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Redwood City, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- People living in Santa Cruz are 15.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Redwood City
 Redwood City, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock31.7%49.4%
 Baptist1.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic35.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist0.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian1.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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