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Lake Charles, LA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- People living in Santa Barbara are 23.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lake Charles
 Lake Charles, LASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist21.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic33.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist4.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian7.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  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 4 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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