| | Carlsbad, NM | Merced, CA | United States |
| Overall | 77.9 | 109.1 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 92.7 | 99.5 | 100 |
| Health | 86.1 | 121.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 50.7 | 110.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $183,800 | $373,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,710.0% | 11,030.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 69.9 | 101.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 83.5 | 108.7 | 100 |
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Reviews for Carlsbad 
15 Reviews
We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly More
Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy More
I've lived here ten years and hate it. It's an oilfield town and they take advantage of that by doing a lot of price gouging... it's very difficult to find reasonably More
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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.
The town More
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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