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Grand Rapids, MI vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- People living in Santa Cruz are 23.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MISanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock31.7%49.4%
 Baptist1.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic19.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran2.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist2.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian12.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  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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