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Provo, UT vs Merced, CA

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- People living in Merced are 40.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Provo
 Provo, UTMerced, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock55.6%49.4%
 Baptist0.1%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic1.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist0.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian0.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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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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