California E&S Insurance

Considering Sonoma County from Fresno We're in Fresno and tentatively considering a move in the next year or so once my youngest enters college. Yes, I know Fresno is considered a joke, but so was Sac when I was growing up in the Bay. There's many things I like about it, especially when compared to cities not named SF, LA, or SD. 1) About an hour drive to Yosemite, Kings Canyon/Sequoia, Shaver Lake, and there's never any traffic to get there and back, unlike, say, SJ to Monterey and Santa Cruz. Even local places like Millerton and Pine Flat Lake are underrated. 2) Nice weather outside of summer (which is blazing, I admit). Cool, but still sunny. 3) Affordability. Big enough city so it's not that hard to find nice suburban neighborhoods. It's not all gangland or crime-ridden. 4) Hardly any traffic compared to NorCal and SoCal (I've lived in both). Minimal LA-type road rage. Enough parking at Costco. 5) Diverse. Ethnic groceries (Asian/Indian), decent food (Mexican/Mediterranean/Punjabi/Asian/In-n-out) for the few times we eat out. Why I'm considering a move -- would like walkability to force ourselves to walk as we age and more green in the city. I'd be fine sacrificing walkability for living in the woods, but fire insurance has skyrocketed in CA. And my wife wants to be more in diverse (read: Indian grocery) city-like environments if we do move. So I'm considering cities like Petaluma and Santa Rosa and other places in Sonoma County. Not sure how bad insurance is in those areas however. Midtown, Sac seems to be recommended a lot too, but seems very pricy now. Some other considerations: \-Would like house to be up to $650k, but can consider up to $800k if I feel like we can live in a place forever. I'd like to control future costs, which is why I'm concerned about fire insurance. Will probably rent in the beginning though. \-Have to stay in CA, but can't move within 60 miles of San Jose to maintain my wife's remote work designation. \-Don't care about nightlife, concerts, even restaurants. Just nice enough places to walk around from your front door. My wife's from a city center in Europe, so I realize it's all relative. Thanks.

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