Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California > San Francisco - Oakland
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 02-01-2009, 07:22 AM
 
1,566 posts, read 4,424,465 times
Reputation: 2657

Advertisements

Does anyone have anything to say about living in American Canyon, either positive or negative?

Thanks.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 02-01-2009, 09:00 AM
 
516 posts, read 1,338,537 times
Reputation: 120
Well on the positive side it is safe, inexpensive (compared to other places in the Napa Valley) and centrally located for commuters. On the negative side it has to be one of the most boring places on earth, and the traffic through town is right awful.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-01-2009, 01:07 PM
 
2 posts, read 6,703 times
Reputation: 11
why boring::::: isnt there hiking and stuff to do in the outdoors, low crime rate and friendly locals??
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-01-2009, 08:15 PM
 
516 posts, read 1,338,537 times
Reputation: 120
American Canyon is pretty much an in-between place, without much community of its own. This might change with the opening of its new high school (all AmCan students had to be bussed into Napa) but I dunno. Basically its lots of houses without really anything to do that does not require driving (unless shopping at Safeway counts). It also suffers from identity issues as it is pitched to prospective homebuyers as "Southern Napa Valley," or even worse "The Gateway to the Napa Valley," both titles that the city of Napa resents (since they have identity issues of their own).

If you see your home as a place to sleep then AmCan may be the place for you, but if you see your home as part of a larger vibrant community then this 'aint it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-03-2009, 07:50 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
30,353 posts, read 51,942,966 times
Reputation: 23746
Yup to all of the above. I don't know much about the town (which in itself says something), but used to drive through every day when I commuted to Napa... I just thought of it as the place with cheap gas, LOL. It's fairly affordable by BA standards and has some nice scenery, plus it is convenient to Napa, Vallejo, Fairfield, SF, etc. Aside from that, I don't think it has a lot to offer - sorry.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-10-2009, 11:03 PM
 
Location: bay area
242 posts, read 788,852 times
Reputation: 121
my brother lives in there when I go to visit it is a very quiet place to live. His house has lost a lot of value though. Bought it at 700,000, now the new ones in the same neighborhood is selling for 500,000
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California > San Francisco - Oakland
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:28 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top