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Monterey, CA vs Raleigh, NC

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- People living in Raleigh are 7.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Monterey
 Monterey, CARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.4%49.4%
 Baptist1.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Catholic37.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Methodist0.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.8%1.7%
 Other Christian3.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Eastern1.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.8%0.9%
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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