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Escondido, CA vs Merced, CA

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- People living in Merced are 10.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Escondido
 Escondido, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock55.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic26.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern1.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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