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Merced, CA vs Berkeley, CA

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- People living in Berkeley are 21.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merced
 Merced, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic40.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.0%0.9%
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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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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