I as well like central California, but I would be wary of the central valley unless you can deal with heat well. I live on the coast, which I love, but it is no

I as well like central California, but I would be wary of the central valley unless you can deal with heat well. I live on the coast, which I love, but it is no where near as cheap as the valley, it at least has weather I can survive in. The other issue is that most large/modern cities are four to five hours away.