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San Miguel is lovely and has a lot to recommend it. I have lived there for 3+ years but I bought a property and am moving to Merida.
Pros of SMA
Lots of culture (art, music, writers, until lockdowns shut it all down). Its slowly coming out of enforced hibernation. All of it is easily accessible in the central district, no need to drive.
Nice fairly temperate climate.
Dry, if you like that
Lots of cultured experienced gringos but most are fearful and sheltering
Good restaurants if they havent been driven out of business by the lockdown
Lots of gringo-desired luxuries like organic food and imported goods.
Cons:
Getting crowded and expensive, excessive traffic on the major roads. Rents were high but coming down as tourism has dried up. Properties are expensive but coming down for same reason.
Over built and resources especially water are getting strained
If you want a real Mexican experience SMA is not it unless you move to the campo

Mercado Sano on Saturday has a wonderful market where you can hangout on Saturday mornings and meet many un-fearful people and buy local products.
The Civil List on groups.io has 7k members and you can get your questions answered there quickly. There are other smaller newsgroups also.
Atencion is the local newspaper with a calendar of events

Why are you moving to Merida and what is attracting you there? I am considering Merida too. I feel that the expat community there is too small but they have good health facilities. thanks

What attracted me to Merida is I was shown a property that met all my needs and was very affordable. I wanted a semi-tropical environment, near the ocean with good water available and mature fruit trees. Someplace to be a little self-sufficient.

So far I dont know a lot about Merida itself having only been here a couple months, other than I like the vibe and what people have told me about it; people are nice in a state with good reputation for safety. So I am not the best person to ask about Merida.