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Buford, GA vs Santa Maria, CA

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- People living in Santa Maria are 1.4% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Buford
 Buford, GASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist14.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic9.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist6.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian7.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.9%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 11 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  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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