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Merced, CA vs Grand Forks, ND

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Highlights
- Grand Forks has 72.0% more rainy days than Merced.
- Grand Forks has 24.8% less Sunny Days than Merced.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Forks scores 23.5% worse than Merced
 Merced, CAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock97106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8302443
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 Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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