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Merced, CA vs Lake Stevens, WA

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- Lake Stevens has 248.8% more rainy days than Merced.
- Lake Stevens has 37.4% less Sunny Days than Merced.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Stevens scores 11.1% worse than Merced
 Merced, CALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock174106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
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 Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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