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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Oakland, CA

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- People living in Oakland are 12.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Half Moon Bay
 Half Moon Bay, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic35.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist0.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian1.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.0%0.9%
Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 20 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 21 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 5 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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