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Bakersfield, CA vs Longview, TX

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- People living in Longview are 33.8% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CALongview, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock83.2%49.4%
 Baptist3.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic30.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock4.1%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.3%1.7%
 Other Christian7.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%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 Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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