OT: Good areas to live around Sacramento

Hello everybody!  I am thinking of moving to the Sacramento area but I'm not sure of what areas would be okay to live in.  Does anybody have any opinions?  I'm having a hard time deciding between Tacoma Washington and the Sacramento area.  Both have their good and bad qualities.  I'm trying to see where it would be more affordable.  Thanks in advance!  :)

Just looking on Zillow.com under rentals in both Tacoma and Sacramento the rental market seems comparable.  You'd have to make sure you have air conditioning in Sac.  It can get pretty warm there.  Not really sure about the surrounding cities  as far as desirable neighborhoods and such.

Hi, if you'd like to get information on Sacramento or Washington, there is a great site called City-Data.com.  You can access it at this link.  http://www.city-data.com/forum/  I live by this site.  Tons of people there who will answer your questions, or you may peruse the boards for questions that have already been answered.  

Hi, I can give you my opinion on either... what is it that are you are looking for with your bad or good qualities? For instance- living in a rural area can be a good quality or a bad one...depends on what YOU are wanting. Sacramento has ALL sorts of lifestyles so finding a place to live that best matches your lifestyle is the way to go. I live in a community within Sac County where the town has chickens running wild, the major thouroughfare of traffic is behind my house, yet on the front side of my house, I enjoy wild life and country sitting just down the banks of the American River. in Fair Oaks. I have lived on and off in the Sacramento region since 1987. I was also stationed in the Northwest in the Puget Sound and raised up there as well with my family scattered about. Let me know what you are wanting...I'd be happy to suggest some places. :) Blessings.

I live in Folsom...it has that small town feel, yet you are close enough if you want to go into the City of Sacramento.  I also lived in Roseville for over 20 years, which I would whole heartedly put my stamp on!  I like living closer to the foothills than the City of Sacramento. Roseville, Rocklin, Loomis, Folsom, Lincoln are near enough if you work in Sacramento.  Hey, I even have friends who commute from Auburn and Placerville areas.  I wish you luck, Sacramento is a great location and is close enough to travel to San Francisco, or up the Sierras if you are a camping or snow bunny. Just remember though, we get up into the century mark in the summer, dry heat...but we have the Sierra Nevada mountains to escape to, or perhaps to the coast!