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Colorado Springs, CO vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 32.1% less rainy days than Colorado Springs.
- Merced has 7.8% more Sunny Days than Colorado Springs.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 14.1% better than Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall57  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny243  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  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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