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La Mesa, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- People living in Santa Barbara are 3.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in La Mesa
 La Mesa, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic26.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  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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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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