Dear sue, the fresno area is HORRIBLE, my uncle and aunt live there. The weather is HOT, in the summer, and cold in the winter, but not snowy cold, just wet cold. i live in ventura county, which is on the coast and i love it here, although it is ridicisouly expensive, a one bedrom apartment goes easily for $1,000, a month, but you have the beach and mountains.... in fresno if you like to wake up to wind tunnels, and dust blowing everywhere and an UGLY AREA, it is a big armpit, and quite disgusting, then feel free, but on a positive note, the houses are signifacate cheaper then go right ahead, but as for my self, i WOULDNT EVEN CONSIDER IT!!!, AND withat being said, i would rather pitch a tent on the beach andlive there, but to each its own.............GOOD LUCK<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/beer.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/wine.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/sun.gif" border="0">