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Carlsbad, NM vs Bakersfield, CA

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- People living in Bakersfield are 17.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, NMBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.4%49.4%
 Baptist20.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic25.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.0%1.9%
 Methodist4.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.4%1.7%
 Other Christian7.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%0.9%
Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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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 4 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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