Cost of living in Merced County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,517 a month.
That HUD number covers Merced County, California, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,200
- 1 bed
- $1,262
- 2 bed
- $1,517
- 3 bed
- $2,087
- 4 bed
- $2,477
This county is in the Merced, CA area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 98.3 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Merced · 91,953 people
- Los Banos · 47,593 people
- Atwater · 32,162 people
- Livingston · 14,606 people
- Winton · 11,797 people
- Delhi · 11,009 people
- Franklin · 7,392 people
- Gustine · 6,133 people
- Hilmar-Irwin · 6,132 people
- McSwain · 5,783 people
- Dos Palos · 5,765 people
- Planada · 3,506 people
- Santa Nella · 2,107 people
- Le Grand · 1,636 people
- South Dos Palos · 1,102 people