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ZIP 95340, Merced

Moderate

🇺🇸Merced, California · United States

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
80
Safety
Trade-offs
50
Affordability
50
Transport
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Schools — no source available yet
Transport — no source available yet
Is ZIP 95340, Merced right for you?

ZIP 95340, Merced is about average on everything we measure. We do not have figures yet for schools, transport, amenities, lifestyle and property confidence, so this is a partial picture.

Who it suits

  • Families with children Partly known

    About average on safety. Not known yet: schools and amenities.

  • Young professionals and renters Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Retirees and a quieter life Partly known

    About average on safety. Not known yet: amenities.

  • Living without a car Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Buying on a budget Partly known

    About average on affordability. Not known yet: property confidence.

Compared with nearby areas

In Merced In United States
Safety About average About average
Affordability About average About average

Still being collected: Schools, Transport, Amenities, Lifestyle, Property Confidence. These are gathered automatically and will appear here; until then, residents' reviews below are the best guide.

What's happening
Local & city news, notices and alerts
Vacation destination becomes a hotspot for Calif. millionaire renters SFGATE
Millionaire renters are surging across California, from Los Angeles and San Francisco to unexpected hot spots like Oxnard, Napa and Merced.
2 weeks ago Read article
Suspect in Merced County murder of DoorDash driver found dead in his car arrested in Woodland CBS News
A man suspected of murdering a DoorDash driver who was found dead in the trunk of his car along a Merced County road in July was arrested in Woodland, authorities said.
3 weeks ago Read article
JSerra holds strong atop California high school flag football rankings Ventura County Star
Merced makes a move in latest California high school flag football Super 10 rankings.
1 month ago Read article
Highway to Yosemite National Park turns 100. How to celebrate the scenic route The Mercury News
Built along the Merced River, Highway 140 “ushered in a new era of travel” and helped open up new opportunities for tourism and hospitality.
1 month ago Read article
My doctors said I was infertile New York Post
Nurse Areli Ruiz, 35, diagnosed with infertility, is pregnant with her third baby in two years after using Ozempic. Ruiz, from Merced, California, started the weight loss jab to reduce inflammation, a leading cause of infertility, after five years of trying. She conceived her first “GLP miracle baby” in September 2023 and plans to take Ozempic again after her current baby is born.
1 month ago Read article
Wildfire — IDRIA Hazard
330 acres · 96.4km away
1 year ago
Wildfire — PEAK Hazard
318 acres · 101.3km away
2 years ago
Wildfire — MIDDLE Hazard
201 acres · 84.8km away
2 years ago
Wildfire — BASIN Hazard
14,023 acres · 126.4km away
2 years ago
Wildfire — SHEERING Hazard
494 acres · 98.7km away
2 years ago
Data confidence
High coverage
80

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography
25 pts
source authority
20 pts
freshness
20 pts
record coverage
10 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.
Score dashboard
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
80
Safety
Good
estimated
50
Affordability
Below average
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
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Schools
No data yet
Nov 2026
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Transport
No data yet
pending
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Amenities
No data yet
pending
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Lifestyle
No data yet
pending
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Property Confidence
No data yet
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
What these scores mean for ZIP 95340, Merced

Each score is out of 100. Higher is better for you: a high affordability score means cheaper relative to local incomes, and a high safety score means less crime. Comparisons are with other areas in the same country.

Safety: 80/100 · Good
Scores 80 out of 100, which is good and lower than 99% of areas in United States. In practice, reported crime is low for its size. What it measures: How safe the area is, from reported crime adjusted for population, with burglary and robbery counting most. How it is worked out: No police data for this suburb yet — safety is estimated from data-backed suburbs nearby. This is an estimate from wider-area data, not measured for this area itself. Source: Estimated from nearby areas (estimated).
Affordability: 50/100 · Below average
Scores 50 out of 100, which is below average and lower than 99% of areas in United States. What it measures: How average rent compares with what households here typically earn. How it is worked out: Average rent as a share of median monthly income. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: Official census income and rent (ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates).
Full scoring method
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
🔥 Wildfire: High
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Community demographics
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Population
38,303
Median household income
$71,193/yr
Median home value
$399,100
Price-to-income ratio
Median home ÷ median household income
5.6×
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