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Complaining about the cost of living is a favorite pastime in California.

An exodus has led in large part to Texas, according to an analysis by The Sacramento Bee. But people looking for cheaper living needn’t necessarily go so far.

According to a new survey, one of the country’s most affordable places to live is in California — Fresno.

Stay with me.

The Central Valley’s biggest city has sometimes gotten a bad rap from outsiders.

True, Fresno has issues: unemployment is high (about 10.5 percent), the summers are scorching hot and air pollution often gets nasty.