| Index | Merced | California | National | 
| Median home price | $251,500 | $409,300 | $184,700 | 
| Median rent asked | $1,032 | $1,297 | $949 | 
| Avg. people per household | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 
| Owner occupied households | 42.6% | 54.1% | 63.6% | 
| Renter occupied households | 57.4% | 45.9% | 36.4% | 

 
				
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				| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Tuttle, CA | 97 | $0 | 100% | 
| Hornitos, CA | 74 | $0 | 100% | 
| University of California-Merced, CA | 0 | $0 | 100% | 
| El Nido, CA | 283 | $0 | 100% | 
| Snelling, CA | 115 | $0 | 100% | 
| Merced, CA | 84,081 | $251,500 | 36% | 
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Troy, MI | 84,051 | $318,600 | 72% | 
| Mission, TX | 83,796 | $125,600 | 32% | 
| Santa Fe, NM | 84,418 | $290,800 | 57% | 
| Alhambra, CA | 84,509 | $630,200 | 241% | 
| Redwood City, CA | 84,518 | $1,424,200 | 671% | 
| Merced, CA | 84,081 | $251,500 | 36% |