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Chicago, IL vs Santa Monica, CA

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- People living in Santa Monica are 6.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Chicago
 Chicago, ILSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock53.4%49.4%
 Baptist3.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic38.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.6%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian5.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%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 Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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