davis, ca
 

Hi guys,
I moved to Ca last week, looking at places, I like davis, Ca a lot. I wanted your input on the areas to look for a place/townhome/home. I want something close to downtown/fitness center and easy access to Travis AFB.
Thanks.

So you decided against Vacaville?

Davis is great - but it is relatively a very expensive place to live due to the thousands of university students who double/triple up on apartments/town houses.

What is your housing budget?

As the above post mentioned, Davis is a very nice college-oriented town, but it does come with a price tag. My concern would be the "easy access to Travis AFB". If that's the case, somewhere like Vacaville may suit you better.

The OP has already already had a loooooong discussion about where he can live and be convenient to Travis, including almost all reasonable options.

Davis gets REAL hot in the summer.

not any hotter than Vacaville :)

Soooo true janisj!! This summer was mild however compared to most. Last summer was absolutely horrible.

Best wishes liketravel..I don't have anything to offer as I am not that familar with Davis. We have one Fodorite who lives in Davis but I believe she is not available during this period of time.

ain't that the truth - we practically didn't even have a "summer" this summer.

When I worked at UC Davis there were a number of people commuting to and from Fairfield, and they said the average time was at least 40 minutes, often more with traffic snarls on I-80. So I wouldn't count Davis as being especially convenient.

As for housing...it's very expensive, and apartments particularly command high prices because of student sharing. However, there are 2 complexes just off the intersection of I-80 and West Covell Boulevard that might work for you, given your budget--but most Davis apartments are leased in the spring for the following July, and I have no idea what availability would be.

Most housing in Davis is no more than 10 minutes from the down-town area. You might take a look at places in South Davis, which has relatively easy access to the freeway.

Fitness centers are mostly in east Davis.

How about Dixon?

It'll cut the distance somewhat between Davis and Vacaville?

Housing should be more affordable there as well.

from the OP's other threads, he is looking for a bit more "happening" place than Dixon.

Isn't Dixon where "The Milk Farm" restaurant used to be? Janis, how can you say that's not "a happenin' place"? :)

The milk farm was great! all that's left is the sign :(

Wow! Some people go WAYYY back - the Milk Farm! Wow! That's really an old timer's secret! :)

Whoa - Not THAT old! :D

janis: LOL!

Goes back about 30 years for me! Makes me an old timer! :)

That part of Claifornia has changed so much, it's almost unrecognizable.

why don't you join us tomorrow in SF, janis? We're going to a brand NEW restaurant there. Nothing Old about this restaurant.

liketravel: sorry for hijacking your thread for a moment. :)

really REALLY wish I could. Any other time I'd be down there - but this month is just too too complicated. And the story is so long, I'd just kvetch and whine and be a big bore . . . .

By the time we have our Sac GTG things'll be back on an even keel.

The Milk Farm sign is still there, however, and the Nut Tree has reopened in a new and different guise.

thanks to all of you. You pretty much summed it up for me there....and I like that hijacking:-)
I looked for places in Vacaville and it a nice area, but not as fun sounding as davis, plus it's a biking town and I love biking!!
I agree with some of you about the commute, but I was told that I will be travelling against traffic?? My hours are 7:30-4:30.
My budget is upto 1800/mo.

On our last trip to Fairfield, we told our GPS that we wanted to go to Travis first. It directed us off of I-80 at the Mason St exit, which took us immediately to Peabody...which runs smack into Air Base Parkway. We always jump off of I-5 to I-505, so going past Davis is part of the deal.