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Ridgecrest, CA vs La Mesa, CA

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- People living in La Mesa are 4.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock45.0%49.4%
 Baptist3.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic30.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian7.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%0.9%
Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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