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Merced, CA vs Murrieta, CA

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- People living in Murrieta are 9.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merced
 Merced, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.1%49.4%
 Baptist2.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic40.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.5%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%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  Unlock0.5%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 Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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