Sacramento is the fastest growing major metro in California. Thoughts? (compared, population)
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I am not surprised. While it will always be overshadowed by the Bay Area, and most Californians think it is a glorified Fresno, Sacramento is one of the most under-rated MSAs in the US. It is like Austin without the hype, and much better weather, and proximity to some of the most beautiful parts of the country and then the delta is a space of extraordinary haunting weirdness and beauty, both in terms of history and natural environs. That string of half abandoned Chinese-American Gold Rush towns along a river losing its way feel like southern Louisiana came to California and no-one knew what to do. . .
I had never been to the delta until I drove to Sacramento from a friend's house in Antioch, and man, it felt like the bayous and swamps. It made me think California might have a slice of the whole world in one state. Delta is underrated for its maze and network of rivers and bodies of water
Sacramento is very, very different from the other 2. The area has many more established neighborhoods, an actual walkable downtown with amenties, a decent nightlife in an area called Midtown, a light rail system, many nice suburbs etc. 2 of Sacramento's suburban counties, Placer and El Dorado, have very high incomes on par with the the coast actually, but median home prices are in the $600,000s, which is a steal by coastal standards.
The area is very diverse racially, is fairly balanced politically, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy less stuck up than the Bay Area in my experience.
The only ding for me was the hot summers. Otherwise I like Sac a lot.
Sacramento is very, very different from the other 2. The area has many more established neighborhoods, an actual walkable downtown with amenties, a decent nightlife in an area called Midtown, a light rail system, many nice suburbs etc. 2 of Sacramento's suburban counties, Placer and El Dorado, have very high incomes on par with the the coast actually, but median home prices are in the $600,000s, which is a steal by coastal standards.
The area is very diverse racially, is fairly balanced politically, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy less stuck up than the Bay Area in my experience.
The only ding for me was the hot summers. Otherwise I like Sac a lot.
Some things I learned today:
Sacramento has the second busiest Amtrak station in California, the only station besides Los Angeles with 1 million plus annual boardings.
The city of Roseville has nearly doubled in population since 2000, and the city of Elk Grove has nearly tripled in population since then.
I've never been to Sacramento yet, but on paper it seems like a great city. Beautiful location with plenty of nature, super diverse, not ridiculously expensive (at least compared to the Bay Area), and Sacramento is still a medium sized city with enough city amenities for restaurants, shopping, nightlife, etc.
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