Plumas Lake is a nice neighborhood with reasonably priced houses (it's where my family lives), though the "amenities" aren't that close -- a 5 min drive will get you to a Walgreen's, gas station and convenience store. The drive to malls/grocery stores, etc are a little bit longer but the commute to base isn't too bad (~20 mins if you take the back roads).
As Bendy mentioned, there are different neighborhoods around the base to consider (Penn Valley has some really nice real estate), but the selling point for Plumas Lake was the great elementary school for our kids. Just depends where you want to focus your attention. Good luck!