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Bend, OR vs Santa Maria, CA

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- People living in Santa Maria are 22.4% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bend
 Bend, ORSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist0.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic7.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran1.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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