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San Dimas Ranked
#2 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
When it comes to summer and its accompanying hot weather, there are so many beautiful things - beach days, barbecues, revea... Read More

San Dimas Ranked
#2 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat
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San Dimas Ranked
#43 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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San Dimas Ranked
#47 Gloomiest Places in America
The data team at BestPlaces.net determined each metro area’s Gloom Score by looking at three key environmental factors for the m... Read More

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#50 America's Top Hygge Cities
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Rankings for Merced

Merced Ranked
#79 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
Feeling safe and secure is especially important to Americans these days. Recent events have reminded us that the safety of our... Read More

Merced Ranked
#289 Best Green Cities
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Merced Ranked
#328 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for San Dimas    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

The Jefferson's have Guts & we love our city even from a distance it's still close to our hearts! Peace, Love, & Light!  More

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Over 11 years ago

You probably are aware of how bad the drought is in Southern CA. Last year we only received 3 inches of rain. This is more like Texas than Southern CA. It looks like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lori I'm assuming you could not afford the VIA VERDE neighborhood of San Dimas. I just moved into VIA VERDE and it is so peaceful! I love it! I have a beautiful green  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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