Delhi, CA vs Merced, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricDelhi, CAMerced, CA
Population11,00991,953
Median Household Income$67,500$63,122
Median Rent$1,274/mo$1,393/mo
Median Home Value$349,700$372,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income36.5%52.5%
Poverty Rate15.5%23.9%
Unemployment Rate10.2% (county)8.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k370*700
Property Crime Rate /100k1,411*2,508
Median AQI5050
Good AQI Days /yr186186
Summer Highs91°F93°F
Winter Lows43°F37°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.7 min28.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.321.9
College Degree Rate14.7%20.2%
Foreign-Born %32.6%22.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-14.4%+11.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Delhi (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.