People from these metros are looking to buy homes in Merced Stacker #10. Santa Cruz, CA - View share: 1.3% #9. Salinas, CA - View share: 2.0% #8. Visalia, CA - View share: 2.9% #7. Stockton, CA - View share: 4.5% #6. Sacramento, CA - View share: 6.5% Mortgage rates fall to 10‑month low, offering relief for Merced buyers #5. San Francisco, CA - View share: 6.9% #4. Modesto, CA - View share: 9.6% #3. Fresno, CA - View share: 11.2% #2. Los Angeles, CA - View share: 12.5% #1. San Jose, CA - View share: 26.1% Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Merced metro area Tolmachov Vision // Shutterstock