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Laguna Beach, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- People living in Santa Monica are 7.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Laguna Beach
 Laguna Beach, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock53.4%49.4%
 Baptist2.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic27.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.6%2.1%
 Lutheran1.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist0.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian6.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%0.9%
Reviews for Laguna Beach    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

... always great to go home to. But i don't live there now, haven't for 10 years. Beautiful as it is, if you've got wanderlust you're always somewhere else. Avoid  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mediterranean climate, one of the best in the  More

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Laguna Beach is peaceful and beautiful. If you have the money for housing you will enjoy living here. However, during the seasonal Pageant of the Masters and Summer Art  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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