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Merced, CA vs Downey, CA

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- People living in Downey are 2.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merced
 Merced, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock53.4%49.4%
 Baptist2.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic40.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%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 Downey    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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