Merced vs Turlock
Merced, CA compared with Turlock, CA · 25 miles apart
Merced has 99,724 residents to Turlock’s 72,864. Merced comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Turlock does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Merced, CA | Turlock, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 99,724 | 72,864 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,829 | 4,338 |
| Median household income | $63,122 | $82,995 |
| Median home value | $372,600 | $460,600 |
| Median rent | $1,393 | $1,612 |
| Homeownership | 45.9% | 56.1% |
| Average commute | 28.6 min | 26.2 min |
| Median age | 30 | 34.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 20.2% | 26.5% |
| Poverty rate | 23.9% | 11.3% |
| Unemployment | 11.3% | 8.4% |
| Price to income | 5.9× | 5.5× |
| Clear days a year | 128 | 126 |
| Days above 90°F | 112 | 118 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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