| | Merced, CA | Placerville, CA | United States |
| Overall | 109.1 | 143.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.5 | 105.9 | 100 |
| Health | 121.3 | 106.1 | 100 |
| Housing | 110.3 | 172.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $373,000 | $502,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,030.0% | 11,050.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 101.1 | 114.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 108.7 | 157.2 | 100 |
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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.
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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
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 Placerville 
6 Reviews
We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to More
We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We More
Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state More
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