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San Diego, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- People living in Santa Cruz are 13.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in San Diego
 San Diego, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock31.7%49.4%
 Baptist1.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic26.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  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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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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