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Albany, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 50.4% less rainy days than Albany.
- Merced has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Albany.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 6.9% worse than Albany
 Albany, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  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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