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Merced, CA vs Rochester, NY

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- People living in Rochester are 9.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merced
 Merced, CARochester, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic40.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.2%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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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