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Goleta, CA vs Sarasota, FL

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- People living in Sarasota are 4.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Goleta
 Goleta, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.9%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.4%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.9%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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