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Nevada City, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- There are 86 physicians per 100,000 people in Merced.
- There are 225 physicians per 100,000 people in Nevada City.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Nevada City, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock43.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.225  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock106100
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Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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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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