| Weather | | How much crime? | | What are the neighborhoods like? | | What are the people like? |
| Eureka is in Redwood country in Northern California. What a lot of people don't know, however, is that it's part of a rainforest region and it gets a lot of rain every year. Obviously, some months get more than others, but it averages out to around an inch a week. Summer isn't too wet, but June gloom covers the area with a gray marine layer that can keep temperatures muggy and a bit cool and overcast. Aside from the rain and grayness, the weather is not that cold and is rather pleasant. | | Not a lot of vicious crime, but thievery abounds in this area. There are a lot of transients, (hoping to get jobs in the marijuana business), and many of them are simply opportunistic thieves. Not all of them of course. That area has a pretty good reputation as far as honesty goes. However, if you leave valuables in your car and walk away, just remember that they might not be there when you return. The best advice is to trust in God, but lock your car and hide your valuables. | | The best and worst parts of town are pretty much in the same location: Old Town. Since this is hippie haven, along with tourist central, this section of town boasts great restaurants, shops and tourist attractions. It also presents an area that panhandlers, thieves and burglars will and do take advantage of. There are a lot of great old Victorian buildings and homes in this neighborhood and some of the houses can cost a pretty penny if you're buying. Rent can be steep also since this is a college town and competition is tough as far as finding a decent place to live. | | Eureka is a very open-minded and rather liberal city for the most part. Tradition runs deep, as far as old Californian tradition goes and hippies and new-age people and beliefs seem to be the majority here. There are educators and professionals who inhabit this little piece of paradise and they don't rock the boat. They are the substantial, if quiet, backbone of business and social order that pervades this beautiful ocean front town. |
| Downtown Area | | Restaurants | | Schools | | Single life |
| Shopping in Eureka is downright fun! Whatever you want, you can get there. There's the Bayshore Mall which has all the new stuff you could want and then there's the Old Town shopping experience, which gives you more choices than you ever thought possible. You can find folk art, modern art, vintage art and clothing and just about anything new age or counter culture that you could imagine. | | The AA Bar & Grill is pretty popular as far as restaurants go. The high quality food and service is consistent and it's affordable. One more place to check out might be Bless My Soul. This Cajun/Creole fare is exceptional and surprising to find in a place like this. | | Eureka has good schools and certainly much better than the small towns near it. Teachers are paid more here and it's considered the big city in that area. | | Eureka is a great place for singles if you fit in. That is, new age, hippies and the marijuana crowd are the ones that seem to be the most visible. |
| Noise | | town comparison vs. | | Best hospital | | Tourist attractions |
| This is a mellow town. the only noise you may not like, (but will get used to quickly), is the "Oohs and Ahhs" that come from your own lips when you take in the breathtaking views of Humboldt Bay and the beaches just on the outskirts of town. | | There aren't a lot of towns near Eureka, but Arcata and Fortuna are the most notable. Arcata is simply a smaller version of Eureka, in that it is populated by a great deal of new agers and hippies, along with a handful of people who where business clothing and actually run and work at day to day business operations. Arcata is a great place that attracts a great deal of the marijuana industry folks and according to the police and newspapers, tons of marijuana is cultivated inside rented houses which have hidden growing rooms to elude notice by the local constabulary. Arcata is known as a very hip town and it is a little more laid back, if that's possible, than Eureka. Fortuna, to the south, is a small town that people stop in if they need gasoline. It started out as a lumber company town and it is surrounded by Redwoods. Eureka is the best place to reside in compared to Arcata and Fortuna, only if you want more things to do and more convenient shopping. | | St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka is a very reputable place to go if you're sick or injured. It's a surgical and medical destination that keeps Eureka and surrounding areas healthy. | | Humboldt Bay and Old Town are two of the best attractions in Eureka. The laid back at-home feel you experience here just make you want to stay a few days longer. Old Town is so welcoming that you might seriously stop into a real estate office to look at what houses are on the market. This is what city living should be everywhere: the feel of a small town with the convenience of a big city. |
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| There are lots of natural foods restaurants and health food stores along with used bookstores and new age gift shops. There are also some terrific art galleries and stores that carry vintage things like ole fashioned hardware and tools that you'll be hard pressed to find elsewhere. Overall, Eureka is a great place to visit and a fun way to spend a day or a weekend. If you live there, you'll find Humboldt Bay a very nice place to go boating or fishing. The beauty of this area is what seems to keep people from leaving. It's almost mesmerizing and once you look either toward the redwoods or the bay and ocean, you'll want to keep looking day after day. | | | | | | |
