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Merced, CA vs Houston, TX

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- People living in Houston are 12.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merced
 Merced, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.6%49.4%
 Baptist2.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic40.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.3%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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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