Hi all!
First, to start off my name is Kevin. I reside in Elk Grove ( Old Elk Grove), I currently serve in the United States Army Reserves and my civilian occupation is Vision Service Plan (VSP). I'm 22 and engaged and looking to move into my first place! My job is currently located in Rancho Cordova but there is a 95% chance that we will be moving to Folsom in November of this year (building behind Folsom Outlets). My current position does not pay me well enough to travel from Elk Grove to Folsom Monday-Friday and occasionally Saturdays so I'm looking to relocate somewhere closer to were my job will be moving to.
I just wanted to get some insight of Folsom from people that live there. my fiancé works during the day as a waitress and attends Sac State and I work graveyard (10 P.M - 6:30 A.M) so I need somewhere that is somewhat quite with not a lot of criminal activity due to incidents that have happened while I was gone for 9 months. She wants to start with an apartment just to get settled in with living in a different city, get a feel of a new area and save up to buy a house. Now, I know Folsom is quite a upscale area, but I also know that there are some areas that are not-so-great places to live. I've mentioned Greenback (Folsom Ranch Apts) and my fiancé instantly said a no-go. I also went on the Folsom PD website and looked at the recent crimes going on and it seems to happen mostly around the E.Bidwell and Sibley so she would not want to live in the apartments that are near that area as well.
Does anyone have any opinions on apartments in or near the area that somewhat fit this category?? I've been looking at Folsom, Fair Oaks, El Dorado Hills (kind of pricey!), Citrus Heights. We are looking for just a 1 BR since it will be just us and our budget is around $1000-$1200 (she thinks $900 can get us into a really nice complex. haha) Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!