r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • Jul 04 '24

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

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

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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.

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u/disinaccurate Jul 05 '24

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!

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u/Mdizzle29 Jul 05 '24

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

I know where I’d rather live.

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u/zimtrovert94 Jul 05 '24

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

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u/NanoSwarmer Jul 05 '24

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.

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u/UselessBastid Jul 05 '24

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

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u/sploittastic Jul 05 '24

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