Sacramento Sucks
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2/27/2011
I have lived in the city of trees AKA Sacramento since 1980. So I’m sure that I qualify in giving a accurate assessment of what living here is like.
Weather: low humidity, Summer includes many days of 100 degrees, but average year has 73 days with a high over 90 and it rains on average over 50 days and fog is over 90 days per year. Average cold temps are around mid 40’s during the winter season. Snow fall is extremely rare here.
Traffic: If you are in downtown Sacramento and are traveling say to the suburbs of Roseville which is about 30 min drive you need to add another 30 to 45 min if you are traveling between the hours of 4:00 to 7:30 PM and 7:00 to 8:30 AM. Highway 50 is even worse getting from Sacramento to Ranch Cordova which should take about 20 minutes but in traffic time it will take you almost an hour.
Crime: Areas such as Del Paso Heights and Oak Park have really high crimes rates. No one should go into those area’s after dark unless you want to run the high risk of getting shot or stabbed. In the suburbs you’re more than likely to have a higher chance of getting robbed. I should know it’s happened to me twice.
Housing: is 37% Higher than the U.S. average. A two bedroom apartment you cost you around $900.00. Section 8 has been closed for years and there are very few low income apartments and if you can’t afford the housing we have many homeless locations.
Population:1,451 people per square mile. It is really overcrowded
Employment: Unemployment rate in Sacramento is 14.70 percent (U.S. avg. is 10.20%) Most of my friends have been unemployed for several months to a couple of years. Three of my friends have left California and swear that they will never return.
Social Services: Due to budget cuts that are expected to go though Welfare will be eliminated. Med-I-cal services will be reduced by 40% which means out of pocket expenses. SSI will be cut to the federal pay only.
People: Most of the people here are rude, but I did not realize that until I went to Reno, the people there would ask me how I was doing, where I was from and did not hesitate to strike up a conversation with me. At first I became really nervous and I held my purse a little closer to me. They will even help if you are broke down on the side of the road.
If you live in Sacramento you need to have road side assistance or call someone you know. Because no one is going to stop to help you. Sometimes a cop will come by and tell you to move your vehicle because you are a distraction for the other drivers and at the same time will look for any violations, because cops love giving out tickets. But you do have a greater chance of getting a ticket in Citrus Heights and Roseville.
Education: Collages are not too bad if you can afford to go many schools are being forced to not only raise fees, but reduce enrollment numbers, making the college
application process more competitive than ever and if you have your child in public school. You can expect that there will be 21 other students in the classroom. If your child falls behind because, the teachers will not do their job he or she will be placed on a individualized education plan and be considered a special education student.
The cost of living which includes utility, gas, food, housing, transportation and health care
are all above the U.S. national average. Insurance is outrageous we rank 5th as the most expensive in the U.S. Not to mention you get taxed and regulated to death.
The only good thing that anyone can say about living here is that it is a perfect location,
you're half way between the mountains and the coast but don’t forget to look at all the smog covering the valley when you are driving back from Reno on I-80.
Bp | Citrus Heights, CA