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Des Moines, IA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- People living in Santa Cruz are 14.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Des Moines
 Des Moines, IASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock31.7%49.4%
 Baptist2.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic15.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran6.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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