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Review of Tracy, California

Winters are not Moderate
Star Rating - 8/21/2017
Tracy is an okay place to own a home with lots of friendly neighbors, very family friendly. The housing market rebounds more quickly than other central valley locations, but housing prices are very reasonable. Spring and summer are great.
On the other side, there's the long brutally cold, almost unbearable winters (20 degrees colder than the Bay Area). Too cold and too much rain for my taste. There are these crystal meth addicts who ride BMX bikes looking for things to steal. They'll prowl around the neighborhood looking into garages and opened gates. If you commute to the Bar Area, life's a real grind. I commute to Modesto, so I'm pretty happy there.
All in all, I prefer Orange County and San Diego for the weather, but it's too crowded and too expensive.

Jonathan | Tracy, CA
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These winters are EASY! It's in the 50's - it never snows or has ice storms. I guess if you're coming from SoCal maybe they are brutal. I agree about the meth guys, We have had lights, planters, and signs stolen from our yard. There are also a growing homeless contingent to worry about. Pot grows in good neighborhoods are common. The other thing that is common is that foreigners are buying up the foreclosed houses and renting them out cheap - which has brought our neighborhood way way down. We used to live in the nicer area - it is now not. We are looking to retire and move out of the area because the low lifes are taking over. According to my sister in Edmond, OK and my brother in Tulsa - it's happening all over everywhere!
Pamala | Tracy, CA | Report Abuse
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"...long brutally cold, almost unbearable winters..." I guess it's all about perspective. If you're moving from OC then it is colder. But if you're moving from nearly anywhere else in the U.S., 48 degrees is not all that bad in the winter.
Thomas | Hesperia, CA | Report Abuse
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