Well you guys could move to Fresno . . . housing is a little cheaper here .- but then so are wages.
The yearly heat wave lasts from about May to September but seldom climbs much over 100F.(we had a couple of 110's for a few days recently but those spells seldom last more than a couple weeks. We've got all the mountains you could ever want less than 80 miles away and the coast is about 150 miles west. of here. Not Colorado by any means but from what I understand more affordable.