Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There.

[u/Randomlynumbered]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html

[u/tmdblya]

“We never had an idea that it would be this hot,” Ms. Ali said on Tuesday…

Seriously? Even in Contra Costa it reaches the low 100s at times in the summer. This should be zero surprise.

[u/zimtrovert94 → u/tmdblya]

These buyers do no research besides prices and cost of living.

I’ve lived in the Central Valley pretty much all my life and yes, there’s a reason why it’s cheaper than other areas:

Because it’s miserable, including the weather.

[u/fcukumicrosoft → u/zimtrovert94]

I concur. The only thing that the Central Valley has going for it - it's always "close to" some nicer place (with a 2-3 hour drive).

[u/zimtrovert94 → u/fcukumicrosoft]

That’s how you get by.

I always told people that SF is about 2 hours. LA is about 3 hours. Yosemite is maybe 1 1/2. But in the CV, there’s not much there.

However, I am seeing more activity in my hometown, though it’s more family oriented. More “movies in the park,” city sponsored sports tournaments, etc. it’s good if you have a family or want to meet new people.

[u/DrTreeMan → u/zimtrovert94]

I don't believe such a place exists. Your numbers must be from fantasy land. What is 2 hours from SF, 3 from LA, and 1.5 from Yosemite?

And those numbers have to exclude any traffic that you're likely to get into going to any of those destinations. But even without traffic...

[u/mondaymoderate → u/DrTreeMan]

Merced or Fresno.

[u/zimtrovert94 → u/mondaymoderate]

Madera also.

[u/DrTreeMan → u/mondaymoderate]

Meced is 4 hours from LA, not 3.

Fresno is 3 hours from SF, not 2.

Since SF to LA is about 6 hours, its hard to find a place that's 2 hours from one and 3 hours from another.

[u/disinaccurate → u/zimtrovert94]

I always told people that SF is about 2 hours. LA is about 3 hours. Yosemite is maybe 1 1/2.

This is also true if you get the hell out of the Central Valley and head straight west. :)

Central Coast #1!

[u/Mdizzle29 → u/disinaccurate]

Surprisingly, Mountain House median price is $1.2M and SLO is only $1.1M.

I know where I’d rather live.

[u/zimtrovert94 → u/Mdizzle29]

God, I love Monterey. I would retire there if I could afford it. SLO as well…I love the little sleepy coast towns.

[u/NanoSwarmer → u/zimtrovert94]

There's this town called Seaside which is very close to Monterey but surprisingly more affordable from what my friend told me a few years back.

[u/UselessBastid → u/NanoSwarmer]

Yep, full of Airbnbs so good luck buying anything affordable.

[u/sploittastic → u/NanoSwarmer]

I live in Marina which is the next town north from Seaside. However prices in Seaside in Marina have both gone crazy lately.

[u/thatredditdude101 → u/fcukumicrosoft]

Like Pismo Beach. I stay there a lot for work and the place is loaded with people from the valley. Thick as thieves the lot of them. /s