Moving to Vallejo (San Francisco, Concord, Richmond: homes, catholic schools, places to live)

[Mr. Fantastic]

Vallejo West of I80 is a dump on the level of Oakland or the Iron Triangle in Richmond. I'd stay far, far away from that area if possible.

Fairfield is somewhat nicer, but walking through the Fairfield Mall is like walking through a strip mall in Compton. Not a good sign of economic vitality.

[keninaz]

Yes if you are moving to Vallejo for the most part try to stay on the east side of the highway.
I was born and raised there starting in 1946.
Many changes, not all for the good, have taken place since I was young.
I left there in 1987 and moved up to Suisun near Fairfield which was better.
I left CA for good in 1993 and it's been the best move I have even made but then again I did not intend to stay there with rapidly rising costs in retirement.

[CarawayDJ]

I looked into several Bay areas to relocate to prior to settling in temporarily in SoCal. Naturally, I looked into any areas where the prices seemed more reasonable. No way in hell I would raise my child in Vallejo. Yes, there are private "sanctuaries" of nice neighborhoods you could look into. Even there, you better put them in a private school or they will face some pretty tough times. I don't know, but I just needed to know a little more distance will separate my child from such areas. I made the mistake of staying at a Days Inn (maybe it was Comfort) in Vallejo when I checked the place out. I felt like I was in a neighborhood about as safe as a prison yard with no guards.

I always apply a really simple test of worthiness. I drive 5-10 minutes around where I'm looking at living, and if I see bars on house windows I forget about the place. It's actually a pretty good test.

[EastBayDefector]

Vallejo sucks!!!!!!!!!

[tninetails]

No police and bums run the town, you do the math.

if you want to go for a walk with your family bring a way to protect yourself the cops dont care

[bigdumbgod]

Originally Posted by tninetails

No police and bums run the town, you do the math.

if you want to go for a walk with your family bring a way to protect yourself the cops dont care

Then don't go for a walk with your family.

Town went bankrupt, much like Stockton is about to do. What do you expect?

[AugustRN]

I am not an East Bay Expert by any means but I am familiar with the whole county from driving it for my job. If you will be working in Vallejo and choose not to live there Martinez is safe and not a far drive with houses under 500k. I am not that familiar with Farifield but i know they too have houses under 500k and you wouldnt have to cross the bridge. We love Vacaville to visit, the market is very affordable, and it would be less than 30 min to work. I know a nurse at Kaiser in Vallejo who bought in Vacaville and is very pleased. I'd rent before you buy in Vallejo, if you must try it out.

[napabound2012]

So glad i read this about Vallejo...no wonder homes are so cheap!

[iamhowie74]

My wife and I almost bought a home in Vallejo because of the cheap prices and potential we saw in it. We were actually closing on the home but a spree of murders not too far away scared us off. But if you must, I'd consider Glen Cove, which borders Benicia, and the area between Tennesee and Redwood along Mariposa Ave. Otherwise I just wouldnt recommend anywhere else. And if you can afford 500K, well, homes in Vallejo pretty much max out at 350K, so you might as well go up the road to Benicia, Crockett, or Martinez.

[Boompa]

Originally Posted by tninetails

No police and bums run the town, you do the math.

if you want to go for a walk with your family bring a way to protect yourself the cops dont care

The police who weren't laid off were screwed out of the salary and pensions they had. Wonder why they don't care. Same bums you elected got them. One post and that was it