2025 Compare Cities Health:
Merced, CA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- There are 199 physicians per 100,000 people in Tacoma.
- There are 86 physicians per 100,000 people in Merced.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Merced, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock34.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.86  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock84100
   (100 = best)
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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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