Atherton Homes

Ask around Manteca for a new-home builder and Atherton Homes comes up first — the company bills itself as the city's premier builder, with a wide array of floor plans behind the claim. An on-site Design Center lets buyers shape finishes and details rather than settling for a stock package. Its homes serve shoppers across Manteca and the San Joaquin Valley, in Mountain House, and as far as Dublin and Livermore in the Bay Area — a broad footprint for buyers priced out of the coast.