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Bakersfield, CA vs San Marcos, TX

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- People living in San Marcos are 5.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CASan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.6%49.4%
 Baptist3.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic30.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%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 5 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 San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 17 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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