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Sonoma, CA vs Merced, CA

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Rankings for Sonoma

Sonoma Ranked
#1 America’s Best Cities for Foodies
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Sonoma Ranked
#23 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Sonoma Ranked
#137 Best Green Cities
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Sonoma Ranked
#166 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Merced

Merced Ranked
#79 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Merced Ranked
#289 Best Green Cities
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Merced Ranked
#328 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  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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