters and warm and sunny summers that cool to comfortable at night.

Location is exceptional with easy access to the Bay area, Lake Tahoe, Monterey, Yosemite, Napa. There's also exceptional biking with awesome riding.

Housing is reasonably priced and varied and jobs pay above average.

[Chilly Gentilly]

Originally Posted by Tall Traveler

For starters, climate is quite good with moderate winters and warm and sunny summers that cool to comfortable at night.

Location is exceptional with easy access to the Bay area, Lake Tahoe, Monterey, Yosemite, Napa. There's also exceptional biking with awesome riding.

Housing is reasonably priced and varied and jobs pay above average.

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[2e1m5a]

Originally Posted by Tall Traveler

For starters, climate is quite good with moderate winters and warm and sunny summers that cool to comfortable at night.

Location is exceptional with easy access to the Bay area, Lake Tahoe, Monterey, Yosemite, Napa. There's also exceptional biking with awesome riding.

Housing is reasonably priced and varied and jobs pay above average.

Agreed, and I would add diversity. Sacramento is 32% White, 27% Hispanic, 21% Asian and 13% Black.

Nearly 6% of the population is two or more races while San Francisco doesn't even have a 6% black population.

[pistola916]

Originally Posted by caphillsea77

I'm seeing a lot of posts listing Sacramento as underrated. What's underrated about it?

Do you think Sacramento is overrated? or just about right?

[Natural510]

Originally Posted by LordHomunculus

Overrated: Las Vegas and Phoenix

Fair enough. I don't see how these cities can be considered underrated when they've grown by leaps & bounds over the past 2-3 decades.

[Sizzle-Chest]

Since when is Denver a western city? It's a thousand miles from the Pacific Ocean. It's not even on the west side of the Rocky Mountains!

Overrated: Seattle
Underrated: San Diego

[MilehiDenver]

Denver has ALWAYS been considered a Western city. Always. Weird that you think it is not!

[fightforlove]

Overrated: Seattle and Los Angeles
Underrated: Sacramento