Moving to Sacramento and could use some advice about the area

[kalibeltfeeder]

Do you want to be near Travis? How bout Vacaville? Lots of military and correctional officer families. It's a counter commute to sac-only 30-40 Mins. Property prices aren't crazy, crimes not too bad.

[Sunday]

California is a great state if is weren't for the Californians.

[K1rodeoboater]

Do you want to be near Travis? How bout Vacaville? Lots of military and correctional officer families. It's a counter commute to sac-only 30-40 Mins. Property prices aren't crazy, crimes not too bad.

I thought the commute from Travis would be more like an hour or more with traffic. Is that just not the case?

I'm honestly fine living away from a base....might be a good thing for me and my family. I'm considering ETSing after this assignment so it might be a good way to start my transition sooner rather than abruptly.

[Dvrjon]

Best way to know is to hit Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/
Then, input general or specific locations. Run the search at the time you expect to commute, and you'll get your number with traffic adjustment times.

Reverse the commute for return and run it at the appropriate time.

Best.

[kalibeltfeeder]

I thought the commute from Travis would be more like an hour or more with traffic. Is that just not the case?

I'm honestly fine living away from a base....might be a good thing for me and my family. I'm considering ETSing after this assignment so it might be a good way to start my transition sooner rather than abruptly.

well the base is in between Fairfield and Vacaville, so depending on where your going in sac...
I live in Vacaville, about 10 minutes from the base, it takes me 35 minutes to get from my house to my office/shop In the Power Inn area which is right by CSUS. It's a counter commute... Most traffic is going towards the Bay Area in the morning and back towards Sac in the afternoons, my commute is opposite, east towards Sac in the AM and west towards the bay in the PM.

Sac has some nice areas, but it's sprawling, it's crowded, and theres always lots of traffic, you can easily spend 30-45 mins going across town at the wrong time of the day.

Most areas of Vacaville are pretty nice, it's a smaller town, with not much traffic. You can get from one part to any other part in 10 minutes. It's a close knit community, with a lot of events. There's lots of shopping, eating, etc.. Crime rates aren't bad, schools are good. Decent homes can be found starting in the low to mid 300s. We're surrounded by farming, and while there is liberals, there is also a lot of conservatives. There's also a lot of shooters/gun enthusiasts in the area.

Lake Berryessa is 20 minutes north, and the delta is 20 minutes south. SF is an hour west (traffic depending). Close to wine country.

My other choice would be woodland, like Dave mentioned, also auburn, loomis, winters, placerville, and even though it's further out - grass valley would also be nice.

[ABF]

K1rodeoboater,
What will you be doing, recruiting, or AFRT gig? Assuming USAF...?

Consider the City of Davis or the City of Dixon. Both are within 30 minutes commute to Sac State, and both make the drive to Travis AFB easy (also less than 30 min). If you want to be within biking distance to work, the neighborhoods around Sac State are nice. Check out River Park area right outside CSUS front enterance. College Glenn and the East Sac areas are also bike-able and decent neighborhoods. The region south of HWY 50 and West of Power Inn Rd is.... how do they say it in the real estate game... "less desirable". Stary near Sac State and north of HWY 50 and you'll be good.

[Ewab0y]

Lots of good advice for you here. Good luck on your move.

My 2 cents: The People's Republic of Davis is a good community, but are not what you would consider to be 2A or gun-friendly. I had friends that lived in Davis and always heard them complaining about the Davis PD.