maybe for singles or with no kids, but not family
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4/2/2019
The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may not be ideal. New home prices here are "cheap" in comparison to San Jose which can only be 1 hour away with no traffic. Or Gilroy which is 30 mins away. New homes in Los Banos are going for $300K? Some smaller plans are high $200K. Problem though is, there are no jobs in Los Banos. At least no high paying ones, and the ones that are, are very few. Los Banos is barely 40,000 people. I have heard/read that most of the residents there drive to San Jose or the greater Bay Area to work. If you can put up with the traffic commute, what do you do on the weekend. Remember this town only has 40,000. There is nothing here. No mall, one lousy small movie theater, amenities and activities are very lacking compared to a big city. Once they exhausted the few activities and things you can do here, you can go to Gilroy to shop (30 mins no traffic), San Jose (1hr), Fresno (1hr). for the rest of the stores and amenities that they dont have themselves. The school district/schools here are not ranked well. This really is perfect definition of commuter town. If you are single or have no kids thats fine. But with kids, its a depressing.
Redd | Boise City, ID