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Sanford, NC vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 73.2% less rainy days than Sanford.
- Merced has 21.9% more Sunny Days than Sanford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 8.0% better than Sanford
 Sanford, NCMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny215  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Sanford    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It's pretty affordable and safe place to live. I do not yet have school aged children but I understand the education is not the best here. But it is nice, quiet,  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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