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Carson City, NV vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 42.0% more rainy days than Carson City.
- Merced has 3.6% more Sunny Days than Carson City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 8.0% better than Carson City
 Carson City, NVMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny253  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  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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