Alliance, OH vs Merced, CA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Alliance

81.3

#45 nationally

Merced

64.3

#1702 nationally

Alliance leads in crime level (7.5 vs 21.5). Alliance leads in cost of living index (83 vs 121). Alliance leads in average commute (20.4 min vs 27 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Alliance, OH	Merced, CA
WhereAtHome Score	81.3 (#45)	64.3 (#1702)
Population	21,525	93,692
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$168,623	$397,570
Median Household Income	$51,721	$59,233
Average Commute	20.4 min	27 min
Walk Score	43	42
Crime Level	7.5	21.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	83	121
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+21.9	R+4.4