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Arroyo Grande, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- People living in Santa Barbara are 6.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Arroyo Grande
 Arroyo Grande, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic33.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran4.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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