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Jersey City, NJ vs Merced, CA

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- People living in Merced are 4.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJMerced, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock55.6%49.4%
 Baptist2.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic46.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist0.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian1.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern1.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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