| | Merced, CA | Lake Stevens, WA | United States |
| Overall | 109.1 | 136.2 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.5 | 102.9 | 100 |
| Health | 121.3 | 86.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 110.3 | 196.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $373,000 | $632,100 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,030.0% | 7,110.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 101.1 | 118.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 108.7 | 143.0 | 100 |
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Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go.
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Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and More
Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is More
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Reviews for Lake Stevens 
7 Reviews
I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the More
My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake More
10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats More
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