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Salem, OR vs El Cajon, CA

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- People living in El Cajon are 1.8% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Salem
 Salem, OREl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock45.0%49.4%
 Baptist0.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic20.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.4%2.1%
 Lutheran1.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian11.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%0.9%
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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