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Escondido, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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- People living in Santa Maria are 3.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Escondido
 Escondido, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic26.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%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 10 years ago

Good cost of  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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