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Ridgecrest, CA vs Rochester, NY

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- People living in Rochester are 2.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CARochester, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.5%49.4%
 Baptist3.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic30.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian7.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.2%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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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