Merced, CA vs Winter Garden, FL

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.

Merced

64.3

#1702 nationally

Winter Garden

69.9

#1163 nationally

Winter Garden leads in crime level (3.2 vs 21.5). Winter Garden leads in median household income ($101,953 vs $59,233). Merced leads in walk score (42 vs 30).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Merced, CA	Winter Garden, FL
WhereAtHome Score	64.3 (#1702)	69.9 (#1163)
Population	93,692	47,294
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$397,570	$570,660
Median Household Income	$59,233	$101,953
Average Commute	27 min	28.8 min
Walk Score	42	30
Crime Level	21.5	3.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	121	121
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+4.4	D+13.6