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Bakersfield, CA vs Big Bear Lake, CA

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- People living in Big Bear Lake are 8.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CABig Bear Lake, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock40.6%49.4%
 Baptist3.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic30.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian7.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.6%0.9%
Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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