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Merced, CA vs Duarte, CA

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- People living in Duarte are 2.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merced
 Merced, CADuarte, 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 6 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 Duarte    5 Reviews

For some reason Duarte gets a bad rap for being gang infested etc. I was born and raised here and I have always felt safe. There are bad apples in every city but Duarte  More

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Over 16 years ago

Been living here for over 40 years and gang members took over, many shootings and crime makes you not want to leave your home. City has 3 police patrol cars and they  More

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Over 19 years ago

We lived in Duarte for around 3 years in the late 90's. It was nice because of the jogging paths and trails for horses. It's a very quiet community, has a few nice  More

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