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Palo Alto, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- People living in Castro Valley are 10.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic26.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian5.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern3.8%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.0%0.9%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very  More

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Over 19 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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