Taking a Job In Richmond, Ca where should I live?

[Sunnysdad]

@bayareaguy87 - Thanks for the detailed info. A lot of the cities you mentioned have come up a lot to me as well. i here great things about Pinole, Hercules, and Albany. Like you mentioned im going to have to come out for a visit and drive around to actually see the area. Thanks again!

[BayAreaGuy87]

Originally Posted by Sunnysdad

@bayareaguy87 - Thanks for the detailed info. A lot of the cities you mentioned have come up a lot to me as well. i here great things about Pinole, Hercules, and Albany. Like you mentioned im going to have to come out for a visit and drive around to actually see the area. Thanks again!

No problem. If you have anymore questions feel free to ask. Good luck.

[stellazhu0223]

How is marina bay area?

[Natural510]

Originally Posted by stellazhu0223

How is marina bay area?

Anywhere near a Marina is generally nice, even the Richmond Marina area. Keep in mind though, being in a high-quake area between two faults, the marinas are also the highest liquefaction-prone areas, many of them having been built on landfill.

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by BayAreaGuy87

Hey,


I've lived next to richmond my entire life, and I hope I can be of some help. First things first. The city of Richmond is well known throughout America as being one of the most crime ridden and dangerous cities for its size, with gangs, drugs, prostitution and murder being commonplace in certain areas of the city. Now for the good news: Most of the gang activity is isolated in certain neighborhoods such as North Richmond, much of South Richmond, and central Richmond. There are still a handful of affordable, decent, safe, and even good areas of richmond. The following are good areas :East Richmond Heights/the Richmond Hills, basically anything east of san pablo avenue and up in the hills is either decent or good. If you go up to arlington blvd. and look in areas around Adams Middle School, Vista Elementary, and the Mira Vista Golf course, you'll find homes between 200,000 at the low end all the way up to the 600,000+ that are in safe neighborhoods, many with views of the bay. Drive around, it really feels more like El Cerrito and you forget that you're even in richmond. Point Richmond is great, but very expensive, and is right next to the Chevron refinery. Lastly, there is Richmond annex, which is a decent to good area, but I think it's overpriced and less safe than the richmond hills. It is too close to some not so great neighborhoods, so spillover crime can be a problem. A high ranking MS-13 gang member was arrested near or in the Richmond Annex neighborhood not too long ago. If your looking in the annex, you need to look at the neighborhood east of interstate 80 closer to El Cerrito.

While the bolded is true, I'd extend that to pretty much anything east of 23rd Street and above Barrett. I would not live on 23rd or Barrett themselves but the North and East neighborhood is decent.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Nineties Flava

While the bolded is true, I'd extend that to pretty much anything east of 23rd Street and above Barrett. I would not live on 23rd or Barrett themselves but the North and East neighborhood is decent.

Yes, the neighborhood north of Barrett and east of 37th all the way to the 80 freeway is nice and middle class. People care about their homes.

And your right, 23rd to 37th is still decent as well.

Heck I wouldnt feel uncomfortable extending that to anywhere north of MacDonald and East of 23rd.

Richmond gets such a bad rap, but the place is far more pleasant in real life.