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Merced, CA vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette has 203.2% more rainy days than Merced.
- West Lafayette has 29.4% less Sunny Days than Merced.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Lafayette scores 13.6% worse than Merced
 Merced, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6102443
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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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