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Places Similar to Merced, California

PlaceMatch™ lets you find places similar to any city or town you select, either using the default criteria or using criteria you specify.The criteria being used are show as column headings in the results table further below.

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Cities and Towns Similar to Merced, California:
Sorted from most similar to least (using the default selection criteria).

Your specified criteria have resulted in 61 locations (a maximum of 100 are shown in the table below). Note that you can dictate for each each criterion (e.g., the percentage of people in poverty) whether it should match Merced 'loosely' or 'strictly', using the Advanced Controls. This matching level, loose versus strict, is shown near the top of each column in the results table.

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City, StateSimilarityGo To
City
 1 Person Houses65+College GradsCommute MinutesFamily IncomeKids 0-4Non WhitePop.PovertyProp. CrimeSeasonal HousingViol. Crime
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MERCED, CALIFORNIA [details] 22.7%9.4%13.6%21$32,4709.2%47.6%63,89327.9%74.70.2%9.4
1. Fresno, California93.7[details] 23.3%9.3%19%22$35,8929.1%49.8%427,65226.2%61.60.2%8.2
2. Porterville, California92.1[details] 18.7%9.4%11%21$35,1369.5%45.2%39,61525.7%55.10.4%6.3
3. Atwater, California91.3[details] 18.1%9.1%12.3%23$39,7899.4%42.7%23,11318.7%44.80.2%7.2
4. Dinuba, California91.1[details] 13.7%9.1%6.8%23$33,7699.8%47.7%16,84426.2%62.40.2%8.4
5. Madera, California90.3[details] 17%8.8%9.3%25$31,92710.7%51.9%43,20732.5%430.2%8.9
6. Yuba City, California90.1[details] 26.8%12.2%14.4%26$39,3818.1%33%36,75818.1%63.40.3%5.3
7. Dalton, Georgia89.9[details] 26.7%11.5%18.3%17$41,1118.9%33.8%27,91216%73.30.2%6.7
8. Reedley, California89.8[details] 15.7%11.3%14.4%23$37,0279.2%48.2%20,75623.8%40.60.4%6.3
9. Tulare, California89.6[details] 16.6%9.4%8.2%20$36,9359.6%43.6%43,99420.7%71.30.3%10.3
10. Hanford, California89.2[details] 20.5%10.3%14.5%21$41,3958.7%35.9%41,68617.3%49.20.4%4.6
11. Spring Lake, North Carolina89.1[details] 23.3%4.7%8.5%21$28,30011.1%66%8,09823.7%71.50.1%12.7
12. North Charleston, South Carolina89[details] 28.6%9%13.8%23$32,8688%55.2%79,64123.2%79.70.3%16.2
13. Mount Pleasant, Texas88.9[details] 26.7%13.6%13%16$32,3319.5%43.3%13,93522.8%49.90.3%5.5
14. Conroe, Texas88.8[details] 27.1%9.7%18.3%25$37,2018.7%28.8%36,81119.3%76.60.3%9.7
15. Beaumont, California88.6[details] 23%10.7%8.8%25$37,4039.2%31.9%11,38420.2%38.90.2%4.7
16. Pasco, Washington88.5[details] 20.3%8.7%10.6%22$37,34211.1%47.2%32,06623.3%53.20.3%4.4
17. Lawton, Oklahoma88[details] 24.5%9.3%19.3%16$37,8318.4%38.7%92,75716.3%56.10.2%7.6
18. Kingsville, Texas87.7[details] 23.7%10.5%20.5%18$31,8828%28.9%25,57528.3%58.60.4%5.3
19. Caldwell, Idaho87.6[details] 23.9%11%11.7%22$35,1589.6%24.9%25,96716%75.90.2%6.1
20. Exeter, California87.6[details] 18.7%11.1%12.4%24$37,0338.9%30.3%9,16819.4%59.10.1%5.3
21. Junction City, Kansas87.5[details] 26.1%11.1%15.8%17$35,0938.7%41.6%18,88614%55.80.3%8.8
22. West Sacramento, California87.5[details] 27.2%12.7%9.8%22$36,3717.7%35%31,61522.3%48.10.3%13.1
23. National City, California87.3[details] 17.3%11%9%25$31,4978.1%64.9%54,26022%52.20.1%7.8
24. Selma, California87.3[details] 15.2%10.3%8%21$36,5109.3%56.1%19,44422.7%68.90.1%5.5
25. West Memphis, Arkansas87[details] 25%10.5%11.5%21$32,4658.5%57.8%27,66628.3%51.70.3%12.1
26. Indianola, Mississippi86.8[details] 20.9%10.7%14.9%17$31,1868.1%74.3%12,06627.4%57.40.2%6.2
27. Toppenish, Washington86.2[details] 14.5%7.9%7.1%21$28,22811%68.5%8,94632%990.3%8.3
28. Hinesville, Georgia86.1[details] 16.8%3.1%17.3%23$36,22110.6%58.5%30,39214.8%66.10.3%5.6
29. Ogden, Utah86.1[details] 26.2%11.3%16.9%21$38,9509.8%21%77,22616.5%66.70.3%4.5
30. Newburgh, New York86.1[details] 27%9.2%11.2%23$32,5199.8%57.7%28,25925.8%41.60.3%12.8
31. Alice, Texas86[details] 21%13.7%12.5%21$34,2768.4%22.6%19,01021.9%107.80.4%7.3
32. Albany, Georgia86[details] 28.9%11.8%18.2%18$33,8437.8%66.8%76,93927.1%68.90.4%6.8
33. Griffin, Georgia85.8[details] 27.8%13.8%16.4%25$33,9638.5%53%23,45121.4%56.60.1%8
34. Watsonville, California85.7[details] 17.8%8.6%8.7%24$40,2939.3%57%44,26519.1%40.40.3%6.4
35. Dodge City, Kansas85.3[details] 23.2%10%17.3%15$41,6729.9%28.6%25,17613.9%60.70.3%5.5
36. Anderson, California85.3[details] 25%13.9%7%20$29,2598.2%13.5%9,02228.3%570.1%7.7
37. Sanford, North Carolina85.1[details] 25.5%12.2%18.6%23$39,4478%44.1%23,22017.1%84.40.4%7.8
38. Terrell, Texas84.8[details] 25%13%12.9%23$40,1487.8%44.6%13,60619.7%93.40.3%6.4
39. Greenville, Mississippi84.7[details] 25.9%11.8%17.5%17$30,7888.6%71.1%41,63329.6%67.50.1%5.9
40. Hobbs, New Mexico84.6[details] 24%11.9%12.9%17$33,0178.1%36.5%28,65724.2%67.70.3%12.5
41. Clarksdale, Mississippi84.3[details] 26.9%12.9%18.2%22$26,5928.8%70%20,64536.2%59.90.3%9
42. New Iberia, Louisiana84.3[details] 25.4%13.3%12.3%21$30,8288.2%43%32,62329.5%49.90.4%7.7
43. Kansas City, Kansas84[details] 29.1%11.6%11.7%22$39,4918.1%44.2%146,86617.1%890.3%6.9
44. Blytheville, Arkansas84[details] 28.1%14.1%14.2%17$32,8168.7%54.9%18,27228.6%101.60.2%11.3
45. Brownsville, Tennessee83.6[details] 26.5%13.6%14%22$33,7827.9%63.5%10,74821.3%53.40.3%15.7
46. East Chicago, Indiana83.4[details] 28.5%13.3%7.1%23$31,7789.1%63.5%32,41424.4%57.20.2%21.5
47. Houma, Louisiana83.4[details] 24.1%12.2%14.3%21$40,6797.4%32.5%32,39320.8%60.60.1%14
48. Wichita Falls, Texas83[details] 28.6%12.3%21.5%17$39,9117.1%24.9%104,19713.9%73.80.4%11.3
49. Portsmouth, Virginia82.9[details] 27.6%13.8%13.8%24$39,5777.1%54.2%100,56516.2%53.70.3%8.9
50. Columbus, Georgia82.9[details] 26.7%11.7%20.4%20$41,2887.3%49.6%186,29115.6%67.20.3%4.9
51. Pine Bluff, Arkansas82.8[details] 29.1%13.7%17.6%20$34,3627.4%67.7%55,08525.5%87.60.3%10.8
52. Osceola, Arkansas82.8[details] 24.6%11.1%10.6%14$26,5889.5%52.6%8,87529.5%45.10.3%11.4
53. Odessa, Texas82.4[details] 25.6%11.8%14.7%17$36,8698%26.6%90,94318.6%43.70.4%6.2
54. Bridgeton, New Jersey82.2[details] 27.4%10.9%7.3%25$30,5027.3%61.1%22,77126.6%47.70.3%17.7
55. Bridgeport, Connecticut82.2[details] 29%11.5%12.2%26$39,5718.2%55%139,52918.4%44.70.2%10.2
56. Gallatin, Tennessee81[details] 26.6%13.7%14.5%24$41,8997.3%21.7%23,23014.4%41.20.4%10.3
57. Van Buren, Arkansas80.4[details] 21.3%10.6%12%20$37,1988.4%12.6%18,98616.7%46.10.2%4.2
58. Texarkana, Arkansas80[details] 27.9%14%14.7%18$37,1577.6%34.1%26,44821.7%62.80.4%14
59. Prichard, Alabama79.5[details] 23%11.5%6.7%25$23,5197.8%85.8%28,63335.5%72.10.2%10.6
60. West Helena, Arkansas79.4[details] 27.7%12.3%12%19$25,01410.1%67.2%8,68935.4%48.90.3%7.1
61. Berkeley, Missouri78.5[details] 24.4%11%9.1%24$34,1487.7%79.4%10,06319.3%59.40.2%9.5