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Adrian, MI has never been in one of our rankings. Do you think this is a mistake? Tell us what you think is great or not so great about his place.

Rankings for Merced

Merced Ranked
#79 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Merced Ranked
#289 Best Green Cities
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Merced Ranked
#328 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Adrian    7 Reviews

The other reviews were during the big 2008 recession when everything was a bit hard for everyone, so the reviews reflect that, nowadays though in 2023 after yet another  More

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Over 14 years ago

We have three colleges - Adrian College, Siena Heights College, and Jackson Community College  More

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Over 15 years ago

Adrian is a small town with potential to grow from the economic stand  More

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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 5 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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