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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. 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×

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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