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Merced, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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 Merced, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall12.518.538.1
 Snowfall0027.8
 Precipitation Days54.837.8106.2
 Sunny262283205
 Avg. July High95.173.185.8
 Avg. Jan. Low37.143.121.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.18.97
 UV Index5.35.74.3
 Elevation ft.171492443

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

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. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

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

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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 Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 3 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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ZIPS IN MERCED, CALIFORNIA
95340 95348 95341
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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