Livingston, CA Home for Rent

Life in Livingston means being surrounded by vineyards, almond orchards and fields of sweet potatoes. The city of 14,000 is about 10 miles northwest of Merced and 30 miles southeast of Modesto. “It’s managed to grow a lot compared to what it used to be, but it’s still very much a quiet, country town in a lot of ways,” says Judy Caton, Realtor with Reed Realty who grew up in Livingston. “It’s a nice slice of that agricultural lifestyle – there’s farms all around, and it’s definitely sweet potato country.”

The city is named after the famed 19th- ...