Indian Trail, NC 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.

Indian Trail

67.5

#1411 nationally

Merced

64.3

#1702 nationally

Merced leads in walk score (42 vs 10). Indian Trail leads in crime level (6.4 vs 21.5). Indian Trail leads in median household income ($95,101 vs $59,233).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Indian Trail, NC	Merced, CA
WhereAtHome Score	67.5 (#1411)	64.3 (#1702)
Population	42,854	93,692
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$418,576	$397,570
Median Household Income	$95,101	$59,233
Average Commute	29.7 min	27 min
Walk Score	10	42
Crime Level	6.4	21.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	112	121
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+25.3	R+4.4