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Black Mountain, NC vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- People living in Santa Cruz are 20.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Black Mountain
 Black Mountain, NCSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock31.7%49.4%
 Baptist26.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic4.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian6.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

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Over 14 years ago

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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