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Los Angeles, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- People living in Santa Cruz are 21.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Los Angeles
 Los Angeles, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock31.7%49.4%
 Baptist2.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic37.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian5.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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