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San Rafael, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- People living in Castro Valley are 9.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in San Rafael
 San Rafael, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic31.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian1.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern1.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.0%0.9%
Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 16 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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