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Decatur, IL vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 68.4% less rainy days than Decatur.
- Merced has 31.7% more Sunny Days than Decatur.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 12.5% better than Decatur
 Decatur, ILMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  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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