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Merced, CA vs West Lafayette, IN

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- People living in West Lafayette are 22.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merced
 Merced, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock33.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic40.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.1%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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