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Houston, TX vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- People living in Santa Barbara are 4.9% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Houston
 Houston, TXSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist8.1%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic15.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist6.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian5.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.8%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 5 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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