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Columbia, MD vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- People living in Ridgecrest are 5.2% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Columbia
 Columbia, MDRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.4%49.4%
 Baptist2.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic19.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.6%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.0%1.9%
 Methodist4.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.4%1.7%
 Other Christian8.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%0.9%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 14 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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