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Merced, CA vs Columbus, OH

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- Columbus has 217.6% more rainy days than Merced.
- Columbus has 32.1% less Sunny Days than Merced.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbus scores 12.3% worse than Merced
 Merced, CAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock130106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7812443
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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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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