2025 Compare Cities Health:
Merced, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Watsonville.
- There are 86 physicians per 100,000 people in Merced.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Merced, CAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock56.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.86  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock99100
   (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 Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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