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Merced, CA vs Panama City, FL

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- Panama City has 378.4% more rainy days than Merced.
- Panama City has 9.5% less Sunny Days than Merced.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Panama City scores 13.6% worse than Merced
 Merced, CAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
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 Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 5 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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