2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Newark, NJ vs Bakersfield, CA

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- People living in Bakersfield are 7.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Newark
 Newark, NJBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.4%49.4%
 Baptist5.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic34.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.0%1.9%
 Methodist2.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.4%1.7%
 Other Christian3.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern1.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%0.9%
Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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