not a great place to raise a family
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1/28/2008
I am a native bay area resident. I grew up in Pleasanton, CA and have lived somewhere in the vicinity most of my adult life. My husband and I bought a home in Antioch, CA 3 years ago because it was the one place in the bay area we could get more house for our money. We soon found out why the housing was so low here. While Antioch is very diverse, it seems that downtown Oakland simply packed up and moved to Antioch! The crime rate here amongst teens is very high. The high school my daughter attends has more than 4,000 students and they are one step away from putting in metal detectors. I still believe that Pleasanton is one of the best places in the east bay; Antioch..... not so much.
Bp | Antioch, CA