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Merced, CA vs Olympia, WA

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- People living in Olympia are 25.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merced
 Merced, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.9%49.4%
 Baptist2.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic40.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock4.5%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%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 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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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