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Merced, CA vs Elk Grove, CA

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- Elk Grove has 59.2% more rainy days than Merced.
- Elk Grove has 1.5% more Sunny Days than Merced.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elk Grove scores 2.5% better than Merced
 Merced, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
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 Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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