2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Bakersfield, CA vs La Mesa, CA

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- People living in La Mesa are 4.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock45.0%49.4%
 Baptist3.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic30.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian7.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%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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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 La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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