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Rochester, NY vs Visalia, CA

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- People living in Visalia are 4.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, NYVisalia, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock42.0%49.4%
 Baptist2.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic26.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran2.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.7%1.9%
 Methodist2.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian6.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
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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Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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