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Merced, CA vs Sarasota, FL

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- People living in Sarasota are 11.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merced
 Merced, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.9%49.4%
 Baptist2.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Catholic40.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%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 Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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