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Bishop, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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- People living in Santa Maria are 5.3% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bishop
 Bishop, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist0.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic26.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran1.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist4.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian4.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Bishop    4 Reviews

Beautiful surroundings, but it’s a small town and if they don’t like you, they will be exclusionary. A lot of passive aggressiveness and suppressed anger, especially  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's amazing that HIGH CRIME rate 1-10 Bishop 72 The property crime 1-100 Bishop 72. Do they release ex-cons to that city from the nearby  More

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Over 12 years ago

Housing prices are rising. not much available I am considering. Moving out of  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 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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