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Chicago, IL vs Monterey, CA

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- People living in Monterey are 9.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Chicago
 Chicago, ILMonterey, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock50.3%49.4%
 Baptist3.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic38.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.5%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.2%1.7%
 Other Christian5.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.6%0.9%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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