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Merced Homes for Sale California CA
Find new Merced homes for sale with many Merced California homes listings offering photos, maps and driving directions. Many of our Merced California homes for sale listings also include the new home's price range and bedroom count. We list Merced homes for sale on the map below. Use the map to begin your search for new homes in Merced CA.
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Merced County New Home Information
Merced County is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley and spans from the coastal ranges to the foothills of Yosemite National Park. The total area of Merced County is approximately 2,020 square miles with a population of approximately 250,000.
County and City municipalities are a major source of employment for new home residents along with agricultural related industries, retailing, manufacturing, food processing and tourism. Among the nation's top agricultural counties Merced ranks 4th in production of peaches; 5th in production of tomatoes; 9th in production of poultry; and 9th in production of plums and prunes.
New home community residents enjoy summer temperatures averaging 95 degrees F. and winters averaging 55 degrees F. With an exceptional central location in the state, coupled with train, bus, and air services, the county's new home communities are only two hours from San Francisco, Monterey, Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park.
Residents and visitors to Merced County enjoy a variety of recreational activities including the historic Castle Air Museum, the world famous McLane Pacific Bike Race, the Annual Antique Fly-In, the National Blues Festival as well as lakes, reservoirs and wildlife wetlands to enjoy.
New home resident's children attend 20 school districts serving more than 55,000 K-12 students in Merced County. Higher education can be obtained at Merced College and University of California, Merced.
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