It is not in the greater Bay Area. So you don't get as big a

Chinese population as the great Bay Area. Housing should be much cheaper than Bay Area. It's closer to Stockton and might be more industrial. Everything I say here is my impression and what I have heard.

You should be able to find housing data on the internet very easily.

Housing cost is very much relative to where you move from. Those living in Bay Area might find housing in Modesto an arm and leg cheaper than the likes of San Francisco and Silicon Valley.