2/8 Looking to buy our first home on a tight budget. Which east bay areas
near a BART station (within walking distance) are generally considered
safe?
\_ There's a ton of housing 5 minutes drive from the Dublin/Pleasanton
BART and lots of parking. I did tiny drive to BART->SF for years.
Walkable in that area are all apartments built around the BART.
\_ Isn't that area pretty expensive though?
\_ Depends on your idea of expensive. Is $600k for a yard, top
scoring schools, near zero crime rate, clean streets and
no gang bangers, all within a few minutes of BART expensive
to you?
\_ Does this have anything to do with the LOW INTEREST RATE?
\_ Walking distance is a pretty high bar in the suburbs, but I will
assume you can walk pretty far:
El Cerrito - safe but kind of foggy, with not great schools
Walnut Creek - safe, but not sure what your budget is
Concord - safe probably a good bet
Pittsburg - getting cheaper by the minute, you might have to drive to
\_ why walk when you can drive? -American
\_ Union City. I see many people (compared to other suburbs) walking
during the day and early evening in the BART station neighborhood.
(along Alvarado Niles Rd, Decoto Rd, etc.) It's quiet at late
night though. Schools are only okay. I don't actually take BART.
I take the AC Transit Line M Bus that stops at the UC BART station.
\_ What are the areas around the Hayward and Castro Valley BART
stations like?
\_ Hayward: many people walk during the day and evening, but the
type of people that you see in the evening doesn't make you
feel safe.
Castro Valley: no idea.
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