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Merced, CA vs California City, CA

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- The average commute for residents of California City is 14.0% longer than it is for residents of Merced.
- 86.0% more residents of California City work from home compared to residents of Merced.
 Merced, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock4127
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 Commute Mode
 Merced, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)78.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock14.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk1.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Merced, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock10.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.8%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock10.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock10.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock13.1%2.9%
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 6 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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Reviews for California City    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 10 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  More

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