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Placerville, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 67.9% less rainy days than Placerville.
- Merced has 7.4% more Sunny Days than Placerville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 1.3% better than Placerville
 Placerville, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny244  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
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

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Over 12 years ago

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

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Over 17 years ago

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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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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